Military history of Iran — With thousands of years of recorded history, and due to an unchanging geographic (and subsequently geopolitical) condition, Iran (previously known as Persia in the West until 1935) has had a long, varied, and checkered military culture and… … Wikipedia
Ray, Iran, as a military objective — This article is about the city of Ray, Iran as a military objective, not the large territory of which it was once capital ( Ragau in the Apocryphal Book of Judith). Ray, in an area of fertile lowland between the Zagros Mountains, the Elburz… … Wikipedia
Military history of Ray, Iran — This article concerns the city of Ray, Iran (near Shahr e Rey) as a military objective, not the large territory of which it was once capital ( Ragau in the Apocryphal Book of Judith). Ray, in an area of fertile lowland between the Zagros… … Wikipedia
Zaidiyyah — Zaidi redirects here. For Zaidi (Last Name) and other uses, see Zaidi (disambiguation). Zayd ash Shaheed Imams of Shi a Islam … Wikipedia
Qom Province — Infobox Iran Province province name = Qom ostan name = قم loc capital = Qom latd = 34.6456 longd = 50.8798 area = 11,526 pop = 1,064,456 pop year = 2005 pop density = 92.4 sub provinces = 1 languages= Persian Shahsevan Khalaj Qom is one of the 30 … Wikipedia
Bavand Dynasty — The Bavandi Dynasty (also spelled Bavend) was an Iranian dynasty that started in the early seventh century, as an independent group of rulers, reigning over Tabaristan in what is now northern Iran. The Bavandi name apparently comes from Bav, son… … Wikipedia
Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Sunni-Shia relations — Sunni and Shia (or Shiite) are the two major denominations of Islam. The demographic breakdown between the two groups is difficult to assess and varies by source, but a good approximation is that 85% of the world s muslims are Sunni, and 15% are… … Wikipedia
History of Shia Islam — Shī‘a Islam, also Shi‘ite Islam or Shi‘ism is the largest minority denomination based on the Islamic faith .Shias adhere to the teachings of Muhammad and the religious guidance of his family (who are referred to as the Ahl al Bayt) or his… … Wikipedia
Daud Bandagi Kirmani — Early 17th century Miniature Painting of Hazrat Daud Bandagi Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513 1575C.E. (AH 919 982) more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a famous 16th century saint of the Qadiri order.… … Wikipedia
