Confrontation of Islamic Shariah Scholars and Philosophers with Mysticism

Mysticism and Sufism have always been assailed from the past by religioussharia scholars and in some cases by philosophers, and either theoretically orphysically they have borne a lot of hostilities so that an apparent decline ofmysticism is seen during various periods. But in this regards, some sharia scholarsand philosophers took a dual viewpoints towards mysticism and as in the past theyare still holding their position but in most cases despite their disagreement withmysticism they have made mystical thoughts as the backbone of their thinkingprocess and not only have they utilized that but also have they made usefulimprovement to evolve their philosophical and religious mentalities. This paper ismade up to identify mysticism and the causes of the campaign between sharia andmanner and explaining the dual views of sharia scholars and philosophers.Marginal to that, the theories of some religious scholars and philosophersapparently against mysticism that have made mystical thoughts as their innernatures are explained.