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The Safavids

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    Safavid Empire
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  • What is Sufism?
    Sufism is a spiritual path in Islam where Muslims try to feel close to God through love, prayer, and personal experience.
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  • The word Shaykh means...
    A religious scholar or spiritual guide, especially in Sufism.
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  • Who was the founder of the Safawiya-Sufi order?
    Shaykh Safi al-Din
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  • Shaykh Safi claimed a spiritual lineage to...
    Hazrat Imam Ali
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  • The word Shah means..
    KING
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  • The official religion of the Safavid Empire was...
    Twelver Shi'a Islam
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  • Who were the Qizilbash (Readheads)?
    The Safawiyya Sufi Soldiers
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  • Who found the Safavid Empire?
    Shah Ismail
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  • Ismail took the title of...
    Padishah - Great King
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  • The Safavid & Ottoman battle...
    Chaldiran
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  • Shah Ismail was succeeded by...
    Shah Tahmasp
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  • Differences between the Ottomans and the Safavids are...
    The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, while the Safavids were Shi'a Muslims (specifically Twelver Shi'a).
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  • Which Shah brought reforms and changes to the Safavid Empire?
    Shah Abbas I
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  • Name the 2 schools of thought in the Safavid Empire.
    The Akhbari & Usuli Schools
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  • Akhbari School relies on...
    Qur'an, Hadith & the teachings of the 12 Imams
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  • Akhbar means...
    Tradition or Report
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