Studying on Heidari and Nemati groups conditions in Tabriz during Safavi and Qajar eras wit h emphasis on religious beliefs of these groups

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

jalil nayebiyan ¹ , ghaderi joudi ²

1 - دانشیار گروه تاریخ دانشگاه تبریز
2 - دانشجوی دوره دکتری تاریخ ایران اسلامی دانشگاه تبریز

Received: 2016-02-09 Accepted : 2016-02-09 Published : 2015-01-21

Keywords: Tabriz, Heidari, Nemati, neighborhoods, Lootis,

Abstract :

Heidarian and Nematian are religious group with Suffi tendency which stablished in Iran during 8th and 9th century. These two groups were been in dispute with each other because of religious-political reasons, hence all of big cities in Iran ( in Safavi and Qajar era) were divided into two Heidari and Nemati poles and there were always struggles and wars between these two poles. Despite these struggles, sometime they united with each othe. For example in Tabriz in Mashroote period they put aside their disputes and fought against inbound dictatorship and colonization. So the most intense disputes used to happen in religion related days specially Ashoura. In these days  each of these groups had their own specific slogan and poems. For example Heidarian group used to use sentence of “Heidar,Safdar,Ali” and Nemati group used to use sentnse of “Mohammad is he and Ali” for salutation to Prophet`s family. In Tabriz Neighborhoods, disputes between Heidari and Nemati groups during Qajar era were less than Safavi era. The reason probably was Russo-Persian Wars which made unity between groups. But disputes were existed in Ardebil, Shoushtar, Shiraz and ….