of Shia Islam. This process led to hostilities with Iran's Sunni-majority neighbours, most notably the Ottoman Empire. The Safavid campaign sought to...

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the 16th century, Sunni Islam was dominant among the Iranians, but this changed with the Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam, which marked another...

the 16th century, the newly enthroned Safavid dynasty initiated a massive campaign to install Shia Islam as Iran's official sect, aggressively proselytizing...

state jurisprudence in Iran during the Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam from the 16th to the 18th century. Followers of the Ja'fari school are...

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establishment of the Safavid rule. In 1501, the Safavid dynasty established Twelver Shia Islam as the official state religion of Iran. In particular...

Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam destroyed what was once a vibrant community of Zoroastrians. As per official policy, Safavids wanted everyone to convert...

Islamic Republic. Hijab was seen as a symbol of piety, dignity, and identity for Muslim women. The Safavid dynasty centralized Iran and declared Shia...

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Shi‘a Islam, also known as Shi‘ite Islam or Shia, is the second largest branch of Islam after Sunni Islam. Shias adhere to the teachings of Muhammad and...

of Iran to the Twelver sect of Shīʿa Islam so that he could get them to fight against the Sunni Ottomans. This resulted in the Safavid conversion of Iran...

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Shia Islam was brought to the Indian subcontinent during the final years of the Rashidun Caliphate. The Indian subcontinent also served as a refuge for...

Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam and again during the reign of the Qajar dynasty, whose persecution of Zoroastrians prompted many to flee to British...

the Safavid dynasty, which initiated Iranian history's most momentous religious change since the original Muslim conquest by converting Iran to Shia Islam...

sites in Shia Islam). As part of the Hajj, the majority of Muslims also visit the sites of Mina, Mount Arafat, and Muzdalifah, in addition to the Kaaba...

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may need rendering support to display the Persian text in this article correctly. Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia...

associated with Shia Islam and the Safavid dynasty. The two imperial standards were placed on the right of the square already mentioned: one of them was in...

attacked by a mob and subsequently forced to convert to Shia Islam. In Persia, instances of forced conversion of Jews took place in 1291 and 1318, and those...

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first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid period is...

movements. Shia Islamism, a previously very small ideology, gained in popularity after the Iranian Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini, whose Shia Islamist...

and politics of northwestern Iran in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, but today it is best known for having given rise to the Safavid dynasty. Starting...

Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib (r. 656–661) as both his political successor (caliph)...

romanized: al-Ismāʿīliyya) is a branch of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili (/ˌɪzmɑːˈɪliː/) get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed...