The Role and Status of TariqatSeniors in Social Changes of the Contemporary History of Kurdistan

Sufi dynasties, after their establishment in Kurdistan, influenced the social atmosphere of the society to a great extent.Through adopting library-oriented and descriptive-analytic research methods,the present studyaims at investigating the status as well as the reasons and the ways through which Sufi orders could penetrate into Kurdish societies. The seniors of these Sufi ordersin Kurdistan, through relying on the supports of the public and eliminating local governments, took numerous measures for increasing their political and social penetration and status in various domains. The results of this study show that these seniors were in bilateral relations with governors and rulers and attempted to meet their satisfaction for the sake of their own interests. Their political and social penetrationbrought about economic gains to them in a way that more and more disciples joined them day by day,and this paved the way for their seniors to come to the social scene.