Khajehyar, Rafat

[ 1 ] - Safavid Government and Holding Friday Prayer from the Perspective of Mullah Khalil Qazvini

The rule of the Safavids in Iran provided the perfect basis for the widespread political and social activities of the Shiite scholars, and they not only maintained good relations with the Safavids but also assumed the highest religious positions in the government. This collaboration was the result of a shift in the jurisprudential political views of the scholars that had previously been unprece...