Undoubtedly, the Mongolian invasions rank first among the chain of events that shaped the fate of the states and left indisputable effects on the societies in their path during the Middle Ages. The invasions began during the reign of great Chinghis Khan who had the ideal of world domination. With the invasions, on one hand, the political equilibrium in several regions was changed dramatically; on the other hand, the religious and intellectual (including those of ṣūfī structures) patterns of the societies  were also deeply influenced by depending on the changing political balance. Conventionally, the way the religious and ṣūfī structures in this period were affected has usually been studied by referencing the historical sources. However, such evaluations neglecting the menākıbnāmes in which the stories of the sheikhs and dervishes of these religious and ṣūfī structures were told fall short in variety of aspects. As the menākıbnāmes were regarded as the sacred literary texts that were formed in the context of the semantic worlds of the sheikhs and dervishes, they can serve as complimentary sources for the period that can shed light on the neglected spots of the historical studies. Nonetheless, the menākıbnāmes not only convey the words and actions of wisdom by the ṣūfīs but also reflect the traces of the social and religious structures these ṣūfīs lived in. In this study, therefore, the menākıbnāmes, which have invaluable significance in terms of cultural history, were used accordingly with the historical sources. Using menākıbnāmes as a source led us to the conclusion that there were two different narratives regarding the Mongolian invasions. When historical sources and modern studies are surveyed, it can be implied that the Mongols’ own belief in their status as selected nation and their notion of a universal empire were among the most important factors in their quest for conquests. Equally important, the richness of the Islamic world and the welcoming attitudes of some Muslim states further motivated the Mongols for conquests. When the historical progress of the conquests is followed from the menākıbnāmes, however, a different kind of narrative appears. This different narrative was especially elaborated in the narratives of Nafahāt al-Uns, Menāḳıb al-ʿĀrifīn, Sipehsālār Risalesi and Vilāyet-Nāme. The records of these menākıbnāmes help us comprehend the mental and intellectual world of some sheikhs and dervishes, and allow for how they interpreted the Mongolian invasions. Last but not least, the menākıbnāmes are also invaluable sources in observing the deeds and prophecies of the leading ṣūfīs of the period, namely Najm al-Dīn Kubrā, Bahā’ al-Dīn Walad, Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī and Hacı Bektaş-i Veli who were first hand eyewitnesses to the Mongolian invasions. Keywords: The Mongol Invasions, Historical Sources, Menākıbnāmes, Sheikhs and Dervishes, Prophecies.