The historical reason for Sufi saints isolating themselves from society was that:
(a) Their mystical doctrine of union with God through love was regarded as heretical and attacked by orthodox Islam.
(b) They preached escapism and worldly detachment.
(c) They found a congenial atmosphere for naurturing their ideas in India, away from social surroundings.
(d) Their views were unacceptable to the general masses.
