Khorram-dinan (Esoteric Islamic religious sect)

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• Khorram-dīnān — or Khorramiyyeh Islamic sect that flourished in the 9th–11th centuries. Though they were Muslims, some members of this sect believed in transmigration of souls and in the Zoroastrian dualism of good and evil deities. Like the Shīites, they were… …   Universalium

• Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …   Universalium