The aim of all mysticism, and all worship is to please Almighty Allah and win His Favour.
R. S. Bhatnagar has written: 'Mysticism in Urdu poetry' -- subject(s): Mysticism in literature, History and criticism, Urdu poetry, Mysticism, Islam 'The varieties of mystical experience of Urdu Sufi poets' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Islam, Mysticism, Mysticism in literature, Sufi poetry, Urdu, Urdu Sufi poetry
No, they are different. Sufism is an Islamic tradition of religious mysticism, beginning in the first centuries of Islam, while the Bahai Faith is a religion, founded in Iran in the 19th century. There are wikipedia pages for both of them. Having said that, Sufism and Bahai mysticism, and Christian mysticism, and Jewish mysticism, have a lot in common. Mysticism is a "common place" where the religions meet, at least to some degree
Eric Winkel has written: 'Islam and the living law' -- subject(s): Islamic law, Interpretation and construction, Mysticism, Islam
Ori Z. Soltes has written: 'The ashen rainbow' -- subject(s): Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and the arts, Modern Arts 'National Treasures of Georgia' 'Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam' -- subject(s): Islam, Judaism, Mysticism
I would imagine you're referring to Sufism.
Arifi has written: 'The Book of ecstasy' -- subject(s): Sufism, Sufi literature, Islam, Mysticism
First of all, Moslem Shriners are not Muslims, are not properly related to Islam, and do not follow Islam. Second, they are an independent Freemasonry organization and fraternity. They have a theme of middle eastern and north african mysticism.
Alexander Treiger has written: 'Inspired knowledge in Islamic thought' -- subject(s): Cognition, Philosophy, Influence, Mysticism, Islam
Friedrich Max Meier has written: 'Vom Wesen der islamischen Mystik' -- subject(s): Sufism, Islam, Mysticism
being divine Mysticism is the direct, personal experience of the Divine, usually through a lifetime of ascetic exercise and meditation. Some religions encourage mysticism - Zen Buddhism, for example - but it is troublesome in revealed religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam because the mystical experience lies outside the control of the authorities and the account of the experience given by the mystic is often difficult or impossible to reconcile with authorized dogma.
To believe in the oneness of God and worship God
Some religious developments within Islam during the Abbasid Empire were the resurgence of mysticism and religious scholars growing increasingly suspicious of and hostile to non-Islamic ideas and scientific thinking.