Fadlallāh Al-Hurūfī and his world: Power, religion, and sufism Fazlullah Hurufî ve Dünyası: İktidar, Din ve Sufilik
Belleten, cilt.85, sa.303, ss.463-505, 2021 (AHCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 85 Sayı: 303
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.37879/belleten.2021.463
- Dergi Adı: Belleten
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Periodicals Index Online, L'Année philologique, American History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.463-505
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Fadlallāh Astarābādī, Hurūfism, XVth century mystisism
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This article discusses Fadlallāh al-Hurūfī's relations with political and religious circles in detail from his early youth when he left Astarabad, until his execution at the behest of Mīrānshāh, Timur's son, in 796/1394. The common opinion of why Fadlallāh was executed is considered to be either his superstitious ideas or his pursuit of some messianic, and thus power-related, goals. We tried to find some clues to confute such stereotypical approaches. To this end, we tried to determine Fadlallāh's view and stance in regard to power by taking into consideration his relationships with statesmen. It was the 'ulamā' and the sufis who played the most critical and significant role in Fadlallāh's relationships with commoners and statesmen, as well as in his execution. That is why we have placed special emphasis on Fadlallāh's ties with the 'ulamā' and sufi circles. We discuss how the 'ulamā' and sufis tried to disqualify the other flourishing rival groups in the period leading up to Fadlallāh's execution.