Sālik is a name for followers of Sufism (the mystical side of Islam), or specifically for the Sufi traveler or pilgrim.
Its etymology comes from the Arabic verb salaka ("to travel" or "to follow"), related to the noun sulūk "path"; here specifically refers to "spiritual path," indicating the two paths that can be followed: exoteric (shariah) and esoteric (haqiqa). The metaphor of the path derives from the ayat 69 of the surah 16 of the Qur'an (An-Nahl, "bees"), in which text the verb salaka is used in imperative ("travels" or "follows"): / p>
faslukī subula rabbiki dhululan "and follow the ways which your Lord has made easy [for you]"
A sālik receives the name of murid when he becomes a disciple of a Sufi spiritual master (murshid). Notes
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