↑ The following are among definitions of Sufism quoted in an early Sufi treatise by Abu Nasr as-Sarraj:[25] • "Sufism is that you should be with God--without any attachment." (Junayd of Baghdad) • "Sufism consists of abandoning oneself to God in accordance with what God wills." (Ruwaym ibn Ahmad) • "Sufism is that you should not possess anything nor should anything possess you." (Samnun) • "Sufism consists of entering every exalted quality (khulq) and leaving behind every despicable quality." (Abu Muhammad al-Jariri) • "Sufism is that at each moment the servant should be in accord with what is most appropriate (awla) at that moment." ('Amr ibn 'Uthman al-Makki)
