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 Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements Epic or EPIC may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and medi ...

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 in 2000. The series is about the life of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. This series mainly focus on his life where he was brought to Merv from Madina 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'mu ...

and the period of his deputy till martyrdom. The telefilm version of this series has also been made and broadcast.

Plot

The story begins with the death of Harun al-Rashid, 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 t ...

, 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 Merv is shown. It also describes the important events of this period, such as the rain prayer, the

Eid al-Fitr , nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast , observedby = Muslims , type = Islamic , longtype = Islamic , significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan , dat ...

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 e ...

- without showing face, in Halo (see Aniconism in Islam) * Mohammad Sadeghi as

* Merila Zarei as Golnaz *

Danial Hakimi Danial Hakimi ( fa, دانیال حکیمی, ; March 6, 1963) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian film, stage, TV, and radio actor/director Early life and education Hakimi was born in Shahrud, Iran. He graduated from Radio acting school in Iran, and ...

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 as Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi * Enayatollah Bakhshi as Isa Jalodi * Fathali Oveisi as Raja Ibn Abi Dahhak * Rambod Javan as Al-Amin * Farimah Farjami as Zubaidah * Bita Farrahi as Azardokht *

Kazem HajirAzad Kazem HajirAzad ( fa, کاظم هژیرآزاد, born March 21, 1950) is an Iranian cinema, television, and stage actor. He is a member of I.F.A.A (Iranian Film Actors Association) and Iranian actors of Theater Forum and also the Theater Forum ex ...

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 ...

as Tahir ibn Husayn * Mehdi Fakhimzadeh

Music

Music was by Babak Bayat and singing Mohammad Esfahani.

Awards

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