Murīd, one who wills, is the Sufi disciple. By the oath of allegiance, bayʿa, the disciple enters a master’s care and lineage. The manuals describe the disciple’s adab, the courtesy and obedience owed to the shaykh.
Murīd
A disciple: one who has taken the oath of allegiance to a Sufi master and entered the path.
Also: Murid, disciple