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In this article, from the point of view of Imam Rabbani Ahmad Farouk al-Sarhandi, it was tried to present the qualifications required to be a sheikh, who is at the center of sufi education. The phrase “sufism is not a science of words, but a science of experience” draws attention to the importance of the sheikh in the system of sufi education. Because the sufi education is not conveyed with the information learned from the books, but through the sheikhs who actually lived this education in their soul. According to Imam Rabbani, the true sheikhs were the heirs of the Prophet (pbuh) in conveying people to the true path. But in order to be able to talk about a sound sufi education, the sheikh, who provided this education, must also bear on some qualities: the sheikh must have the scientific heritage of the Prophet (pbuh). His scientific heritage consists of the religious provisions and secrets. The sciences of provisions are the ostensible sciences that constitute the origin of shariah, while the sciences of secrets are sufistical knowledges. The sciences of religious provisions are like the root of a tree, whereas the sufistical knowledges are like the fruits of the tree. Just as it is impossible for a rootless tree to bear fruit, it is impossible for sufistical knowledges to emerge without the sciences of religious provisions. Therefore, the sheikh must master in both sciences.

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