Explanation and critical analysis of the allegorical ontological philosophy of the religion of Ahl al-Haqq

Abstract
The Ahl al-Haqq (Kakeh-Yarsan) religion is one of the intellectual-religious movements affiliated with Islam, whose followers live mainly in Iran and Iraq, and whose main center is in Kermanshah province. The elders of this religion have interpreted existence using allegorical philosophy. This philosophy is based on fundamental religious principles and has been processed with a cryptic and complex expression with an approach that is specific to the Yarsan religion. Explaining this approach helps researchers in understanding the ontology and worldview of the Ahl al-Haqq religion. This article seeks to answer the question, "What is the allegorical philosophy of ontology in the Ahl al-Haqq religion and how is it explained?" The research findings show that religious authorities, relying on the principle of the manifestation of God, have used an allegorical, symbolic, and mythological approach to understand ontological concepts. The present study, using a descriptive-analytical, comparative, and in some cases critical method, in a library (using the original manuscript texts of the ritual) and field method, explains and analyzes the allegorical philosophy of ontology presented by Sultan Ishaq and his companions. Another goal of this article is to examine the contexts of the formation of this thought and its reflection in the Periyur era and the contemporary era.