Managheb-khani in the Buyid Period

The Buyid period is among the most important ones for the growth and spread of Shi‘ism. In this period, the Shi‘ahs embarked upon eulogizing and elegizing the holy Imams and openly glorified them in public places, an act that has been called Managheb-khani by the people. This cultural move which was met with retaliation and various other reactions by the Sunnis was more or less common before the Buyid period, and continued throughout the Sejuq period as well. Here, by Managheb-khani it is meant saying poetry and writing prose in eulogizing the Shi‘ah imams and vilifying some Companions of the Noble Prophet, and reading and announcing it aloud in public circles and places.