The Qajarid graffiti on the walls of Sheikh Amin al-Dinn Jabrāeel's mausoleum

There is no doubt that a nation’s history should not be reduced to a few political histories written in every era, exclusively discussing the government, major political events and revolts. Rather, one must search for documents, evidences and sources that reflect the history, culture and civilization of a society, shedding light on the interactions that existed in a given society. These may include inscriptions, tablets in cuneiform or in Pahlavi or inscriptions on parchment, religious and scientific books and treatises, and bureaucratic and official epistles and orders. The older these documents are, the more valuable they seem to be as pieces that shed light on parts of a nation’s history. This, however, does not imply that more recent documents are of less value or importance. Examining the graffiti at the mausoleum of Sheikh Amin al-Din Jabreel, Safieddin Ardabili’s father, inKalkhuran, Ardabil which were inscribed in the Qajar period provides invaluable historical information and yields interesting results which draw our attentions as researches to get the most possible insights from the most trivial data around us and to refine the written sources pertaining to a certain period or subject using these seemingly minor sources.