Sufi Syncretism

Sufis, with their mystical and less legalistic approach to Islam, are often more welcome among the heathen than the highly educated Ulema or soldiers of the faith. Manifesting piety in other ways such as dance, singing and by blending the Islamic traditions with local ones, the Sufis are not always at the best term with the religious establishment.\nA sufi leader has managed to get quite a following in our nation, with a great number of our religion converts joining his disciples. His followers are clearing land for new settlements where they might live together and this could well lead to a much greater Islamic influence in the entire area. Many among the Ulema are asking that we send him on his way, as they fear he is leading the true faithful astray and blurring the line between Islam and the our religion faith.