Allah Ta’ala has kept the road towards His friendship in just two steps. To take one step and place it on your nafs (i.e. not to succumb to one's ego which is the root of all sin) and the next step is to Allah Ta’ala.

Someone met Hadhrat Shaykh Junayd Baghdadi rahimahullah and noticed that Hadhrat had a tasbeeh (rosary or subhah) in his hand.

The Ahlullah do not expect people to adore or 'worship' them, rather their primary concern is how the worry of the hereafter can be kindled in the heart of the sincere seeker who turns to him.