The path of Sufism starts when a student takes an oath of allegiance with a teacher called Bai'ath or Bay'ah (Arabic word meaning "transaction") where he swears allegiance at the hands of his Pir and repents from all his previous sins.
蘇菲主義的道路開始於一名學生宣誓效忠一位名為Bai'ath或Bay'ah的老師（阿拉伯語單詞意為“交易”），他宣誓效忠於他的皮爾和懺悔他以前的所有罪過。