Sufism and the Way out of the Political Crisis in the Political thought of Qutb al-Din Neirizi

Sayyed Qutb al-Din Muhammad Neirizi al-Shirazi is one of the most influential and distinguished political scholars at the end of Safavid dynasty whose political thoughts have unfortunately been neglected. His political thoughts seem to have suffered neglect because of the high status he achieved in the history of Sufism. In this article, the writer seeks to deal with political thoughts of al-Neirizi as a main representative of the political and mystical thought in Iran, trying to bring into light the question how al-Neirizi, under the social circumstances of the last years of Safavid dynasty, made successful attempts to introduce some sort of political thought originating in Sufi principles, a sort of political thought which is of two essential elements of religious foundations, and rules and regulations based on people’s rights.