Overall the experience of learning the mystical path of Sufism underneath the guise of the directing-sheik was much more intense than that of the teacher-sheik.
ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ðɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ ðə mˈɪstɪkəl pˈæθ ʌv sˈuːfɪzəm ˌʌndɚnˈiːθ ðə ɡˈaɪz ʌvðə dᵻɹˈɛktɪŋʃˈeɪk wʌz mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ ɪntˈɛns ðɐn ðæt ʌvðə tˈiːtʃɚʃˈeɪk.