Never thought that Hassan Al Banna would be up there..
Neither did I. Quite a few names on there which surprised me to be honest!
Surprised too - and actually very glad : ) - to see Hassan al Banna in the list.
Before I start reading Ibn Arabi and Abd al Qadir al Jaza'iri, I had lots of prejudices about Sufis because of the orientalist exploitation of sufism as a light version of Islam, trendy and supercool - which means in the last instance : the only one tolerable by non Muslims.
Whether those looking for a soft - not too demanding - spirituality like it or not : Sufism can't be reduced to their flabby conception of religious truth. I see some people trying hard to turn Sufism into a marketable brand... I personally think that they are serving the Capital's interests more than those of Islam - but الله اعلم and may God guide us to the straight way.
Yes, I had similar apprehensions about "The Way", but there is something about it which refuses to be manipulated. The seeds of resistance perhaps?