The Role of Bahraini Immigrant Scholars in the Spread of Shiism in Iran from Safavid to the End of Qajar

The migration of Shiite scholars from Bahrain to Iran and their role in promoting Iranian Shiism is one of the topics that has long been of interest to researchers. This study raises the question of "what role Bahraini scholars have played in the Shiism of the Iranian people?" This study uses a descriptive-analytical research method to examine the issue within the mentioned time frame. The findings show that Bahraini scholars played an important role in the spread of Shiism in Iran, especially in the southern regions by promoting religious schools, teaching and educating students, writing books and treatises on religious principles, holding Friday prayers and congregations and other cultural and propaganda activities.