Islam is a profoundly deep and meaningful way of life through which man is enabled to inject each moment of his earthly existence with harmony, balance and a sense of the Sacred. Sufism, or Tasawwuf, is the esoteric or mystical teaching of Islam. It is a key given to man with which he can unlock the secret of his own existence and come to possess the forgotten and neglected treasure hidden within his being. It is able to lead mankind to that quiet and peace which is hidden at the centre of his being and whose attainment is possible at all times and places. It can deliver him from the crushing storm of events in this life and the uproar of the external world without necessitating abandonment of that world.