In June 1962, a couple of years prior to the publication of The Sufis, Shah had also established contact with members of the movement that had formed around the mystical teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky.
I juni 1962, ett par år före publiceringen av The Sufis, hade Shah också etablerat kontakt med medlemmar av rörelsen som bildats runt Gurdjieffs och Ouspenskys mysticism-läror .