Shia Islam in South Asia
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Shia Islam was brought to South Asia during the final years of the Rashidun Caliphate. South Asia also served as a refuge for some Shias escaping persecution from Umayyads, Abbasids, Ayyubids, and Ott
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The tomb of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi
Tomb of Mir Shams-ud Din Iraqi
Mahmud Gawan Madrasa was built by Mahmud Gawan, the Shia scholar and Vizier, in 1460.
Islam in Pakistan
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Islam is the largest and the state religion of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The country has over 231.69 million adherents of Islam, making it the world's second-largest country by Muslim populati
Shia Islam in South Asia
…influenced by an influx of Iranian settlers like the Prithimpassa family, who were able to spread Shia Islam in the Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar. Islam in Pakistan Abdullah Shah Ghazi…
Eid prayer at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore
Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta was patronized by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
A painting by Edwin Lord Weeks c. 1889 of the marketplace near Wazir Khan Mosque
Many diverse Islamic denominations are practised within Pakistan.