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The Shia Shiasim in the 10th/16th and 11th/7th Centuries
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| In the 10th/I6th century. Ismaeel, who
was of the household of Shaykh Safi Al-Din Ardibili (d. 735AH/1334AD),
a Sufl master and also a Shi'ite, began a revolt in Ardibil, with three
hundred Sufis who were disciples of his forefathers, with the aim of establishing
an independent and powerful Shi'ite country.
In this way he began the conquest of Persia and overcame the local feudal princes. After a series of bloody wars with local rulers and also the Ottomans who held the title of caliph, he succeeded in forming Persia piece by piece into a country and in making Shiasim the official religion in his kingdom. After the death of Shah Isma'il other Safavid kings reigned in Persia until the 12th/18th century and each continued to recognize Shiasim as the official religion of the country and further to strengthen its hold upon this land. At the height of their power, during the reign,of Shah Abbass, the Safavids were able to increase the territorial expansion and the population of Persia to twice its present size. As for other Muslim lands, the Shi'ite population continued the same as before and increased only through the natural growth of population. |
PAGES IN ORDER
The Origin and Growth of Shiaism The Cause of the Separation of the Shia Minority from the Sunni Majority The Two Problems of Succession and Authority in Religious Sciences The Benefit which the Shia Derived from the Caliphate of Ali(as) The Transfer of the Caliphate to Muawiyah and Its Transformation into a Hereditory Monarchy The Establishment of Umayyad Rule Shi'ism during the 2nd/8th Century Shi'ism during the 3rd/9th Century Shi'ism during in the 4th/1Oth Century Shi'ism during from the 5th/11th to the 9th/15th Centuries Shi'ism during in the 10th/16th and 11th/7th Cees nturi Shi'ism during from the 12th/18th to the 14th/2Oth Centuries |