“Tashyi’ (Funeral Procession) in Tashayyu’ (Shi’ism)
In history, we have read that Iranians embraced Islam at the hands of a faction of the Muslim army, and experienced Islam under a government that officially cursed and vilified Ali ibn Abi Talib on pulpits and in official assemblies, portraying him as an anti-hero in the narrative of Islamic history. Despite this image-making by…