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Reign of Love (2000)

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Original title
Velayate Eshgh
Directed by
Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
Genre
historical television series
Country
Iran
Length
1 season, 28 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the life of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. It depicts his journey from Medina to Merv and his time as heir apparent under al-Ma'mun.

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What happens

Reign of Love (Persian: ولایت عشق, romanized: Velāyat-e-Eshgh) also known by the name of the Arabic version of the series The Stranger of Tus (Arabic: غریب طوس, romanized: Ghareeb-e-Toos) is an Iranian epic historical drama TV series directed by Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, which aired on IRIB TV1 in 2000. The series is about the life of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. It mainly focuses on the period of his life when he was brought from Medina to Merv by order of al-Ma'mun, particularly his tenure as heir apparent, until his martyrdom. A telefilm version of the series was also produced and released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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