Anwar-e Ma`rifat

Sufi paths are a social reflection of the educational dimension of Islamic Sufism and mysticism, and the position of Qutb is considered the highest position in the structure of these paths. This position, which is actually based on the issue of the perfect human being and his position in the world system, has become a tool for some leaders of Sufi paths to deceive their disciples and has caused numerous individual and social harms. Using the analytical-descriptive method, this article reviews and examines the claims of Sufi Qutbs regarding their status. Sufi Qutbs believe they have great guardianship over their followers. They consider it permissible for their followers to prostrate before the Qutbs and to imagine their faces while repeating the names God. They believe the followers should blindly obey their commands. However, these claims are incompatible with the teachings of Islamic mysticism and theology, because some of these positions are only for perfect humans and the infallibles Imams. In fact, claiming some of these positions is not permissible even for the infallibles Imams.