HOLY PLACES IN THE AHL-I HAQQ FAITH IN IRAN İRAN’DA EHL-İ HAKLARIN KUTSAL MEKÂNLARI

Ahl-i Haqq; It is an Iranian religious belief with syncretic beliefs, tendencies, traditions, and scriptures, with adherents among Lurca, Gorani, Turkish, and Persian-speaking communities. Ahl al-Haqq are spread in Lorestān and north of it, in the Gūrānī-speaking population areas around Kermanshah. It is estimated that the population with the belief of Ahl-i Haqq is approximately 4 million. About two and a half million of this population are in Iran, while the rest are in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. The two main sanctuaries of the sect, the Bābā Yādigār in Zardeh and the tomb of Sultan Isaac in Perdīvar, are located in the Gūrānī region. The main purpose of the study is to reveal the basic factors and background in the formation of religious and religious holy places, based on the sacred places of the Ahl al-Haqqs, their distribution in Iran, and their religious and religious characteristics. In this study, the research method is descriptive and analytical, and library resources, documents, news and related websites were used for this purpose. This study is important in the literature in terms of contributing to studies aiming to understand and reveal the Ahl-i Haqq and their relations with holy places. As a result of the study, it was concluded that in the belief of Ahl al-Haqq, the holy places are kept separate from the worldly places, they are seen as equivalent to the pilgrimage, and that these places of worship and belief, despite being ignored in Iran, continue their belief principles and rituals in an introverted state.
Keywords: Geography, Iran, Ahl-i Haqq, Principles of Faith, Sacred Place.