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HITIT UNIVERSITESI ILAHIYAT FAKULTESI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF DIVINITY FACULTY OF HITIT UNIVERSITY, vol.15, no.30, pp.269-297, 2016 (ESCI)
The relationship between Shi'ism and Sufism is of a comlex nature. These two sects having the common individuals and the conceptual worlds emerged almost at the same time and have made improvements. But Shi'ite point of view of Sufism has generally been negative because Sufism bases itself to Sunni paradigm from the outset. Some accounts that were transferred from The Imams against sufis have increased this hostility even more. Despite the fact that some scholars like Sayyid Haydar Amuli working on to compile between Sufism and Shi'ism have come any softening in this negative attitude has accured throughout history. It is known that the Twelver Shi'ism has gained as an official identity with the advent of Safavids to the stage of history. Some researchers have argued that Sufism played an important role on the publication of Twelver Shi'ism in Safavid era and the transition of the people from Sunnism to Shi'ism. In our opinion, this point of view focusing on a spesific section of the date contains some exaggerations and shortcomings. The main purpose of this article is to understand whether any effect of Sufism and the sufi orders on the publication of Shi'ism in Safavid Period considering the historical process.