They are the followers of Abu Said Kharraz, who wrote brilliant works on Sufism and attained a high degree in detachment from the world. He was the first to explain the state of annihilation and subsistence, and his whole doctrine is recounted in these two terms. Now I will explain their meaning and will elucidate that how and where people erred in understanding this doctrine, in order that you may know exactly what this sect is and how their spokesmen misunderstood its objectives.

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