A Survey on the Term Sarkār Feyż Asār (The God’s Grace Organization) from the Safavid to the Qajar period (906- 1344 /1501-1925)

In review of documents, we face terms that knowing their function of requires searching. The term Sarkār-e Feyż Āsār is the one written on the header of a large portion of Ᾱstān Quds documents from the Ṣafavīd to the Qājār period and has been recorded in the text of the documents as well. The repeated use also reveals the importance of the search for its meaning.

The aim of this research is to know the meaning of these two terms and find its applied concept in the historical texts as well as the reason for its application in the documents of Ᾱstān Quds Rażavī. According to the views of Western and Iranian scholars on this term, we realized the absence of a detailed survey on the matter, which makes it imperative to think and study it.

The research method in this article was an analytical-research approach based on the study of historical sources and documents.

The findings of this search revealed the use of this term from the Ṣafavīd to Qājār period regarding the Ᾱstān Quds Rażavī and some other holy shrines in the concept of “administrative organization”.