Islam in Iran

History of Islam in Iran

Islamic conquest of Persia Islamization in Iran Islamic golden age Islamic revolution Islamic republic of Iran

Notable scholars

Salman the Persian • Shaikh Saduq Shaikh Kulainy Hakim al-Nishaburi • Shaykh Tusi Ghazali • Fakhr al-Din al-Razi Avicenna • Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī Rumi • Abdul-Qadir Gilani Suhrawardi • Mulla Sadra Allameh Tabatabaei Ruhollah Khomeini

Sects

Twelvers • Zaidis Nizaris • Alavids • Sunnis Sufism

Islamic Cities/Regions

Mashhad • Qom • Ray

Culture

Nizamiyya • Hawza • Shu'ubiyya Commemoration of Ashura

Architecture

Mosques in Iran • Imam Reza shrine Ziaratgah • Naqsh-i Jahan Square Iranian architecture

Organizations

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Islam has been the official religion of Iran since the Islamic conquest of Iran except short duration after Mongol raid and establishment of Ilkhanate and Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after Islamic Republic of Iran on the basis of its constitution. See Also Persian Empire History of Iran and Greater Iran (also referred to as the " Iranian Cultural Continent The Islamic conquest of Persia (633–656 led to the end of the Sassanid Empire and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia Islamization in post-conquest Iran, a long process by which Islam was gradually adopted by the majority population occurred as a result of the Islamic conquest The Iranian Revolution' (mostly known as the Islamic Revolution, Persian: انقلاب اسلامی Enghelābe Eslāmi was the Revolution that transformed One of the most dramatic changes in government in Iran's history was seen with the 1979 Iranian Revolution where Shah ( king) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown Classical (pre-modern Era The following is a non-comprehensive list of Iranian scientists and engineers that lived from antiquity up until the beginning of the modern TemplateInfobox Salaf --> Salman the Persian or Salman al Farisi ( سلمان فارسی Salman e Farsi TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Al-Shaykh al-Saduq is the title given to Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Babawaih al-Qummi TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kulayni Al-Razi (died 329 Abu Abd-Allah Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah al-Hakim al-Nishaburi (d TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Shaykh Tusi ( شیخ طوسی) full name Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Hassan Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī (1058-1111 ( ابو حامد محمد ابن محمد الغزالی or امام محمد غزالی was born and died TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn al-Husayn al-Taymi al-Bakri al-Tabaristani Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ( Arabic / TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> ( Persian /ابو علی الحسین ابن عبدالله ابن سینا (born Shaikh Sayyid 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani ( Persian / Urdu: عبد القادرگیلانی) (also spelled Abdelkader Abdul Qadir Abdul Khadir - Jilani Jeelani Jilali Shahab al-Din Yahya as-Suhrawardi ( Persian شهاب الدين يحيى سهروردى, also known as Sohrevardi) was a Persian philosopher Sufi Sadr al-Din Moḥammad Shirazi also called Mulla Sadra ( also spelt Molla Sadra or Mollasadra or sadrol mote allehin; (c Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 See also Shi'a Islam Twelver Shi'ism ( ar اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah) is the largest branch of Shi'a branch of Islam Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic الزيدية az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a Shī'a Madhhab See also Ismaili The Nizārī s (النزاريون an-Nizāriyyūn) are the largest branch of the Ismā‘īlī (اسماعیلیه and comprise Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Mashhad ( literally the place of martyrdom) is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia See Rayshahr for the Sassanid center of learning in Fars province A nizamiyya ( النظامیة, Persian: نظامیه is one of the medieval institutions of higher education established by Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk in the Hawza ( Arabic / Persian: حوزة or ḥawza ˤilmiyya ( Arabic / Persian: حوزة علمیة is a Seminary of traditional Shu'ubiyyah ( Arabic: الشعوبية refers to the response by non- Arab Muslims to the privileged status of Arabs within the Ummah. See also Day of Ashura The Mourning of Muharram is an important period of mourning in the Shi'a branch of Islam, taking place in Muharram Imam Reza shrine ( in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which contains mausoleum of Imam Ridha, the eighth Ziyarat is a pilgrimage to sites associated with the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his companions, or other venerated figures in Islamic history Naghsh-e Jahan Square ( Persian: ميدان نقش جهان maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan) is situated at the center of Isfahan city Iran Architecture in " Greater Iran " has a continuous history from at least 5000BCE to the present with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Syria Bonyads are controversial Charitable trusts in Iran that dominate Iran's non-petroleum economy controlling an estimated 20% of Iran's GDP. Astan Quds Razavi ( is the administrative organization which manage Imam Reza shrine and institutions belonged to this organization For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Islamic conquest of Persia (633–656 led to the end of the Sassanid Empire and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate or Il Khanate (Ил Хан улс Il Khan uls;) was a Mongol Khanate established in Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.

Islam is the religion of 98% of Iranians of which approximately 89% are Shi'a and 9% are Sunni, mostly Turkomen, a minority of Arabs (mainly in Hormozgan Province), Baluchs, and Kurds living in the southwest, southeast, northeast and northwest. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic This article is about the Turkmen people of Turkmenistan. For the distinct group of Turk peoples of Iraq see Iraqi Turkmen. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Hormozgān is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country facing Oman. Baluch may refer to The Baloch people and Balochistan region of south and southwest Asia ^[1] Almost all of Iranian Shi'as are Twelvers. See also Shi'a Islam Twelver Shi'ism ( ar اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah) is the largest branch of Shi'a branch of Islam

History

Islamic conquest of Iran

The Islamic conquest of Persia (637-651) led to the end of the Sassanid Empire and the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia. The Islamic conquest of Persia (633–656 led to the end of the Sassanid Empire and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire Zoroastrianism (ˌzɔroʊˈæstriəˌnɪzəm is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia However, the achievements of the previous Persian civilizations were not lost, but were to a great extent absorbed by the new Islamic polity. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Unlike the majority of the Islamic world the proportion of Shi'ah Muslims in Iran is higher than the proportion of Sunni Muslims.

Islamicization in Iran

Imam Square, the biggest historic square in the world, in Isfahan was the symbolic center of the Safavid Empire. Islamization in post-conquest Iran, a long process by which Islam was gradually adopted by the majority population occurred as a result of the Islamic conquest Naghsh-e Jahan Square ( Persian: ميدان نقش جهان maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan) is situated at the center of Isfahan city Iran Esfahān or Isfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan or Hispahan, Old Persian: Aspadana, Middle Persian: Spahān The Safavids ( صفوی) were an Iranian ref>Helen Chapin Metz The square is surrounded by the walls of Imam mosque in the south, Lotfollah mosque in the east, and the Ali Qapu Palace in the west. The Imam mosque was built by Shah Abbas I at the beginning of the 17th century. Shāh ‘Abbās I or Shāh ‘Abbās the Great ( (born January 27, 1571; died January 19, 1629) was Shah of Iran and the most eminent As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The square was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO

Before the conquest, the Persians had been mainly Zoroastrian, however, there were also large and thriving Christian and Jewish communities. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Zoroastrianism (ˌzɔroʊˈæstriəˌnɪzəm is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ However, there was a slow but steady movement of the population toward Islam. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The nobility and city-dwellers were the first to convert, most likely to preserve the economic and social status and advantages; Islam spread more slowly among the peasantry and the dihqans, or landed gentry. By the late 10th century, the majority of Persians had become Muslim, at least nominally. Most Persian Muslims were Sunni Muslims. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Though Iran is known today as a stronghold of the Shi'a Muslim faith, it did not become so until much later around the 15th century. The Iranian Muslims projected many of their own Persian moral and ethical values that predates Islam into the religion, while recognizing Islam as their religion and the prophet's son in law, Ali as an enduring symbol of justice. ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (a=علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب|t=ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib 13th Rajab, 24 BH – 21st Ramaḍān, 40 AH

According to Bernard Lewis:

"Iran was indeed Islamized, but it was not Arabized. Bernard Lewis (born May 31, 1916 in London, England) is a British - American Persians remained Persians. And after an interval of silence, Iran reemerged as a separate, different and distinctive element within Islam, eventually adding a new element even to Islam itself. Culturally, politically, and most remarkable of all even religiously, the Iranian contribution to this new Islamic civilization is of immense importance. The work of Iranians can be seen in every field of cultural endeavor, including Arabic poetry, to which poets of Iranian origin composing their poems in Arabic made a very significant contribution. In a sense, Iranian Islam is a second advent of Islam itself, a new Islam sometimes referred to as Islam-i Ajam. It was this Persian Islam, rather than the original Arab Islam, that was brought to new areas and new peoples: to the Turks, first in Central Asia and then in the Middle East in the country which came to be called Turkey, and of course to India. The Ottoman Turks brought a form of Iranian civilization to the walls of Vienna. . . [1]"

Shi'a Islam in Iran

Shiaism in Iran before Safavids

Imam Reza A. Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( علي بن موسى الرضا) (Commonly known as Ali ar-Ridha Ali Reza (Eleventh of Dhu al-Qi'dah, 148 AH – Seventeenth of S. shrine, the greatest religious place in Iran, Mashhad

Although Shi'as have lived in Iran since the earliest days of Islam, and there was one Shi'a dynasty in part of Iran during the tenth and eleventh centuries, but according to Mortaza Motahhari the majority of Iranian scholars and masses remained Sunni till the time of the Safavids. Mashhad ( literally the place of martyrdom) is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری February 3, 1920 ^[2]

However it doesn't mean Shia was rootless in Iran. The writers of The Four Books of Shia were Iranian as well as many other great Shia scholars. Distinguish from the Four Books of Chinese Confucianism The Four Books (Arabic الكتب الاربعة Al-Kutub Al-Arbʿah'

َAllameh Hilli mentions the names of the great Islamic jurists which most of them were Iranian. Jamal ad-Din Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn 'Ali ibn Muthahhar al-Hilli (جمال الدين الحسن بن يوسف الحلي ( December 15, 1250 - December 18, ^[3]:

In view of the fact that we have a great number of Fuqaha(Islamic jurists) who have copiously written on the subject, it is not possible for me to quote all of them. A Faqih (plural Fuqaha') (فقيه pl فقهاء is an expert in Fiqh, or Islamic Jurisprudence. I have selected from those who were best known for their research and scholarship, quoting their Ijtihad, and the opinions they adopted for action. Ijtihad (Arabic اجتهاد is a technical term of Islamic law that describes the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources From amongst the earlier ones, I have selected Hasan ibn Mahboob, Ahmed ibn Abi Nasr Bezanti, Husain ibn Saeed Ahvazi, Fadhl ibn Shadhan Nisaburi, Yunus ibn Abd al­Rahman. They lived during the presence of our Imams. From the later group, I quote Muhammad ibn Babawayh Qummi and Muhammad ibn Yaqoob Kulaini. TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Al-Shaykh al-Saduq is the title given to Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Babawaih al-Qummi TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kulayni Al-Razi (died 329 As for the people of Fatwa, I consider the verdicts of Askafi, Ibn Abi Aqeel, Shaykh Mufid, Seyyid Murtadha Alamul Huda and Shaykh Tusi. TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man al-'Ukbari al-Baghdadi known TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Shaykh Tusi ( شیخ طوسی) full name Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Hassan

The domination of the Sunni creed during the first nine Islamic centuries characterizes the religious history of Iran during this period. There were however some exceptions to this general domination which emerged in the form of the Zaydīs of Tabaristan, the Buwayhid, the rule of Sultan Muhammad Khudabandah (r. Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic الزيدية az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a Shī'a Madhhab The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian Öljaitü, Oljeitu or Uljeitu, also known as Muhammad Khodabandeh, ( Persian محمد خدابنده - اولجایتو Shawwal 703-Shawwal 716/1304-1316) and the Sarbedaran. The Sarbadars (from sarbadar, "head on gallows" also known as Sarbedaran) were a mixture of religious dervishes and secular rulers that came to rule over Nevertheless, apart from this domination there existed, firstly, throughout these nine centuries, Shia inclinations among many Sunnis of this land and, secondly, original Imami Shiism as well as Zaydī Shiism had prevalence in some parts of Iran. See also Shi'a Islam Twelver Shi'ism ( ar اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah) is the largest branch of Shi'a branch of Islam Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic الزيدية az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a Shī'a Madhhab During this period, Shia in Iran were nourished from Kufah, Baghdad and later from Najaf and Hillah. Kufa ( Arabic, ar الكوفة) is a city in modern Iraq, about 170 km south of Baghdad, and 10 km northeast of Najaf. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Najaf ( BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Al-Hillah ( BGN: Al Ḩillah; also spelled Hillah or Hilla) is a city in central Iraq ^[4]

However, during the first nine centuries there are four high points in the history of this linkage:

• First, the migration of a number of persons belonging to the tribe of the Afshar from Iraq to the city of Qum towards the end of the first/seventh century, which is the period of establishment of Imamī Shī‘ism in Iran. The Afshar tribes of Iran are two distinct Turkic -speaking Ethnic groups The larger group is concentrated in the north of the country and the smaller
• Second, the influence of the Shī‘ī tradition of Baghdad and Najaf on Iran during the fifth/eleventh and sixth/twelfth centuries.
• Third, the influence of the school of Hillah on Iran during the eighth/fourteenth century.
• Fourth, the influence of the Shī‘ism of Jabal Amel and Bahrain on Iran during the period of establishment of the Safavid rule. Jabal Amel (جبل عامل is a hilly region in Southern Lebanon named after the Banu 'Amilah tribe The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf ^[4]

Shiaism and the Safavids

The Safavid dynasty made Shi'a Islam the official state religion in the sixteenth century and aggressively proselytized on its behalf. The Safavids ( صفوی) were an Iranian ref>Helen Chapin Metz It is also believed that by the mid-seventeenth century most people in Iran had become Shi'as, an affiliation that has continued.

Mortaza Motahhari has quoted^[2]:

The majority of Iranians turned to Shi'ism from the Safawid period onwards. TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری February 3, 1920 Of course, it cannot be denied that Iran's environment was more favourable to the flourishing of the Shi'ism as compared to all other parts of the Muslim world. Shi'ism did not penetrate any land to the extent that it gradually could in Iran. With the passage of time, Iranians' readiness to practise Shi'ism grew day by day. Had Shi`ism not been deeply rooted in the Iranian spirit, the Safawids (907-1145/ 1501-1732) would not have succeeded in converting Iranians to the Shi'i creed and making them follow the Prophet's Ahl al-Bayt sheerly by capturing political power.

However, after Safavid ruler Ismail I captured Tabriz in 1501, "a search of all Islamic libraries unearthed only one book on Shi'ism. " Ismail brought Arab Shia clerics from Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon in order to preach the Shi'a faith. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية ^[5] Succeeding Safavid rulers promoted Shi'ism among the elites, and it was only under Mullah Allamah al-Majlis - court cleric from 1680 until 1698 - that Shi'ism truly took hold among the masses. ^[6]

Islam and the twentieth century

During the 20th century Iran underwent significant changes such as the 1906 Constitutional Revolution and the secularism of the Pahlavi dynasty.

According to scholar Roy Mottahedeh, one significant change to Islam in Iran during the first half of the 20th century was that the class of ulema lost its informality that allowed it to include everyone from the highly trained jurist to the "shopkeeper who spent one afternoon a week memorizing and transmitting a few traditions. Ulema ( ar علماء,, singular ar عالِم,, "scholar" refers to the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several " Laws by Reza Shah that requiring military service and dress in European-style clothes for Iranians, gave talebeh and mullahs exemptions, but only if they passed specific examinations proving their learnedness, thus excluding less educated clerics.

In addition Islamic Madrasah schools became more like `professional` schools, leaving broader education to secular government schools and sticking to Islamic learning. "Madrasa" and "Medrese" redirect here For the village in Azerbaijan see Mədrəsə. "Ptolemaic astronomy, Aveicennian medicines, and the algebra of Omar Kahayyam" was dispensed with. ^[7]

Muslims distribution in Iran

Map showing ethnic and religious diversity among the population of Iran.

Sunni Muslims constitute approximately 9% of the Iranian population. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic A majority of Kurds, virtually all Baluchis and Turkomans, and a minority of Arabs are Sunnis, as are small communities of Persians in southern Iran and Khorasan. This article is about the Turkmen people of Turkmenistan. For the distinct group of Turk peoples of Iraq see Iraqi Turkmen. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Shia clergy tend to view missionary work among Sunnis to convert them to Shi'ism as a worthwhile religious endeavor. ^[8]. Since the Sunnis generally live in the border regions of the country, there has been no occasion for Shia-Sunni conflict in most of Iran. In those towns with mixed populations in West Azarbaijan, the Persian Gulf region, and Sistan and Baluchistan, tensions between Shi'as and Sunnis existed both before and after the Revolution. This article is about the Iranian province for similar uses see Azerbaijan (disambiguation. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Sistān o Balūchestān ( Persian: استان سیستان و بلوچستان is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Religious tensions have been highest during major Shi'a observances, especially Moharram. Muharram ( Arabic: ar محرم is the first month of the Islamic calendar. ^[9]

Islamic revolution in Iran

Main article: Iranian Revolution

The Iranian Revolution (also known as the Islamic Revolution,^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]} Persian: انقلاب اسلامی, Enghelābe Eslāmi) was the revolution that transformed Iran from a monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution and founder of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian Revolution' (mostly known as the Islamic Revolution, Persian: انقلاب اسلامی Enghelābe Eslāmi was the Revolution that transformed A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Shah is an Iranian term for a Monarch (leader that has been adopted in many other languages Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 ^[16] It has been called "the third great revolution in history," following the French and Bolshevik revolutions,^[17] and an event that "made Islamic fundamentalism a political force . The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them Islamic fundamentalism Arabic: usul (from usul the "fundamentals"] is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the . . from Morocco to Malaysia. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and "^[18]

Current situation of Islam

Statistics of religious buildings according to آمارنامه اماکن مذهبی which has been gathered in 2003.

Notes

See also

• Islam by country
• History of Iran
• Islamicization in post-conquest Iran
• History of political Islam in Iran
• Religious minorities in Iran
• Christians in Iran
• Judaism in Iran
• Institute for Interreligious Dialogue
• Status of religious freedom in Iran

External links

• Islam in Iran
• Iran in History by Bernard Lewis
• Islam and Iran: A Historical Study of Mutual Services
• Four Centuries of Influence of Iraqi Shiism on Pre-Safavid Iran

References

• A Country Study: Iran:This article contains material from the Library of Congress Country Studies, which are United States government publications in the public domain. Listing of Muslims by country Important note Population counts by religious affiliation like most demographic characteristics of a Population See Also Persian Empire History of Iran and Greater Iran (also referred to as the " Iranian Cultural Continent Islamization in post-conquest Iran, a long process by which Islam was gradually adopted by the majority population occurred as a result of the Islamic conquest The islam in Iran (or History of Principle-ism) covers the history of Islamic revivalism and the rise of political Islam in modern Iran There are several major religious minorities in Iran, while the majority and State religion is Shi'a Islam. Christianity in Iran has had a long history dating back to the very early years of the faith |||} Persian Jews or Iranian Jews are Jews historically associated with the Persian Empire or Iran. Institute for Interreligious Dialogue is a non-governmental organization devoted to dialog among religions throughout the world Iran is an Islamic republic. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran mandates that the official religion of Iran is Islam (see Islam Bernard Lewis (born May 31, 1916 in London, England) is a British - American The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress ( USA) freely available for use by researchers The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
• Petrushevsky, I. P. ,(1985) Islam in Iran , State University of New York Press , ISBN-13: 978-0887060700