“An Investigation into Shiite Beliefs and Rituals in Ahle haqq”

Followers of Ahle Haqq (Yarsan), as a religious movement with specific attitudes and practices, are present today mainly in the western provinces of Iran, especially in Kermanshah province and in other parts of the country. There are different opinions about the date of the birth of this cult, some of its followers believe in the eternity of their religion, but historically this has been with the immigration of Sultan Isaac irrespective of Iraqi Kurdistan, and residence. He formally formed a place in the Oramanat area in the north of Kermanshah province, called Perdivar in the 7th century AH and then structured its laws, customs. Believing in the principle of monotheism and believing in the prophets of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) as the basis of Islam, makes them among the Muslims; also accepting the Imamate of the Twelve Imams after the prophets of the Prophet of Islam attributed them to the Shiite Imams. There is a great deal of Islamic-Shiite thought, rituals and practices in this profession that support the attribution. However, some scholars of Ahle Haqq have described it as a remnant of ancient Iranian religions and others distinct from Islam and Shia. In this research, the devotion of righteous people such as monotheism and Imamate and rituals such as the sacrifice of Ghorban and Ghadir, which have Islamic and Shiite origins, will be confirmed and emphasized by the devotees of this sect to Islam and Shia. Such a passage would invalidate the view of the claimants for the independence of this open process and the ground for greater convergence between the Haqq and other Muslims.