The Islamic Republic of Iran has harassed Sufis, reportedly for their lack of support for the government doctrine of "governance of the jurist" (i. e., that the supreme Shiite jurist should be the nation's political leader).

Sufism (Arabic: الصوفية‎, romanized: al-Ṣūfiyya or Arabic: التصوف‎, romanized: al-Taṣawwuf) is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, and asceticism. [1]

Feb 27, 2018 · On the night of February 19, growing tension between Iranian security forces and members of the country’s Gonabadi Sufi order came to a violent head in north Tehran.

It can be said that the main justification used by the Iranian government to repress Sufis is the conflict between two currents: The Sufi Dervishes and the pro-Velayat-e Faqih elite. The pro-Velayat-e Faqih religious elite believes in cultural domination at the level of religion and sect.

Mar 6, 2021 · Based on Shiʿa clerics’ historical animosity toward Sufi orders, the Iranian government’s propaganda portrays Gonabadi Dervishes as a pervert sect, alongside Bahá’ís and Christian converts. Seen as a potential threat, Gonabadi Dervishes are repressed and subjected to numerous discriminatory practices.

Nov 14, 2023 · Different Sufi Orders and Beliefs in Iran. The Sufi belief that God should not be worshiped out of hope or fear but solely for God’s majesty and sake was what separated the mystic whose concern was heaven and the mystic whose sole concern was divine love.

Iran’s Shia Islamist rulers view Sufi Muslims as heretics. The government of Iran, seeking to maintain power and national unity through the propagation of a single religious-political ideology, has responded to Sufism with repression for decades.

Feb 20, 2018 · Iranian security forces clash with members of the Gonabadi Sufi community in Tehran on February 19. Fresh clashes between Iranian security forces and Gonabadi dervishes follow years of...

Sufi or Soofi or Sowfi (Persian: صوفي) in Iran may refer to: Sufi, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran; Sufi, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Apr 9, 2018 · Muslims who practice Sufism — also known as dervishes — are often targeted by the Iranian government for arbitrary arrests and routinely harassed, along with Iran’s other religious minorities.