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Mulla Hussein Vaez Kashefi (820 -910AD) is one of the most prominent representatives of the ninth-century Hijri intellectual-cultural movements. He has created works of great importance in various fields, such as the interaction of religion and politics. What emphasizes the importance of analyzing Kashefi's political doctrine is that he was born in one of the most important centers of the Shi'ites in Khorasan (Sabzevar), and at one of the most important centers of the Sunni East of Iran (Herat), with politicians and friends culture such as Sultan Abu Sa'id Teimuri, Sultan Hussein Bayghara, Amir Alishir Nawai, and Nouraldin Abdul Rahman Jami, all of them were Sunni religious scholars. This paper, using historical research method, aims at answering the following questions: in what circumstances and with what purposes did Kashefi address the political-religious ideas? The study of historical data sets and existing knowledge showed that, based on Kashefi’s thought, politics has the same traditional meaning and the new structure is not presented in action. This concept preserves its long-standing relationship with the realm of religion, and without the policies and measures of affairs, no religious rules and the rule of durability and consistency can be realized; and with the policy and religion, the system of subsistence and rescue of people in the traditional form organizes itself. Religious thought Kashefi is a great achievement of the mixing of Sufi-Shi'aic and the final stage of the evolutionary process of passing Shi'ism. In practice, it is the proximity of the minds of the Sunni-Sufi community to the Shiite beliefs.

The examination and interpretation of “Mirrors for Prince”, with regard to their historical context, necessitates an interdisciplinary study. With respect to the intertwinement of political thought and history, the mirrors for prince, as the most powerful current of political thought in the history of Iran, have normally been good sources for assessing the relationship between politics and ethics in different historical eras. Akhlaq-e- Mohseni, written by Hossein Va’izi Kashefi, as a important example in this genre, shows the relationship between politics, power and ethic in the critical Mongolian-Turkish era. In an era in which the practices of rulers had led to a critical situation, Kashefi, as an important figure in the Iranian intellectual tradition, recommends ethical politics and considers legitimacy and durability of ruling dependent on ethical principles. Thus, governance is defined based on principles such as justice and piety. In Akhlaq-e Mohseni these principles, which are based on ethics, are not complicated and have been approved of by different people with different ideas and religions in different eras and places. These principles highlight a common set of ethics that could satisfy the need of Kashefi’s era for justice and prosperity without ethnic-religious prejudices.

Mulla Hussein Vaez Kashefi (820 -910AD) is one of the most prominent representatives of the ninth-century Hijri intellectual-cultural movements. He has created works of great importance in various fields, such as the interaction of religion and politics. What emphasizes the importance of analyzing Kashefi's political doctrine is that he was born in one of the most important centers of the Shi'ites in Khorasan (Sabzevar), and at one of the most important centers of the Sunni East of Iran (Herat), with politicians and friends culture such as Sultan Abu Sa'id Teimuri, Sultan Hussein Bayghara, Amir Alishir Nawai, and Nouraldin Abdul Rahman Jami, all of them were Sunni religious scholars. This paper, using historical research method, aims at answering the following questions: in what circumstances and with what purposes did Kashefi address the political-religious ideas? The study of historical data sets and existing knowledge showed that, based on Kashefi's thought, politics has the same traditional meaning and the new structure is not presented in action. This concept preserves its long-standing relationship with the realm of religion, and without the policies and measures of affairs, no religious rules and the rule of durability and consistency can be realized; and with the policy and religion, the system of subsistence and rescue of people in the traditional form organizes itself. Religious thought Kashefi is a great achievement of the mixing of Sufi-Shi'aic and the final stage of the evolutionary process of passing Shi'ism. In practice, it is the proximity of the minds of the Sunni-Sufi community to the Shiite beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]