Introduction and review of the treatise on the beliefs of the Saints of Seven (A Turkish manuscript of the Tazkereh of the Sheikhs of the Zahidiya and Safavid Tariqats)

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1 History teacher of the second secondary school, Ardabil Provincial Education Department, Ardabil, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of history,Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/ihc.2025.19224

Abstract

Some Sufis have written works to explain the opinions and thoughts of the Sheikhs of Sufi orders. The Treatise on the Beliefs of the Saints of Seven is one of these works. This treatise is a philosophical, mystical and theological Tazkera with a Shiite flavor about the opinions and opinions of important and influential elders of the Zahidiya and Safavid sects such as Sheikh Ibrahim Zahid Gilani and Sheikh Safiuddin Ishaq Ardabili. This manuscript treatise was written by Sultan Mahmud Zahedi, one of the mystics of the Zahedi family, in the Azerbaijani Turkish language at the end of the 8th century of Hijri. In fact, the beliefs of the Saints of Seven reflect the philosophical, mystical and religious beliefs of the author's fathers and ancestors, Sheikh Ibrahim Zahid Gilani, Sheikh Safiuddin Ardabili and other Sheikhs of the Zahidiya and Safavid dynasty, and the author himself. The purpose of this research is to introduce and examine the treatise on the beliefs of the Saints of Seven and its place in understanding the opinions and thoughts of the sheikhs of the Zahidiyya and Safavid sects regarding philosophical, mystical issues and the principles of the beliefs of the Imamiyya Shia religion. The present research with these questions; What are the contents and themes of the said treatise? What similarities does this work have with Al-Buyruq's treatise? It is trying to answer the mentioned questions with a descriptive-analytical approach based on the manuscript of the treatise on the beliefs of the Saints of Seven.

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Iranian History of Culture
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring & Summer
March 2024
Pages 171-183

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  • Receive Date: 06 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 16 January 2024
  • Accept Date: 30 January 2024
  • Publish Date: 20 March 2024

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