The truths and narratives in “Sheykh Safi tazkira”

Abstract

Tasavvuf as an abstract notion possessed a concrete content and form through sects. Starting from the XII century the sects shaped a systemic form and owned certain structure and program. These systemic activities differed the sects from each other as well as created mutual relations among them. Therefore, being a poet of mutasavvuf meant being linked with a sect, as there is no tasavvuf without a sect. One of these sects was Bayramiyye. Two sects had great role in foundation of Bayramiyye. Safaviyye is one of them which was founded by Sheykh Sefi Ardabili and the other one is Khalvatiyye that was founded by Ibrahim Zahid Gilani.
The author of XIV century Mohammad Ibn Bezzaz Ardabil’s book of “Safvatus-safa” in Persian is the resource delivering information on the life and creativity of founder of the Safaviyye sect Sheykh Safiyyeddin Ardabili. The author of the book was a student of the founder of the sect. Mohammad Huseyin Katib Nishati translated the book into Turkish in 1543 and named it “Sheyk Safi’s tezkire”. There will be fragments of short stories that are related with “Sheykh Safi’s tezkire”, Ibrahim Zahid Gilani and Sheykh Safiyyedin.