The Position of Science in Yazd During the Al-Muzaffar Period with Emphasis on the Writings of Scientists

Undoubtedly, research on the status of science and scholars is one of the pillars of understanding cultures and civilizations, including Islamic civilization. In various parts of post-Islamic Iran, the scientific situation and the role of scholars have also faced ups and downs. Meanwhile, Yazd province witnessed changes in the scientific and cultural environment at the same time with the establishment of the Muzaffar dynasty (718-795 A.H) and relative stability and security, as well as the greater attention of Muzaffari rulers to cultural and scientific activities. The present study intends to use a descriptive-analytical method based on library resources to examine the position of religious and literary sciences and rational and natural sciences in Yazd during the Mozaffari period and the achievements of scholars in this region as scholars and scientific services of scholars from explain such as authorship, translation, annotation and reproduction. The result of this study show that the supportive policies of Al-e-Muzaffar government based on promoting the school of Shafi'i jurisprudence and establishing scientific and educational centers, mosques and endowments, as well as the serious efforts of religious scholars play a decisive role in the development and superiority of jurisprudence and mysticism, the science of interpretation and hadith; Compared to other sciences.