Investigation of Shi'ism current opportunities from the fall of Baghdad To the establishment of the Safavid dynasty
Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research
1 - استادیار گروه عربی دانشگاه قم
Keywords: Iran, the Mongols, Ilkhans, Shi'ism, The fall of Baghdad, The Safavid dynasty,
Abstract :
Recognizing Shi'ism in the Safavid period is a phenomenon which is rooted in centuries, currents, and ups and downs that Shi'ism faced in its attempt to prove itself. The present study made an attempt to examine Shi'ism, its opportunities from the fall of Baghdad to the establishment of Safavid dynasty, and the recognition of Iran's Twelver Shi'ism .The results revealed that ,in the course of Iran’s history, from the beginning until before the fall of Baghdad(656 A.H),the tendency to Shiite has been rising but it occurred slowly. However, after the Mongol devastating invasion of Iran and the Muslim world and the presented opportunities, Shi'ism current found such power and acceleration that, after nearly three centuries, despite various sects and religions in Iran, finally, it was formalized and conjoined with the Iranian identity.