In the middle of the 14th century, the city of Ardabil was the center of the Safavid Sûfî order and was considered an important center for religious propaganda (Dar al-Irshad). However, as a result of a detailed study of the documents and sources of the period under review, it becomes clear that the spiritual activity of the Safavid sheikhs in this city did not progress easily. It is impossible to imagine that only believers and Sus lived in Ardabil, which was an important center of crafts and trade, a beaten track and a crossroads in the states of Ilkhanids and Jalairids. Obviously, some groups that clearly violated religious rules also temporarily or permanently resided here during the specied period. During these years, events such as theft, winemaking, usury, gambling and prostitution, which are incompatible with Islam, took place in Ardabil as a reality of social life and as a part of economic and trade relations. Our paper discussed the struggle of the religious part of the city and especially the Safavid lodge of dervishes against such inclinations, and in this context we paid special attention to the efforts to close the brothel called Bayt al-Fawahish. None of these attempts, undertaken during the last period of the Ilkhanids, were crowned with success. It is known that during the Jalairid period, decrees were issued prohibiting winemaking and prostitution in Ardabil. However, even these were not enough to put an end to the elds of activity that contradicted the religious environment in the city. Thus, opposite lifestyles continued to exist in the social structure of Ardabil in parallel.