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Abstract

This article titled “Shi’ism and its creedal impact on society in Afghanistan” has been elaborated and explained in detail that the people of Afghanistan converted to Islam early, and they were on the belief of the Sunnis. The political shiism appeared in them against the Umayyad State and increased in Timurid-Mongol and Safavid era. After the succession of Iranian Revolution, the Iranian regime helped the Shiite minority in Afghanistan and trained them in all fields. The Shiites are spread in most of the Afghanistan provinces, the percentage of them is different from one province to another. They are concentrated in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the city of Herat, Kandahar and Mazar Sharif, and most of the residents of Daikandi and Bamyan are Shiites, and they have no presence in the eastern provinces. The Hazaras are recorded first in shiism, then the Qizilbash, then in the rest of the of the Tajiks, Pashtuns, and Turkmen, and it is hardly mentioned in the statistics. The ignorance of many people in Afghanistan about the reality of the Shiite sect has led to the recognition of the Ja’fari sect, the support of its false beliefs, the misrepresentation of truth to the common people, the spread of various kinds of heresies, funerals, and parties, and even the participation of some Sunnis in them. Shiite Iran shares the Persian language, Persian nationalism, and the Shiite minority with Afghanistan, and thus supports them creedal, economically, and culturally, and the Sunnis are influenced by them, so they ask for help from the dead and shrines, and the phenomenon of building on graves spread. Many of the Sunni scholars, intellectuals, tribal sheikhs, and political persons were influenced by Shiite movements and activities, so they continued to support them in word and deed and shared their sorrows and joys. Also, the curriculum books of Logic and Philosophy in religious schools of Afghanistan are written by Shiite authors, and they have a great influence in turning people away from the Book, the Sunnah, and the correct belief. Building Husseiniyas and cultural centers is one of the most important methods for spreading Shiite thought, its corrupt beliefs, and plans. In recent years, Shiites have been able to open hundreds of Husseiniyas and dozens of cultural centers, and they perform all their sectarian rituals in them freely. Rather, they invite the negligent Sunnis to increase their masses. Dissemination of superstitions among their children. The research describes the presence of Shiite in Afghanistan and Its influence on the People in the of creed and culture.