Sultan Sahak


Sultan Sahak Soltân Sahâk; born 14th century; died 15th century) was a Kurdish religious leader who founded the spiritual path of the Ahle Haqq, also known as the Yarsan. He is considered to be the manifestation that fully reflects the divine essence by the Ahle Haqq and revealer/expounder of the fourth stage of the religion.

Life

Sultan Sahak was born in Barzanjeh, which is in the province of present-day Sulaymania, Southern Kurdistan. According to the Ahl-e Haqq hagiography, he was a direct descendant of the Shia Muslim Imam Musa Kazim. Later on his life, he moved to the Avroman region in Iran. His father, Shaykh Isi, was a Shia religious leader with Sufi inclinations and his mother, Khatun-e Razbar, is considered the manifestation of one of the seven archangels. As with Jesus, the birth of Sultan is also believed to have been a case of virgin birth. According to his followers he revealed the fourth stage of the religion to earth, the Bayabas-e Pirdiwari. According to the Ahl-e Haqq hagiography, the Asian conqueror Timur once met with Sultan and used him as an oracle. Sultan Sahak died in the village of Sheykhan in Kermanshah Province where his tomb remains a place of pilgrimage for his followers.
Sultan Sahak's teachings were recorded by his disciples and later published in the Gurani language as the Kalam-e Saranjam. He is given various names by the followers of the Ahl-e Haqq, including Shah-e Haqiqat, Saheb-Karam, Saan Sahaak and Khwaavandekaar.