Ilkhanids and the Islamic Rituals: Ilkhanids Efforts to held Haj Rituals
Subject Areas : Educational Science
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sepehrirad
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(استادیار گروه تاریخ
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد بجنورد)
Keywords: Ilkhans, Haj cermony, wafud alaragi, Amir al Haj, Hejaz, Mamluks,
Abstract :
To justify and legitimize their power the muselem monarchy paid special atteintion to Islamic Rituals inclueling Haj cermoney. They normally appointed the Amir Al-Haj and try to secur the roads for plegramigos carvan. Invasion of Iran and muslem territories by Mongols and the collapse of Kharazmshahy and Abassid caliphate caused rise of Ilkhand dynasty over those Islamic territories. Taking into account that Ilkhanids were not faithfull to Islam, accordingly if was expected that they do not follow the previous policy in supportiy Haj cermoney, but in contrast they did and entered in a competition with Mamalik of Egypt in this regard. However invation of Iran by Mongols at first stage change the situation for while, but soon after the establishment of Ilkhands dynasty and they by help Iranian bureaucrats the Haj cermony was supported by Ilkhanids and they showed more tolerance toward Islamic rituals. In this paper it has tried to examine the Haj cermoney during the Ilkhanids and illustrate that why supported such kind of rituals in this period.
