Shiism is the most important sect in Islam after Sunnis. Almost all of them live in the Middle East and the others live in south of Asia, especially in Pakistan and India.
In addition, Islamic republic of Iran, the only Shiitic government all over the world, is based on Shiite principals, so I think that recognizing of this sect will be very important.
Of course this Shiism which I call it Contemporary Shiism, is very different from what has been in the past. In this Shiism, we have to pay attention to ideological elements more than traditional ones. So recognizing Seyyed Jamal a-Din Asadabadi, Ali Shariati and Seyyed Ruh al-lah Musavi Khomeini’s opinion is very important and perhaps we should try to know how Marxism affected Shiism in Iran in our contemporary history.
As a result we have to know Shiism as an ideology not just as an Islamic sect. consequently we can hope to have conflicts under control in the future.
Tags: Asadabadi, Ideology, Islamic Republic, Khomeini, Sect, Shariati, Shiism, Shiitic
