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Format: Series · About Islam
Countries: IR
Languages: fa (original) · ar (dubbed) · ur (dubbed)
Approach: historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not shown · Companions: Shown · Imams: Shown (A Shia production depicting the Imam on screen with a visible face.)
Titles in other languages: امام علیShaheed-e Kufaالإمام علي

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Check it against the record:Ali ibn Abi Talib

Overview

"Shahid-e-Kufa" is a historical drama series released in 1995, produced in Iran, directed by Davood Mirbagheri. Its leading performers include Dariush Arjmand, None, Behzad Farahani, Vishka Asayesh and Jamshid Mashayekhi. An Iranian series by Davood Mirbagheri about Ali ibn Abi Talib, from the Prophet's pledge of the caliphate to his martyrdom in the sanctuary of Kufa; the largest Iranian production on the life of the Imam, which depicts him with a visible face. ¹ ²

Context and reception

This work deals with Ali ibn Abi Talib, Medina, Kufa, and the era of the rightly guided caliphs. It does not show the Prophet in person.

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About: Ali ibn Abi Talib
Set in: Medina· Kufa· The Rashidun Caliphate
Features: Dariush Arjmand· Mehdi Fat'hi· Behzad Farahani· Vishka Asayesh· Jamshid Mashayekhi· Davoud Rashidi· Parviz Parastui· Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia
Directed by: Davood Mir-Bagheri
Broadcast by: IRIB TV1

People and things also explored

Ali's pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr· The death of the Prophet· The meeting at Saqifa· Omar· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· Ali appoints the sons of al-Abbas and Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr as governors· Ali burns people in Kufa who claimed he was God· Ali burns the village of Zarara where wine was sold

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islam.museum contributors. “Imam Ali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/shaheed-e-kufa-1995/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Ali's pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr

Sallabi holds that Ali and al-Zubayr pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr early, on the day of the Prophet's death, citing an authentic report of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri; he treats the reports of a long delay as unsound, and records a renewal of the pledge after Fatima's death in Ibn Kathir's view.