Sultan Sahak

Sultan Sahak (born 14th century - died 15th centurycite book |last=Elahi |first=Bahram |year=1987 |title=Path of Perfection, the Spiritual Teaching of Master Nur Ali Elahi |isbn=0712602003 ] ), also Soltân Sahak [cite book |title=Syncretistic Religious Communities in the Near East |year=1997 |isbn=9004108610 |publisher=Brill Publishers |last=Kehl-Bodrogi |first=Krisztina |coauthors=Barbara Kellner-Heinkele, Anke Otter-Beaujean (eds.) |pages=p.105 Google books|TUhwyBmBnI4C|Partial text.] was a Kurdish religious leader who founded the secret and syncretistic religion of the Ahl-e Haqq, also known as the Yârsân. He is considered to be the manifestation of the total divine essence by the Ahl-e Haqq. The Asian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) once met with Sultan and used him as an oracle. [cite book |last=Hamzeh'ee |first=M. Reza |title=The Yaresan: A Sociological, Historical and Religio-Historical Study of a Kurdish Community |year=1990 |isbn=392296883X ]

Sultan Sahak was born in Barzanjeh, which is in the province of present day Sulaymania, Iraq. He was a direct descendant of the Shia Islamic Imam Musa Kazim.Fact|date=April 2008 His father was Shaykh Isi who was a religious leader. His mother was Khatun-e Razbar, who is considered the manifestation of the Virgin Mary. As with Jesus, the birth of Sultan is also believed to have been a case of immaculate conception. According to his followers he brought the last covenant of God to earth, the "Bayabas-e Pirdiwari" (beyond the bridge).

Sultan Sahak's teachings were recorded by his disciples and later published in the Gurani language by the title of Kalam-e Saranjam.

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