An investigation of social and economic situation of Shiites in Afghanestan

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Abolhassan shahvare ¹ (استادیار دانشگاه پیام نور مرکز گرگان)
hasan ghalandri ² (کار‌شناس ارشد تاریخ)

Received: 2015-12-26 Accepted : 2015-12-26 Published : 2011-06-22

Keywords: Afghanistan, Religion, Shiites, the Hazara,

Abstract :

The appearance of Shiite in Afghanistan goes back to the early Islam period and Imam Ali. Some of the researchers the emergence of this religion associate with the Shiite Hazara ethnic group. In fact, the presence  Hazara people in Afghanistan can be as an indicator to show the extent of Shiat religion in this region. The tendency of people to the Shiite Hazara Afghans in Afghanistan can be including geographical location, away from the center of the Caliphate of Afghanistan, Afghan Shia's love interest and the family of the Prophet(PBUH) , the eighth Imam of Shiites in the Khorasan(as) region. The tendency to Shiite Among the ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan and now has moved to the present era. Among the Safavid period, the Shiites in Afghanistan have been active in political and social situation, and perhaps even can consider the period Ilkhan the beginner of Shiite activities in Afghanistan. In this research we tried to regard to social, political situations of Afghanistan Shiites since the beginning of period of Islam.