Yitik hazinenin peşinde: Risale-i Sufiyye-i Safeviyye üzerine değerlendirme

This study deals with the work titled ‘Risale-i Sufiyye-i Safaviyye’. The work was written in Persian prose in the eleventh Hijri century. In this study, the introduction of the Safaviyya sect source, which deals with the principles of the sect of the Safaviyya sect and is not known by the academic circles, has been made. The Sufi aspect of the Safavid State or Ardabil tekke has remained in the background. The reason for this is that there is insufficient information and resources on the manners and manners of the Safavids or Ardabil tekke. The work that is the subject of this study provides sufficient information about the principles of the sect of the Safavids or Ardabil Tekke. The introduction of this work contributes to the rediscovery of the beliefs, customs, manners and organisational structure of the Safavid order. This manuscript is one of three risales included in the collection “Tezkiretü’z-Zâkirîn” registered under number 356 in the Sultanî Madrasah Library in Kashan. This collection was edited by Afşin Âtıfî in 1391/2012 and published by Hamgâm-ı Hestî Publications in Kashan. “Risale-i Sufiyye-i Safeviyye” was penned by Mirza Muhammad b. Sultan Muhammad, also known as Muhakkık al-Erdebîlî Bidgoli, in 1051/1641. The author’s birth date is unknown, but the inscription on his tomb wall indicates that he passed away in 1090/1679. According to his will, he was buried in the lower part of the mosque where he lived and taught. “Risale-i Sufiyye-i Safeviyye” is one of the Sufi works attributed to Muhakkık al- Erdebîlî. He stated that the purpose of writing this risale was to awaken the followers of the Safavid order against their sheikhs and guides and to provide guidance and enlightenment to its seekers and adherents.