Associate Professor, Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of theology and Islamic Study, University of Tehran.
10.22081/ihc.2025.72212.1086
Abstract
Abstract This study examines the cultural and civilizational influences of Iran on Tunisia—two lands, each possessing ancient and deeply rooted civilizations within the Islamic world. This shared heritage emerged from extensive cultural, commercial, and scholarly interactions among Islamic civilizations during the flourishing period of Islamic civilization. During the era of the Abbasid Caliphate in the eastern Islamic lands, as well as the Fatimid, Aghlabid, and Hafsid caliphates in the western Islamic regions and Tunisia, intellectual and cultural exchanges between the two territories reached their peak. These relations created a context in which Iranian scholars played an effective role, serving as a bridge for the exchange of knowledge and culture between the two peoples. These interactions became particularly evident through the significant presence of Iranians in Tunisia—many of whom were known as “Khorasanis”—as well as through the emergence of rulers and dynasties of Iranian origin, such as the Aghlabids, the Rustamids, and the Banu Khurasan. As a result of this presence, Persian language and literature spread in the region. Moreover, Iranian civilizational influences played a substantial role in the flourishing of architecture and the arts in North Africa. These influences can be observed in architectural elements, urban planning systems, rational and transmitted sciences, medicine, music, and other scholarly and cultural domains in Tunisia. This research explores the various dimensions of Iranian cultural and civilizational influences in Tunisia during the Islamic period. The findings demonstrate that Iranians played a significant role in the scientific, cultural, and political spheres of Tunisian society.
Qaedan, A. (2026). Iranian Influences in Tunisia: Cultural and Civilizational Studies in the Islamic Era. Al-Tarikh Va Al-Hazarah Al-Islamiyah Royat al-Mu'asirah, 6(1), 10-54. doi: 10.22081/ihc.2025.72212.1086
MLA
Qaedan, A. . "Iranian Influences in Tunisia: Cultural and Civilizational Studies in the Islamic Era", Al-Tarikh Va Al-Hazarah Al-Islamiyah Royat al-Mu'asirah, 6, 1, 2026, 10-54. doi: 10.22081/ihc.2025.72212.1086
HARVARD
Qaedan, A. (2026). 'Iranian Influences in Tunisia: Cultural and Civilizational Studies in the Islamic Era', Al-Tarikh Va Al-Hazarah Al-Islamiyah Royat al-Mu'asirah, 6(1), pp. 10-54. doi: 10.22081/ihc.2025.72212.1086
CHICAGO
A. Qaedan, "Iranian Influences in Tunisia: Cultural and Civilizational Studies in the Islamic Era," Al-Tarikh Va Al-Hazarah Al-Islamiyah Royat al-Mu'asirah, 6 1 (2026): 10-54, doi: 10.22081/ihc.2025.72212.1086
VANCOUVER
Qaedan, A. Iranian Influences in Tunisia: Cultural and Civilizational Studies in the Islamic Era. Al-Tarikh Va Al-Hazarah Al-Islamiyah Royat al-Mu'asirah, 2026; 6(1): 10-54. doi: 10.22081/ihc.2025.72212.1086
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