An Investigation into the Socio-cultural Contexts of Hezarjiribi’s Anti-mysticism

Mohammad Kazem Hezarjiribi is one of the prominent Shia scholars in the Qajar era. He did not accept mystics and quasi-sufis in his works and used to criticize them. The treatises “Munabbih al-Maghrureen”, “Ilzam Al-Muhideen” and “Munabbih al-Juhhal ‘ala Wasfi Re’isi Ahl aldilal “ are among the works he wrote on the subject of criticizing the three movements of philosophy, Sufism and mysticism. This article examines the socio-cultural circumstances prevailing during the author’s life, and also presents, explains and analyzes a brief history of the emergence of the three movements. The library information collection method (both printed books and manuscripts) and explanatory-analytical approach have been used for information processing. Reference mode applied here is APA style.