نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دکتری تاریخ ایران اسلامی، دانشگاه پیام نور، تهران، ایران
2 استادیار، بنیاد ایرانشناسی، تهران، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
موضوعات
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Purpose: To analyze the role of Sarī merchants’ waqf in financing religious and social affairs during the Qajar period, based on waqf documents. This study primarily addresses how Sarī merchants contributed to the support and management of religious and social affairs through the institution of waqf, and investigates the motivations and socio-economic functions of these activities.
Method and Research Design: This study adopts a descriptive-analytical approach, based on Qajar-era waqf deeds of Sarī merchants. Data regarding properties and donors’ intentions were extracted from the archival documents and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Findings and Conclusion: Analysis of Qajar documents reveals that Sarī merchants financed a wide range of religious and social needs by waqf-ing diverse properties—including shops, gardens, villages, caravanserais, hammams, mills, and houses. The main purposes of these waqfs included organizing religious ceremonies such as mourning rituals for Imam al-Husayn (AS), commemorations of other Imams, supporting pilgrims to holy shrines, providing alms to the poor and wayfarers, assisting students, and funding religious texts. They also included maintenance of religious and public buildings. Thus, waqf in the Qajar period was not merely a religious act for Sarī merchants, but also a tool for social engagement and support of religious and communal affairs.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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