Tarikh Islam

The history of different societies has long witnessed the emergence of epidemics and various biological crises. Crises have directly and indirectly affected various social areas of human life and have had wide material and spiritual consequences. Also, clerics and religious scholars have played an effective role in social responsibilities; But what has received less attention is the work of clerics and religious scholars in the field of public health. This study, by using library sources and the descriptive-analytical method, seeks to answer the question of what role did the clergy play in dealing with the pervasive diseases between the emergence of the Safavid sultans and the end of the Qajar era? it can be concluded that religious scholars, in addition to religious responsibilities, have played a role in this category of crises through actions such as writing books, learning medical knowledge, treating patients, and participating in the construction of hospitals by examining and analyzing historical propositions.