Miskin Abdal sacred place

Monument date:
1535
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It is located in Sariyagub (Sa­riyagut) villa­ge, 10 km sout­heast of the dist­rict center in Basar­kecherdistrict of Goycha ma­hal.

Placement /
Current toponym:

The name of the village of San­yagub (Sanya­gut) was chan­ged on 19.04.1991 to Chakhakadzor

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Archi­tecture

Current situation

Miskin Abdal sac­red place was one of the most visited, sacrificed and vowed places in the region

Information:

Miskin Abdal - a prominent Safavid sta­tesman, diplomat, murshid of Shah Ismail Khatayi, "Rijal al-Qaib" ("Arani of Absence"), great saint, Sufi sheikh, commander, Sufi poet, founder of the transition from ozan to ashiq (love of truth), from gopuza to saz, was the author of many love poems. At one time, Miskin Abdal bore Sufi titles such as "Pir", "Father", "Sheikh" in addition to "Abdal". He worked in various high go­vernment positions at the palace in Tab­riz until 1524. Due to the untimely death of Shah Ismail, he turned away and left the palace once and for all, returning to his native Goycha, where he opened the first school and began educational work. The first school he opened in Zargarli (Sariyagub) played an important role in the world of science, doctrine and art of Goycha 58. He died in 1535 in the village of Sanyagub, Goycha region at the age of 105 and was buried in his native village. The house in which he lived and the grave where he slept were visited as holy places for many centuries .

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