Eminent Sufis such as Ali Hujwiri claim that the tradition first began with Ali ibn Abi Talib furthermore Junayd of Baghdad regarded Ali as the Sheikh of the principals and practices of Sufism.
The tradition first began with Ali ibn Abi Talib furthermore Junayd of Baghdad regarded Ali as the Sheikh of the principals and practices of Sufism. This is what Eminent Sufis such as Ali Hujwiri claim.