جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "sheikh safi al din" در نشریات گروه "تاریخ"

During the Ilkhanate period, the endowment tradition expanded, which drew attention to Sufism from both rulers and ordinary people. As a result, many endowments were established, with different segments of the society contributing to the Safavid religious path. Their contribution played a crucial role in stabilizing and developing the social and economic functions of the Tariqa. The present study focuses on investigating the various dimensions of endowments in the Safavid Tariqa from the Ilkhanate to the rise of the Safavid, based on the manuscript of Sarih al-Molk by Abdi Beyg Shirazi (Deceased 977 AH). By examining the information related to the entrants, endowments, and incomes, it is shown that a coherent and extensive economic network was planned to attract financial aid, along with the expansion of the spiritual influence of the Tariqa. This network was organized to improve the economic power of the Tariqa through the volume of endowment revenues. Additionally, by stabilizing and developing endowments and providing social services, the Safavid elders aimed to strengthen the status of influential people in the political arena and make a double effort to gain power.

Whether or not Sheikh Safi-al-Din Ardabili, Safavid king's great grandfather, is a descendent of the holy Prophet is of great importance for having a clear idea about the Safavid government. Is Sheikh Safi al-Din among the descendants of the holy Prophet? Is his children and grandchildren’ claim that they are descendants of the holy Prophet true, especially when we consider such factors like it was the time when Ismail the 1st. became a king of Iran, a war raged between Iran and two Sunni powers (Ottoman empire in the west and Uzbek State in the east) and the repeated questioning of the idea of Safavid's Hashimi ancestry by the heads of these powers? Or, is it a political tactic to gain the support of Iranian Shiite against the attacks of these two Sunni States? Based on a scientific-historical research and historiographical records and findings, the present paper tries to address the above question.

We need to do further scientific and historical research if we want to know the different aspects of the life of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili, the great grandfather of Safavid kings. There have been various and sometimes contradictory discussions and debates about his school of thought and siyadat (being one of the descendents of the Holy Prophet). These two issues led some researchers to show strange hostility towards the Sheikh and the Safavids, and some other researchers to hold him in deep respect (by considering his high status and nearness to Imams). It is particularly important to investigate whether he followed the Shiʿa or Sunni school of thought in our study of the Safavid kings, because it was they who officially recognized Twelver Shiism as the religion of Iran. The present paper tries to answer these questions providing a scientific and historical research based on evidence and findings of historiography.