The Sufism / tasawuf movement is one of the cultures of religion, especially for Muslims who are Muslims. Sufism / tasawuf originates from the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad's Hadith, is also influenced by elements from outside Islam. At first Sufism / tasawuf did not stand alone, but there was philosophy and science. However, with the development of discipline, the three disciplines above are broken down and stand alone. The birth of the Sufism / tasawuf group begins with an attitude that prioritizes spiritual life and leaves the pattern and materilistic lifestyle. From small groups who often talk about tithing, torture, studying the Qur'an until doing dhikr. Keistiqomahan in the ambition of building strong sense of brotherhood among the Sufi. Soon the Sufi group became popular and started to be interested in society. From here it begins to evolve that initially the sufism / tasawuf group is a small group, then becomes a large group or organization. The spread of the sufism / tasawuf group was performed by the students who had deepened the Sufism and reached high levels. The propagation or preaching of Sufi / tasawuf is then called Tarikat. Tarikat is the way or guidance in performing a ritual according to the teachings specified or exemplified by the Prophet and performed by Sahabat, Taba'in taba'it, from generation to generation to teachers, continuing connect, ratai chain. In Indonesia there are various types of Tarikat, such as Qadariyah originated from Baghdad, Naqsabandiyah from Tukistan, Syatariyah from Mecca and others.