Ahmed Lur

Ahmed Lur was a primary Lurish-origin follower of the Hurufism school in 15th century in Iran.[1][2] He conducted some efforts to kill Shahrukh Teymuri, he injured him by a knife although he failed to kill the Timurid king.[3] He is one of the disciples of Fazlallah Na'imi, the founder of the Hurufism sect.

Biography

His hometown was Luristan. The Timurid era historian Hafiz-i Abru mentioned Ahmed Lor as a commander of Ahmed Jalayer, the Jalayerid ruler of Iraq. Ahmed Lur was accompanied by Jalairid sultan in his last military campaign in Azerbaijan. The Jalayirid sultan was killed in this war. So, Ahmed Lur decided to go to Shirvan and finally he settled in Herat, the Timurid dynasty's capital city. He started to weaving hats in a simple booth. Apparently, this occupation (weaving the hats) had a special sacred place among the Hurufism followers. As Ahmed immediately communicated with the followers of the Hurufism sect after entering Herat, it seems Ahmed was familiar with Hurufism school before going to Herat and perhaps even in Azerbaijan.[1]

Efforts to kill Shahrukh

Sheykh Fazlullah Na'imi AsterAbadi, the founder of the Hurufism sect was killed by Miran Shah son of Timur in 1393. As a result, a group of followers of Hurufism in the Timurid territory started revenge-seeking fights against the rulers.[1][3] While he was wore a shepherd coat, Ahmad attacked Shahrukh Mirza on the pretext of delivering a letter of complaint in Herat main mosque. The king was injured hardly by the knife but he survived. Ahmed was killed by a friend of Shahrukh Mirza, Ali Soltan Qouchin in 1426.[1] After this incident, Shahrokh's emirs used this opportunity to repress the Hurufism followers and the opposition. This concluded to killing and even burning of many of Hurufism followers. The famous calligrapher at the Shahrok court was also accused of having been a friend of Ahmed and was sentenced to prison and they even exiled Qasem-e Anvar to Samarqand for the reason that his diwan was found at Ahmed Lur's booth.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ahmed Lur". Ali MirAnsari. London: Encyclopaedia Islamica. p. 81. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  2. ↑ Minorsky, Vladimir (2013). Treatise of Luristan and the Lurs, Along with the Baron De Bode's Travelogue. translated in Persian by Eskandar Amanollahi Baharvand and Leyli Bakhtiar (2nd ed.). Arvan Publications. p. 122.
  3. 1 2 "Ahmed Lur". Ali Akbar Dehkhoa. London: Vajehyab.com. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
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