Converts to Shia Islam or commonly known as enlightened (mustabsir) refers to people who have been sure about the justice done by Ali and his descendants as well as studying the Shia thoughts, finally convert to Shia Islam and testify the position of Muhammad prophet's family.
From Sunni Islam
From Christianity
- Hamid Algar â scholar and convert to Shia Islam, received his Ph.D. in oriental studies from Cambridge
- Marzieh Hashemi â an American-Iranian journalist and television presenter. She is a natural-born citizen of the United States and a naturalized citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Gary Legenhausen â an American philosopher who teaches at the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute
- Rebecca Masterton â a British Islamic scholar, educator, public speaker, academic, author, television presenter, and philosopher of the Shia Islam
- Christian Bonaud â (YaḥyàBonaud) was a French Islamologist, philosopher, writer, translator, commentator of the Qur'an in French, and a professor at the JÃÂmë Theological Center at Al-Mustafa International University in Iran.
- Dawud Salahuddin
- Khosrow Khan Gorji â a eunuch of Armenian origin, who became an influential figure in Qajar Iran
- Qarachaqay Khan â a military commander in Safavid Iran of Armenian origin
- Shemavon of Agulis - an Iranian official of Armenian origin.
- Khosrow Soltan Armani â a 17th-century Safavid official, military commander, and gholam of Armenian origin
- Allahverdi Khan â an Iranian general and statesman of Georgian origin
- Amir Beg Armani â a 17th-century Safavid official, courtier, and gholam of Armenian origin
- Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam (António de Jesus) â a Portuguese figure in 17th century
- Abgar Ali Akbar Armani - A 17th-century Safavid writer of Armenian origin. He wrote a conversion narrative in Persian, called 'I'tirÃÂf-nÃÂma' ("Confession Book").
- Badr al-Jamali - An 11th-century Fatimid military commander and statesman under Caliph al-Mustansir of Armenian origin
- Abu al-Fath Manuchihr Khan - A Safavid official and gholam of Armenian origin.
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