Religion Islam, Sunni (Shafi'i) Predecessor Safi-ad-din Ardabili Died 1391 Grandchild Shaykh Ibrahim | Title Murshid Successor Khawadja Ali Safavi Children Sheikh Ali Grandparent Zahed Gilani | |
Parents Safi-ad-din Ardabili, Bibi Fatemeh Similar Safi‑ad‑din Ardabili, Zahed Gilani, Timur, Saray Mulk Khanum | ||
Sadr al-Din Musa(1305-1391)(صدر الدين) was the son and successor of Safi-ad-din Ardabili. His mother was Bibi Fatima, daughter of Zahed Gilani. Sadr al-Din directed the Safaviyya for 59 years. During this time, the activities of the Safaviyya were viewed with favour by Timur, who provided an endowment for the shrine of Safi-ad-din Ardabili in Ardabil, and allowed Sadr al-Din to collect taxes. Timur also offered Sadr al-Din to request any favour from himself, and Sheikh Sadr al-Din asked for the release of Turkish prisoners captured by Timur from Diyarbakır. Timur accepted this request, and the freed prisoners became Sadr al-Din’s loyal disciples. The descendants of these freed prisoners, emigrating by the thousands into Gilan Province, would later aid his family to found a dynasty.
He was buried at Ardabil near his father. His son Khwādja Ali († 1429) succeeded him as leader of the Safaviyya.