Tashayyuʻ dar Īlām az ṣadr-i Islām tā rūy-i kār āmadan-i Ṣafaviyān

This study traces the spread of Shīʻism across the historic region of Īlām in western Īrān, from the earliest decades of Islam through to the rise of the Ṣafavid dynasty. Drawing on the ancient civilisation of Elam and the historical geography of the province, the authors examine the two late-Sāsānian districts of Māsabaẕān and Mihrajānqaẕaq, charting their conquest by the Muslim armies and the gradual religious transformation that followed. The work follows the evolution of belief among the people of Īlām across successive eras: the Rāshidūn and Umayyad caliphates, the ʻAbbāsid period, and the rule of local dynasties. Particular attention is given to the role of governors and regional rulers in promoting Shīʻism, and to the influence of the imāmzādahs and learned ʻulamāʼ whose presence shaped the confessional identity of the Īlāmī population, culminating in the predominantly Shīʻa character of the region today.