The forerunner of the teachings of Sufism in the history of the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam and his companions radhiallahu' anhum, the best and the choice of the servants of Allah 'Azza wa Jalla, even on the contrary we find this Sufism teaching is taken from the pastoral model Christianity, from the spirituality of the Hindu model, the Jewish model of worship and the Buddhist model of zuhudan. " (As quoted by Shaykh Shalih Al Fauzan in his book "Haqiqat At Tashawuf" p. 14