Zahediyeh
| Founded | 13th century CE |
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| Founder | Sheikh Zahed Gilani |
| Founded at | Gilan (northern Persia) |
| Type | Sufi order |
Region served | Persia, Caucasus |
Official language | Persian, Arabic |
Key people | Safi-ad-Din Ardabili |
| Affiliations | Sufism, later Safaviyya |
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The Zahediyeh or Zahediyya (Persian: زاهدیه) was a Sufi order established in northern Persia in the 13th century CE by Sheikh Zahed Gilani (Taj al-Din Ebrahim). It played a formative role in the religious and spiritual developments of the region, and later served as the spiritual precursor to the Safaviyya order, from which the Safavid dynasty emerged in the early 16th century CE.