Abstract:
Abstract
Ahlah Haq is an Iranian group who has its own beliefs, tendencies, and religious texts and who has followers among the Lur, Kurd and Turk speaking tribes. The founder of this group is a spiritual guider named Sultan Ishaq originally, this group appeared in Shahrezur, a town near Sirvan (Dialah) in Iraq, and its influence spread to the other areas. This group is also named (Ali-e-Allahi) because of their extremist views about Ali (a). They consist of main groups. The sevenfold manifestations of God are the main principles of the faith of the People of Truth'(Ahlah Haq). They believe in metempsychosis and they are among those waiting for the Lord of the Age. They have special rites and an eclectic religion. The aim of this paper is to expound, investigate and criticize the beliefs of the People of Truth'(Ahlah Haq), and referring to different sources, it analyzes the main features of this sect.