Shaikh-i Akbar Muhyiddîn-i ’Arabî ‘quddisa sirruh’ was a Sâhib-i ithnâd[2] in the knowledge of Hadîth and was in the grade of ijtihad in the knowledge of Fiqh. He used to say, “With our Prophet’s command, ‘Call yourself to account (for your conduct) before you are called to account,’ some shaikhs call themselves to account every day and every night for what they have done. I have surpassed them in this accounting; I call myself to account for what I have thought as well as for what I have done.” Sultân-ul-’Ârifîn Bâyazîd-i Bestâmî and Sayyid-ut-tâifa Junayd-i Baghdâdî ‘quddisa sirruhumâ’, who may be said to be the founders and the leaders of Wahdat-i wujûd, adapted themselves to the Ahkâm-i-islâmiyya from head to toe. When Bâyazîd performed namâz, the rattling of the bones in his chest would be heard.
