Payam-e- Noor University Research Journal of Iran Local Histories 2345-2390 4 . 2016 08 22 Foundations and Evolution of the Safavid Ghaliyaneh Thought From Sheikh Junayd to Shah Ismail: “the role of the sufi religious orders of Ahl-e haq (Kakeyis), Alawiyan and Shabaks” Foundations and Evolution of the Safavid Ghaliyaneh Thought From Sheikh Junayd to Shah Ismail: “the role of the sufi religious orders of Ahl-e haq (Kakeyis), Alawiyan and Shabaks” 5 18 3071 FA . . . . . . Journal Article 2016 04 02 The Safavid Tarighat ‘Sufi Religious Order’, experienced distinct religious events during its life. Sufi religious thought evolution of the Safavids, from Sheikh Junayd to Shah Ismail, has been reviewed in this article. The research relying on the resources from the Safavid period and religious resources of the orders under investigation, and through application of descriptive- analytical approach, examines the evolution of the Safavid Sufi religious thought. It can be said that all modern researches confirms the modern thought of the Safavid era. But the difference in origin is the beginning of the development of the new period. The main issue of this study was to evaluate the course of this evolution, the origin and their achieved results. The current study demonstrated that the changes undergone in the Safavid religious order, from Sheikh Junayd to Shah Ismail, have been influenced by the religious orders of Ahl-e Haq, Kakeyi, Shabaks and Alawiyan. The Safavid Tarighat ‘Sufi Religious Order’, experienced distinct religious events during its life. Sufi religious thought evolution of the Safavids, from Sheikh Junayd to Shah Ismail, has been reviewed in this article. The research relying on the resources from the Safavid period and religious resources of the orders under investigation, and through application of descriptive- analytical approach, examines the evolution of the Safavid Sufi religious thought. It can be said that all modern researches confirms the modern thought of the Safavid era. But the difference in origin is the beginning of the development of the new period. The main issue of this study was to evaluate the course of this evolution, the origin and their achieved results. The current study demonstrated that the changes undergone in the Safavid religious order, from Sheikh Junayd to Shah Ismail, have been influenced by the religious orders of Ahl-e Haq, Kakeyi, Shabaks and Alawiyan. https://localhistories.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_3071_8fde845365f72ebdc623e888702f686b.pdf