Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی
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1 Professor/Tabriz University
2 Tabriz University
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Ahmad-e Yasavi, also known as "Pir-e Torkestân," was a famous Sufi and influential spiritual leader in the Torkestân region in the 6th century. His Sufi movement and mystical teachings, known as "Yasaviyyeh," gained popularity in the Islamic world and played a significant role in the Islamization of Anatolia, experiencing ups and downs in Asia Minor. Yassaviyyeh is considered the first Sufi order to emerge among the Turks, originating in the city of Yasâ or Torkestân and later spreading throughout Asia Minor. The main significance of the Yasaviyyeh order lies in its ability to spread Sufi beliefs and practices tailored to the intellectual level, language, and culture of the Torkman people from Torkistân to Anatolia. By using simple and melodious poems rooted in the national spirit and customs of the people, Yasaviyyeh order was able to attract the pure and unadulterated souls of the Torkman people to Islam and Sufism, preparing the culture and society of Asia Minor to embrace and accept the teachings of various sects, many of which had origins in Khorâsân. Given the lack of research on critiquing and analyzing the beliefs and practices of Yassaviyyeh and the spread of this Sufi order in Asia Minor, the authors of this study aim to provide a detailed interpretation of the Sufi beliefs and practices of the Yasaviyyeh order by referring to the written works attributed to Ahmad-e Yasavi. They also seek to compare these beliefs and practices with those of Khorasan Sufism to reveal the mystical nature and cultural and intellectual influence of this Sufi order in Asia Minor.
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