Abstract

Sufism has many followers in Egypt as a powerful social stream. The main question of the present paper is that what is the nature of Sufism in Egypt, as well as the fundamental components that make up it? Along with this main question, two sub-questions are raised: What role has Sufism played in the process of the January 25th revolution, as well as the post-revolutionary developments in Egypt? And what are the opportunities and obstacles facing the Islamic Republic of Iran to cooperate with this stream? The present research utilizing the historical method and comparative approach as well as basing on the theory of identity and its role in collective action seeks  to obtain a correct recognition of the nature of this process relying on the intellectual, organizational and historical elements of the constituent through studying the Sufism political behaviors in Egypt in Pots- Mubarak era, then, examines the reasons for Sufism in politics during the post-revolutionary period of Egypt's 25th January 2011 and ultimately examines the opportunities and obstacles of Iranian cooperation and the stream of Egyptian mysticism.