Sufism has both a bright and seamy side. Most writers on Sufism focus on its positive aspects, ignoring largely or altogether the negative ones. None have dealt with Sufism as it manifested itself in history, in the social context, in the day-to-day life of the common people. Dr. Riazul Islam's work presents both sides of the picture: its singular achievement in strengthening moral fibre as well as its ruinous consequences in cultivating credulousness and ...
