''Loneliest Leader'' () is a series directed by Mahdi Fakhimzade. This series narrates a short part of
Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali (; 2 April 670) was an Alids, Alid political and religious leader. The eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hasan briefly ruled as Rashidun caliphate, Rashidun caliph from January 661 unt ...
's life, the
Hasan–Muawiya treaty, the conditions of the Islamic community and
Shia
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...
, and the events after his killing.
The series has also been produced in the form of a film.
Plot
''Loneliest Leader'' deals with the last six months of Hasan Mojtaba's life, which ends with his martyrdom. Fakhimzadeh begins his story from the place where, at the same time as the martyrdom of Ali, another
Kharijite
The Kharijites (, singular ) were an Islamic sect which emerged during the First Fitna (656–661). The first Kharijites were supporters of Ali who rebelled against his acceptance of arbitration talks to settle the conflict with his challeng ...
, he intends to kill
Muawiya
Mu'awiya I (–April 680) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 until his death. He became caliph less than thirty years after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and immediately after the four Rashi ...
, but fails to do so. The events after the
assassination of Ali
Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun caliph () and the first Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam, was assassinated during the Fajr prayer, morning prayer on 28 January 661 common era, CE, equivalent to 19 Ramadan 40 ...
, the story of Hasan-Muawiya treaty, as well as the conditions of the Islamic community and the Shia after his assassination are among the issues raised in this series.
Cast
* Akbar Zanjanpour in the role of
Muawiya
Mu'awiya I (–April 680) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 until his death. He became caliph less than thirty years after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and immediately after the four Rashi ...
also in
Imam Ali series
*
Davoud Rashidi in the role of
Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi (664) was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in and was ...
* Husayn Gil in the role of
Ibn Abbas
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest Tafsir#Conditions, mufassir of the Quran, Qur'an. ...
* Mehdi Fakhimzadeh in the role of
Shmir
*
Afsaneh Bayegan in the role of
Ja'da bint al-Ash'at
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Kazem HajirAzad
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Fathali Oveisi
Fathali Oveisi (; 11 January 1946 – 5 October 2021) was an Iranian actor and Film director, director.
Biography
Oveisi is best known for ''Captain Khorshid'' (1987), ''Baanoo'' (1999), ''Hamoun (film), Hamoun'' (1990), ''Love-stricken'' (1992) ...
Music
Majid Entezami
Majid Entezami () (born 9 March 1948) is an List of Iranian composers, Iranian composer, conductor, musician and oboist.
Discography
References
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Iranian composers
1948 births
Living people
Irani ...
is the music composer of this series.
See also
*
Mukhtarnameh
*
List of Islamic films
This is a list of films, television serials and programmes related to Islamic civilization, i.e. Islam, Islamic history and Islamic culture. For ease of classification this article defines the following terms as such:
*"Documentary" refers to educ ...
References
External links
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Television series about Islam
1990s Iranian television series
Religious historical television series
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