Does literature have the power to mobilize people and ideas? Islamic mysticism (Sufism) focuses on man’s journey in his quest for God. Some disciples commit to finding a Sufi network or brotherhood known as Tariqa institution and seek a master to guide them through a spiritual journey to enlightenment. In Sufi literature such as the Revival of Islamic Sciences (Ihay’ ulum al-din) by al-Ghazali (d. 1111) or, a century later, the Conference of the Birds by Farid al-Din al-Attar, the Sufi master initiates the adepts by encouraging them to overcome many personal and spiritual hurdles such as pride and greed that impede their progress. While literary works in general may concentrate on personal growth, Sufism, on the other hand, tends to concern itself with spiritual enlightenment. Its focus is the heart of the warrior or the path seeker to God who can roam indefinitely or, if guided, shrink to the lowest degree of submission. This paper will attempt to highlight how Mahfouz (d. 2006) in his novel Ibn Fattouma included elements of Sufism to develop the protagonist. In order to achieve that goal, Mahfouz, presented two standards by presenting stages of Ibn Fattouma’s journey to the unknown in search of knowledge. One standard satisfies the modern intellectual critics whose desire is to analyze the political systems that range between absolute authoritarianism and democracy. Another standard, Mahfouz conveys, is a sincere quest for Sufi knowledge that starts in this corrupted world but that has some hope of eliminating it and moving to another world that is devoid of deception, wars, and greed and also dedicated to solely and fully to the utmost utopia and ultimate happiness. This paper will attempt to illuminate some of these stations in an accelerated form for the final journey to the other world, one that includes joy and rapture rather than sadness and misery.