The Study of Appearance Harmonization with Conscience as the Sufis` Education Basis

Sufism seeks to train people and create harmony in their appearance and conscience. Both appearance and conscience influence each other; and discrepancy between the two leads to abnormalities in behavior and internal mood of human. Using descriptive methodology and library and archival method of data collection in this research, primary and secondary sources of Sufi’s educational textbooks have been studied and information have been provided on their customs and activities. Studying these resources, it appeared that one of the educational principles of Islamic mysticism was appearance harmonization in order to attract attention of the seeker to his inside and higher education. One of the Sufis educational methods on the basis of this principle was austerity carried out under the supervision of Sheikh. The purpose of austerity is fighting with selfishness and bearing the fasting. Eating less and resistance to fasting are some of the old principles of mysticism; they decrease carnal desires and prepare the seeker for mystical journey.