Sadr al-Din Musa

Sadr Al-Din Musa
Firman attributed to Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, whereby Shaykh Sadr al-Din receives tax exemptions and contributions concerning his own property and that of his order (goods from the endowment as well as other ones). Bilingual document in Persian and Mongolian, dated 1372
Personal
Born1305
Ardabil, modern day Iran
Died1391
ReligionIslam, Sunni (Shafi'i)[1]
Senior posting
PredecessorSafi-ad-din Ardabili
SuccessorKhvajeh Ali Safavi

Sadr al-Din Musa (1305-1391) (Persian: صدرالدین موسی) was the son and successor of Safi-ad-din Ardabili. His mother was Bibi Fatima, daughter of Zahed Gilani. Sadr al-Din directed the Safaviyya for 59 years. During this time, the activities of the Safaviyya were viewed with favour by Timur, who provided an endowment for the shrine of Safi-ad-din Ardabili in Ardabil, and allowed Sadr al-Din to collect taxes. Timur also offered Sadr al-Din to request any favour from himself, and Sheikh Sadr al-Din asked for the release of Turkish prisoners captured by Timur from Diyarbakır. Timur accepted this request, and the freed prisoners became Sadr al-Din's loyal disciples. The descendants of these freed prisoners, emigrating by the thousands into Gilan Province, would later aid his family to found a dynasty.[2][3]

He was buried at Ardabil near his father.[4] His son Khwādja Ali († 1429) succeeded him as leader of the Safaviyya.

Sadr al-Din Musa
Preceded by Leader of the Safaviyya
1334-1391 		Succeeded by
Sheikh Ali Safavi
  1. ^ Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardabili, Oxford Reference
  2. ^ The history of Iran, By Elton L. Daniel, pg.83
  3. ^ A History of Persia, By Percy Molesworth Sykes, pg.240
  4. ^ Biographical encyclopaedia of Sufis, By N. Hanif, pg.415-417