The connection between Sufism and Shiism in the ninth century AH in Iran

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

pourndokht  ramazanjamaat ¹ (Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran)
nasser  Jadidi ² (Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran)
masoud  mohammadi ³ (Qazvin Farhangian University, Qazvin, Iran)

Received: 2021-12-17 Accepted : 2022-10-18 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: Sufism, Shiism, Sunni, enlightenment, alphabet,

Abstract :

The extraordinary development of Sufism and the proliferation of monasteries is a feature of the ninth century AH in Iran. On the other hand, the beginning of this century is a significant period in the history of Shiism in Iran; Because Sufism in this period became the link between Sunni and Shiite and Shiism itself was crystallized in the form of Sufism and this issue played an important role in the spread and influence of Shiism in many lands of most Sunni religions. Many sects of thought with the Shiite approach such as Harufiyeh, Moshasheieh, Noorbakhshieh and Nemat Elahieh in transferring the Iranian intellectual approach from Sunni to Shiite in the ninth century AH finally provided the grounds for the emergence of the Safavid Shiite government in every way. How Sufism was incorporated into Shi'ism is one of the topics that has always been questioned by scholars.This research seeks to study the proximity and connection between Sufism and Shiism in the ninth century AH with a descriptive and analytical method and analyze its consequences. It was especially religious in connection with Sufism and Shi'ism of the previous period.