The Martyr of Kufa (Persian: شهید کوفه, romanized: Shaheed-e Kufa) original title Imam Ali (امام علی) is an Iranian epic television series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri,[1][2] and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions including one with English sub-titles, and one dubbed into Urdu. The series covers the events before the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib to his assassination in Kufa, Iraq. The telefilm version of this series has also been made and broadcast.
| Shaheed-e Kufa | |
|---|---|
 VCD Cover Imam Ali the Series | |
| Also known as | Imam Ali |
| Genre | History |
| Written by | Davood Mirbagheri |
| Directed by | Davood Mirbagheri |
| Starring | Dariush Arjmand Vishka Asayesh Parviz Parastui Farhad Aslani Mehdi Fat'hi Behzad Farahani Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia Enayat Bakhshi Sirous Gorjestani Asghar Hemmat Karim Akbari Mobarakeh |
| Music by | Farhad Fakhreddini |
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Original language | Persian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mohammed Beygzadeh |
| Cinematography | Maziar Partow |
| Editor | Mehrzad Menoush |
| Running time | 50 minutes (approximately) |
| Original release | |
| Network | IRIB TV3 |
| Release | 1996 – 1997 |
Story edit
The story of this series starts from the end of the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan and covers the last five years and the period of the caliphate and the life and martyrdom of Ali ibn Abi Talib.This series also shows the events of the caliphate of Ali bin Abi Talib. Its events include the Battle of Jamel, the Battle of Safin and the Battle of Nahrvan. This collection also includes other events such as the Qur'an on a spear in the Battle of Safin, the suppression of oath-breakers in the Battle of Jamal, the dispute between Ali Ibn Abi Talib and Abu Musa Ash'ari and the emergence of the Khawarij, the suppression of the Khawarij in the Battle of Nahrwan and the death of Malik Ashtar and Ammar Ibn Yasir also shows.
Cast edit
- Dariush Arjmand as Malik al-Ashtar
- Vishka Asayesh as Quttam
- Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia as Waleed ibn Uqba
- Mehdi Fat'hi as 'Amr ibn al-'As
- Jamshid Mashayekhi as Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
- Parviz Parastui as Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
- Jahangir Forouhar as Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
- Behzad Farahani as Muawiyah I
- Farhad Aslani as Yazid I
- Davoud Rashidi as Hakim ibn Jablah
- Hossein Panahi as Son of Khabbab
- Nematollah Gorji as an old man
- Azita Hajian as a Roman Slave girl
- Akbar Abdi as Romi
- Ahmad Ghadakchian as Businessman
- Anoushirvan Arjmand as Asha's ibn Qays
- Abbas Amiri Moghaddam as Abu Musa Ashaari
- Sirous Gorjestani as Aba Quttam
- Saeed Nikpour as Ammar ibn Yasir
- Enayat Bakhshi as Abdullah ibn Wahab al-Rasbi
- Asghar Hemmat as Marwan I
- Parvaneh Masoumi as Hagar
- Bagher Sahraroodi as Ka'ab al-Ahbar
- Karim Akbari Mobarakeh as Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam
- Mansour Vala Magham as Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
- Javad Khodadadi as Abu Dhar al-Ghifari
- Shohreh Lorestani as Maryam Bint Osman
- Siavash Shakeri as Abu Zeyd
- Manochehr Larijani as Talhah
- Fakhri Khorvash as Nannies Walid
- Ali Azad as Abd Allah ibn Abbas
- Farideh Sepah Mansour as Om zar
- Touran Mehrzad as Asma
- Morteza Zarrabi as Jewish sorcerer
- Hossein Khanibeik as Dinar
- Aziz Honar Amooz as Aqeel ibn Abi Talib
- Soroush Khalili as Courier
- Atash Taghipour as Saadoun
- Reza Khandan as Adi ibn Hatim
- Fakhreddin Seddigh Sharif as Ben addis
- Akbar Sangi as Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
- Sarvar Nejat Allahi as Walid wife
- Rahman Baghrian Uthman ibn Hunaif
- Ali Asghar Garmsiri as Rags
- Ali Zandi as Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas
- Nader Rajabpour as Ibn amer
- Changiz Vossoughi as Werdan bin Mojaled
- Enayatollah Shafei as Jondab-e-asadi
- Faghiheh Soltani
Music edit
The music for the series was composed by Farhad Fakhreddini and involved a choir and the singer Sediq Tarif. Consisting of 17 tracks, the music was subsequently released on the Soroush label.
Track listing edit
| Emam Ali Peace be Upon Him | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Farhad Fakhreddini | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Genre | International |
| Label | Soroush |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kole Sobh" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 06:22 |
| 2. | "Malek Ashtar" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:19 |
| 3. | "Raghs Khanjar" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 05:28 |
| 4. | "Ghotam" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 04:13 |
| 5. | "Kakhe Sabz" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 04:40 |
| 6. | "Tanhaee" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 10:07 |
| 7. | "Didar" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 01:51 |
| 8. | "Homaye Rahmat" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:14 |
| 9. | "Karevane Ayesheh" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:08 |
| 10. | "Savaran 1" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:19 |
| 11. | "Aroosie Abuzar" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:07 |
| 12. | "Sepah-e Ali" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:44 |
| 13. | "Sepah-e Moavieh" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 01:51 |
| 14. | "Jange Saffein" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 03:48 |
| 15. | "Savaran 2" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 05:21 |
| 16. | "Sharbat-e Marg" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 02:38 |
| 17. | "Shahadat" | Farhad Fakhreddini | 01:44 |
Footnotes edit
- ^ Alberto Elena. Los Cines Periféricos: Africa, Oriente Medio, India. Paidós Iberica Ediciones, 1999. p.281. ISBN 9788449307102
- ^ Hervé Dumont. L'Antiquité au cinéma: Vérités, légendes et manipulations. Nouveau Monde Editions. 2009. ISBN 9782847364767
