Cultural and Social Deficiency of Sufism in Safavid Age and Its Part in Strengthening Shiite Faqih's Position

Appearance of Sufi Dervishes and Qazalbashes is regarded as a historical events in Iran. A government of two centuries being of no effect by Shiite Faqihs, at the very beginning the king Esma`eel Safavi (907-930 H.) announced Shiism as official denomination of Iran. Such an event has been caused by some agents on which this Sufi group accepted Shiite fiqahat as a powerful element for running the affairs in the country and appointed fuqaha at state posts. In addition to fuqaha`s religious propagations, Sufis` cultural and social deficiencies and failures cannot be disregarded. Lack of laws and structural capacity in Sufi`s teachings and manner of social life for managing state affairs and opposing obstacles and difficulties as well as leaving the appearance of shari`at and contradiction in their manner of religious life when having arrived at power may be counted as the ground for Shiite`s development and growth. This paper has been regarded as a step to study such an event relying on library sources and analytical method.