An Analysis of the Degree of Shalamghani's Deviations in Sunni and Shi ah Sources

Shalamghani is one of the figures who is categorized as a Shi’a but both the Shia and the Sunni think that he has strayed off the right path. He was an academic figure and he was followed by number of political officials in his time and they had firm friendship with him. Enjoying such a status, as the chairman of the agency organization and then head of the Shiah. He was able to spread misguided beliefs among his followers. Although in principle, no one denies that he promulgated misguided beliefs among his followers is no existing source mentions that he adopts these different types of beliefs. The investigation of the information which is obtained from different sources and taking into account the religious inclination of their authors make clear that ascribing this huge amount of misguided beliefs to Shalamghani cannot be true, and leastwise, ascribing such beliefs like claiming to be god, explicitness in sexual affairs and acts of worship which are mainly reflected in non-Shi’a sources, is not consistent with other historical accounts about his real life.