However, unlike Sufism, Salafism can be a powerful basis for social mobilization against grievances including colonialism, corruption, economic inequality, political disenfranchisement and other forms of injustice.
Both Sufism and Salafism are not inherently political. Sufism is associated with the rectification of the soul ( Tasawwuf) and is mainly focused in becoming a better Muslim to achieve a higher status in paradise by imitating the Islamic saints ( Awliyaa) and pious leaders. Salafism is associated with Scripturalist approaches to Islam, giving importance to Qur'an, hadith and attaining tazkiya (self-purification) by imitating the Prophet Muhammad and the salaf (the first generations of Muslims). The relationship between Salafism and Sufism – two movements of Islam with different interpretations of Islam – is historically diverse and reflects some of the changes and conflicts in the Muslim world today. The dispute between these two schools of thought dominated the Sunni world, splitting their influence across religious communities and cultures, with each school competing for scholarly authority via official and unofficial religious institutions.
Since the classical era, traditional Islamic religious culture was divided between two main theological schools, Sufi- Ash'arism represented by Ghazzali (1058-1111) and Salafism represented by Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328).
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