Siyadat and Gender: The Survey of the Concept of Siyadat in Two Newly-Found Manuscripts

One of the concepts in the history of Islam and Iran which requires more examination,particularly in Safavid era, is Siyadat (an honorific conception denoting individuals accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet). Although this concept experienced a contraction from its outset until the Safavid era (Hashemi, Talebi, Alavi and Fatemi), new perspectiveshave also appeared concerning Siyadat appointment. The authors of this article attempted to examine two treatises named Understanding Siyadat written by Seyyed Hussein ibn Mojtahed Korki in 1001 (AH) and ATreatise on Siyadat of Female Descendantscompiledby Seyyed Ahamad Ibn Zeinolabedin Alavi Ameliin 1060(AH). In both treatises, authors proposed a different approach to the appointment of Siyadat in comparison to their dominant contemporary discourse. In this research, we aimed at investigating and introducing these two manuscripts by means of content analysis and the analysis of the historical concepts in these treatises and examining the opinions of their authors concerning the concept of Siyadat.