Abstract :
It seems that Ardabil Lodge had deep influences on Azerbaijani and Anatolian Turks whentaking into consideration of its significant part in the political, social and cultural life of Nearand Middle East. Therefore, it occupies a special place in Turkish-Islamic history. The yearsof spiritual headship of Sheikh Ibrahim, the leader of this lodge in the second quarter of XVcentury, coincided with a very critical period on the eve of radical change and decompositionprocess in the sect. The spiritual leader took active part in the events of that epoch, he increasedthe propaganda of order and conducted a balanced policy in the relations with politicalrulers. But despite all these, his biography and activities have not been studied adequatelyyet. In this paper, we aimed to provide comprehensive information about Sheikh Ibrahim’slife and actions from his birth to his death and to research the situation of Ardabil Lodgein this period. Besides the primary sources wich consist from various documents, croniclesand poems, we also used investigations of modern scholars on the subject. Furthermore wetranslated to Turkish the text of Sheikh İbrahim’s testament and a decree of Timurid rulerMirza Shahrukh about Ardabil.
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Ardabil , lodge , Sheikh Ibrahim , Safavids
