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{{Short description|Term for a follower of Sufism}}
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A '''sālik''' is a follower of [[Sufism]], from the verb ''salaka'' which means to travel or follow, related to ''sulūk'' "pathway".  ''Sulūk'' here  specifically refers to a spiritual path, i.e.  the combination of the two "paths" that can be followed in religion, the exoteric path or [[shariah]], and the esoteric path or [[haqiqa]].
The "path" metaphor is derived from the Qur'an: see [[sura 16]], (An-Nahl, The Bees), ayat 69: 
:''faslukī subula rabbiki dhululan'' "and follow the ways of your Lord made easy [for you]", which uses the imperative of the verb ''salaka'' which means to follow or to travel.

A ''sālik'' is also called [[murid]] when one becomes a disciple to one particular spiritual teacher ([[murshid]]) or a Sufi master.

==See also==
* [[Tariqa]]
* [[Talibe]]
* [[Murid]]
* [[Wasil (Sufism)|Wasil]]
* [[Majzoob (Sufism)|Majzoob]]
* [[Muqarrab (Sufism)|Muqarrab]]
* {{illm|Arif (Sufism)|ar|عارف (تصوف)|lt=Arif}}

==References==
*L. Levisohn, 'The Spiritual Journey in Kubrawi Sufism' in: Lawson (ed.), ''Reason and Inspiration in Islam: Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism in Muslim Thought,  2006, {{ISBN|9781850434702}}, [books.google.ch/books?id=Bq9zSbNr8gIC&pg=PA364 364-379].''

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