The Political Approach of Shaykh Zāhid Gīlānī and Shaykh Ṣafī al-Dīn Ardabīlī as Reflected in the Historical Texts

تاریخ و فرهنگ

Article 5, Volume 43, Issue 2, March 2012   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/history.v0i0.13956

Author

Muḥammad Shūrmīj^*

Abstract

The political approach of Shaykh Zāhid Gīlānī paved the way for Shaykh Ṣafī al-Dīn Ardabīlī’s political thinking and his closeness to the power-holders of the time. In addition to acquiring the rules and manners of Sufism, Shaykh Ṣafī al-Dīn learned from his master the political approaches for expanding his Sufi order, as well. These approaches turned into a political movement in the Safavid order and eventually laid the foundation for one of the great orders in the history of Iran.

Keywords

Sufism; Shaykh Zāhid; Shaykh Ṣafī