Shia Islam

Although Iran is nowadays known for being a stronghold of Shia Islam, most Persian Muslims were Sunni until the XVth century.
Bien que l'Iran soit connu aujourd'hui comme un bastion du chiisme, la plupart des Musulmans persans étaient sunnites jusqu'au XVe siècle.
I learned a lot about Shia Islam when I visited Tehran.
J'ai beaucoup appris sur le chiisme lorsque j'ai visité Téhéran.
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