Islam

原文摘录   · · · · · · 

• Shah Ismail established a military state, but relied heavily on the civilians, who ran the administration. Like the old Sassanid and Abbasid monarchs, the shahs was called the "Shadow of God on earth," but Safavid legitimacy was based on Ismail's claim to be a descendant of the imams. It did not take the Safavids long, however to realize that their extremist ideology, which had fired their revolutionary zeal in opposition, would not serve them well once they had become the establishment. Shah Abbas I (1588-1629) rid his bureaucracy of those who held bguluww view, imported Arab Shii ulama from abroad to teach the people a more orthodox form of Twelver Shiism, built madrasahs for them and gave them generous financial support. Under Abbas, the empire reached its zenith. He achieved important ... (查看原文)

  豆友53324561 2014-12-29 22:44:50