The evolution of policy writing in Islamic Iran with emphasis on the ideas of Khajeh Nizam-ol-Molk, Kashefi and Sabzevari

Discussions on political thought in Iran, focusing on the Islamic period, refer the researcher directly to a collection of works that have been written under the title of policy in different periods of history. Policy-making in this period is the result of the accumulation of an intellectual-cultural dichotomy that on the one hand is a reflection of political thought in ancient Iran and on the other hand is mixed with elements of Islamic political thought. The most authoritative work in this framework It is Seljuk. Since then, other works that have been written and addressed under this title have followed almost the same trend in terms of method and content. However, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the purpose of writing these works was in principle to maintain power. Maintaining the ruling power can be understood by trying to legitimize it in a knowledge-power interaction. Therefore, according to its subject, an attempt has been made to answer the question of the relations between power and expediency of the political authorities and the ruling socio-political power in