Koran, c. 5, p. 94, and Sale's note, which
refers to the authority of Jallaloddin and Al Beidawi.
D'Herbelot declares, that Mahomet condemned la vie
religieuse; and that the first swarms of fakirs, dervises,
etc., did not appear till after the year 300 of the Hegira,
(Bibliot. Orient. p. 292, 718.)