Reign of Love ( fa, ولایت عشق, Velāyat-e-Eshgh) also known by the name of the Arabic version of the series The Stranger of Tus ( ar, غریب طوس, Ghareeb-e-Toos) is an epic

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...

series directed by Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, which aired on

IRIB TV1 IRIB TV1 ( fa, شبکه یک, ''Shabakeh-e Yek'', lit. Channel 1) is one of the 40 national television channels in Iran. IRIB TV1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been es ...

in 2000. The series is about the life of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, the eighth Imam of

Shia Islam Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are ...

. This series mainly focus on his life where he was brought to

Merv Merv ( tk, Merw, ', مرو; fa, مرو, ''Marv''), also known as the Merve Oasis, formerly known as Alexandria ( grc-gre, Ἀλεξάνδρεια), Antiochia in Margiana ( grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐν τῇ Μαργιανῇ) and ...

from

Madina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

by order of

Al-Ma'mun Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'm ...

and the period of his deputy till martyrdom. The

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version of this series has also been made and broadcast.

Plot

The story begins with the death of

Harun al-Rashid Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar , أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...

, the

Abbasid caliph The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The family came ...

, and the coming to power of his son Amin. In the continuation of the war between Amin and his brother Mamun, the caliphate of Mamun and the bringing of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza to

is shown. It also describes the important events of this period, such as the rain prayer, the Eid al-Fitr prayer, and the debates between religions.

Cast

* Farokh Nemati as

Imam Reza Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the ...

- without showing face, in

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(see

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) * Mohammad Sadeghi as

* Merila Zarei as Golnaz * Danial Hakimi as Amr ibn Raja *

Bizhan Emkanian Bijan Emkanian ( fa, بیژن امکانیان ) is an Iranian actor born on August 18, 1953 in Abadan Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwes ...

as Ibn Aghil *

Davoud Rashidi Davoud Rashidi ( fa, داوود رشیدی; July 16, 1933 – August 26, 2016) was an Iranian actor. His daughter, Leili Rashidi, is also an actress. Career His first film was ''Escape from the Trap'' (1971, Jalal Moghadam) after years of stage ...

Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi (, 757/8–823/4), was one of the most influential officials of the Abbasid Caliphate in the reigns of Harun al-Rashid () and al-Amin (), whom he served as chamberlain and chief minister. Fadl played an important role as the chi ...

* Enayatollah Bakhshi as Isa Jalodi *

Fathali Oveisi Fathali Oveisi ( fa, فتحعلی اویسی; 11 January 1946 – 5 October 2021) was an Iranian actor and director. Biography He is best known for '' Captain Khorshid'' (1987), ''Baanoo'' (1999), '' Hamoun'' (1990), ''Love-stricken'' (1992) and ...

as Raja Ibn Abi Dahhak *

Rambod Javan Rambod Javan ( fa, رامبد جوان; born on 22 December 1971 in Tehran) is an Iranian actor, director, TV host and the author of many screenplays. Rambod Javan has made and directed a locally famous TV program, Khandevane. Khandevane has so ...

Al-Amin Abu Musa Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو موسى محمد بن هارون الرشيد, Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd; April 787 – 24/25 September 813), better known by his laqab of Al-Amin ( ar, الأمين, al-Amī ...

* Farimah Farjami as Zubaidah * Bita Farrahi as Azardokht * Kazem HajirAzad as Ibn Abi Imran *

Valiollah Momeni Valiollah Momeni ( fa, ولی‌الله مؤمنی, May 31, 1943 — December 29, 2015)http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/319851/cinema/iraniancinema ( Hamshahri) was an Iranian actor and voice actor. Momeni had played in famous movies and TV ...

Tahir ibn Husayn Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn ( fa, طاهر ابن حسین, ''Tāher ebn-e Hoseyn''; ar, طاهر بن الحسين, ''Tahir bin al-Husayn''), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn ( ar, ذو اليمينين, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar ( ar, الأعو ...

* Mehdi Fakhimzadeh

Music

Music was by Babak Bayat and singing

Mohammad Esfahani Mohammad Mahdi Vaezi Esfahani ( fa, محمدمهدی واعظی اصفهانی ; born 5 July 1966), better known as Mohammad Esfahani, is an Iranian Persian pop and traditional singer. He graduated from The Medical Sciences University of Ira ...

Awards

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