The role of Ravandi men in Kashan in the Seljuk era

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Seyed Amir Elyas Moosavi ¹ , Seyed Mohammad Moosavi ² , Mahmmod Sadeghi Alavi ³

1 - Payame Noor University of Kashan, Faculty of Humanities, Kashan, Iran
2 - Kashan of University ، Faculty of Literature and Humanities، Kashan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of History of Islamic Culture and Civilization, ،Tehran, Payame Noor University,iran

Received: 2021-06-19 Accepted : 2021-09-26 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: Kashan, Seljuqian, Qutbuddin Ravandi, Seyed Abolreza Ravandi, Seyed Fazlollah Ravandi,

Abstract :

Kashan region and the role of Ravandi men during the Seljuk period are among the researches that have received less attention. In this research, the author tries to study and analyze the role and actions of Ravandi men in Kashan region. It is worth mentioning that among the famous men of Ravandi family, we can mention Qutbuddin Ravandi, Seyyed Abolreza Ravandi and his children, as well as Seyyed Fazlullah Ravandi The mentioned prominent personalities in Kashan region provided the cultural, social and civil development needs of Kashan with various actions and activities. The efficient actions and activities of Ravandi rijals caused the Ravand region to grow and prosper during the Seljuk period. This research has studied and explored the actions and activities of Ravandi men in the Seljuk era with the same purpose and descriptive-analytical method. Among his worthy and important actions in the field of culture, we can mention the narration of hadith heritage, explanation and correction of the narration heritage of the Imams (as), the spread of Imami beliefs and literature. Ravandi men also played an important role in the field of civil and social activities. One of his most important social activities is the construction of religious schools in the Kashan region. Schools with the names of Safavid school, Khan school, Ali ibn Fazlullah school, Majdieh school and Ali ibn Fazlullah school are among the buildings that Ravandi men played an important role in building and creating.