Season 1 • Episode 22
Latestseries focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri 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.
Acting
Dariush Arjmand's Malek Ashtar — gravitas you can feel through the screen.
Production
Pre-revolution Iranian TV budget stretched to epic proportions.
Writing
Dialogue that treats theological debates like verbal combat sequences.
Creator
Davood Mir-Bagheri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series became foundational viewing across Shia communities globally, with bootleg Urdu-dubbed versions circulating for decades before official subtitles existed.
Davood Mir-Bagheri allegedly filmed battle scenes with actual cavalry units borrowed from Iranian military — the kind of production resource impossible to replicate today.
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