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The Safavid state was founded in the context of the Ottoman Empire in the West, and religious differences were one of the issues that, along with political and geographical considerations, led to the intensification of the Safavid regime's unfriendly relations with its western neighbor. In such circumstances, the Safavids did their best to impose their authority on their enemies by utilizing diplomatic means along with military actions. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the religious aspects of the writings of the Safavid era, which shows the importance of the role of religion in the policies of the Safavid government compared to the Ottoman government. As a result of this research, it should be said that the Safavids used these letters to destroy the enemy's spirit and to show the important position of religion and religious beliefs to their enemy. It is also clear from the studies that the letters were full of conflicts. It has religious themes. This is not the case with peacetime letters.One of the prominent manifestations that can be seen in the letters of this period is the attempt to present religious beliefs and beliefs in terms of the connection that this political power and religious beliefs emerged in this period and in fact religion and politics were mixed in the structure of Safavid government. On the other hand, this religious-political model had no precedent in the Iranian political context.Inevitably, the Safavids used all available models to defend their political and religious existence. Iran and the Ottoman Empire were current and the application and emphasis on religious criteria became more important because we find that almost all elements of the Iranian correspondence had different religious beliefs from the Safavids. They also proclaimed and defended it.The religious distinction between the two governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire further complicated the conditions of neighborly relations in various fields. The first day shaped relations between governments. Organizations and diplomatic efforts were another way of realizing relations and interactions.The text of the exchanged letters of the century shows that the usual political custom was observed in it. Friendly correspondence with its own literature was used to appease the other party, and hostile letters with harsh literature were used to disarm and impose their intellectual foundations and religious beliefs. One of the important features of most letters Safavid insistence is on proving the legitimacy and propagating religious beliefs.Letters are generally divided into two letters: peacetime letters and wartime letters. They themselves wrote for peaceful purposes. The main feature of these letters is to submit to the patterns of diplomatic communication of the time. What is more mentioned in this article is the use of countless titles and titles for the sultan or ruler for whom the letter is intended. Examples of this can be found in the letters of Shah Ismail and Shah Sultan Hussein to Sultan Bayezid Thani and Sultan Salim.In the letters of the time of hostility and war, which has occupied a major part of the first period of Safavid rule. At the same time, it is confronting the extravagance of the Ottomans in the west and the Uzbeks in the east.These examples are well achievable in their causal approach. Their general style is very similar to each other, and a few more differences are arranged for threatening and destructive purposes. Letters:It seems that the purpose of this correspondence is a kind of rivalry and virtual controversy in the field of dialogue and writing. History was different in the context of the lettersIn general, the correspondence of this period can be considered as a suitable document in the study of the approaches of the Safavid and Ottoman governments in international relations and foreign relations, in which many components such as religion and race have had a great impact.

In the study of Safavid and Ottoman relations, it is usually emphasized on its militant nature. Despite the continuing tensions between the two governments, which enjoyed ideological backing, but for religious, political and economic reasons, and for objective and rational necessities, the Safavids, from the outset, in their foreign policy towards the Ottoman state, were interacting and conspiracy based on peace and well-being. Hence, one of the important aspects of the Safavid and Ottoman relations, along with enmity and militancy, was peaceful relations, which are also interpreted as peace-loving. This policy is well represented in the writings of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629) to the Ottoman Sultans and the treaties between the two countries during this period. In this research, using descriptive - analytical method, the policy of peacefulness of Shah Abbas I to the Ottoman government, based on the text of the correspondence and political treaties between the two parties, has been studied. The research findings indicate that the main strategy of foreign policy of Shah Abbas I towards the Ottoman government was the principle of peace and peaceful co-existence and adherence to the contracts and treaties concluded with them. This policy was influenced by religious doctrines and objective realities that could have influenced the existence and survival of the Safavid state.

The kingship of Shah Abbas was contemporary with one of the most critical period in the Safavid era. One of the main challenges of the Safavid government at this time was how to deal with the neighboring states. One of Shah Abbas's first steps to address the challenges was to enable diplomacy and to send numerous communications to the neighboring states. In addition to introducing the correspondences manuscripts, this research, in a descriptive and analytical manner, seeks to answer this question: What role did political correspondences play in having foreign relations with the neighboring states during the reign of Shah Abbas? The findings indicate that although Shah Abbas I's correspondences did not play an active role in convincing Uzbeks to negotiate and preventing them from invading Khorasan, the continuation of Shah Abbas's correspondences with the Ottomans and Indian Gurkhans played an active role in building confidence in Iran's relations with these governments. It provided Shah Abbas with an opportunity to reclaim the occupied territories.

India was considered as one of the border neighbor of Iran in Safavid dynasty. Ottoman in the west and Uzbek in the northeast were the other two neighbors of Iran. In terms of religion, these three countries were not of the same type with Safavid. So, religious heterogeneity increased the challenges along with the territorial disputes which caused some long-term wars to break out between Iran and Ottoman and Uzbek. However, the relations between Iran and India have been friendly in spite of some disputes in Ghandehar and religious heterogeneity. It seems that along with other factors such as supporting measures of Shah Ismail from Baber as well as Shah Tahmasb support from Homayun who played a key role in shaping and continuousness of friendly ties, active diplomacy of Shah Abbas and his innovation in accelerating and increasing the political exchanges and friendly correspondences, have had a great effect on continuity and promotion of the friendly correspondences. This article attempts to investigate the importance and the effect of the correspondences in Shah Abbas period in shaping and stabilizing the friendly relations between Iran and India. It also considers the exchange of the ambassadors and the effect of the situations and the conditions in the kind and the text of the correspondences. So, the main question of the article is that whether or not the political correspondences and the content of the exchanged letters had a great effect in regulating the interactions of Shah Abbas with Indian court?