teachers beliefs have usually been left unattended in the realm of educational research in iranian context. one of those beliefs which seems to impact teachers performance in the classroom is their sense of self-efficacy, which refers to teachers belief in their ability to enhance student achievement and in bringing about positive learning outcomes. the present study aimed to investigate the pr...

Early Isma'ilis, after the death of Isma'il ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS), donated the Imamate to his son Mohammed and were separated from Imamiyyah. They succeeded to establish the Shiite caliphate called Fatimid in Maghrib in 297 AH.  Fatimids conquered Egypt in 358 AH and succeeded in expanding the influence scope of Isma'ili Shiite government to Maghrib, Yemen, Sham, Iran, Iraq and even India an...

One of the effective events of the second century inIslamichistory is the uprising of Mohammad IbnAbdollahIbn Hassan Al-Muthanna (100 – 145), a grandchild of Imam Hassan, the second Imam of Shi'ites.He started his acts for taking the caliphate of Islamic regions in the latest years of the Ommiad period. He was one of most important candidates for the caliphate. He continued his efforts even aft...

acknowledgements i wish to express my gratitude to all those who have helped me in preparing this thesis. i would like to express my deep gratitude to my respected advisor dr. kourosh akef, whose advice and comments helped me in the early stages of the research and throughout the writing process. i would also like to express my gratitude to dr. hajar khanmohammad whose invaluable guidance he...

After demonstrating Ottoman Empire and attempt of Turkish emperors in order to gain caliphate and government of all Muslims, World’s political geography witnessed the demonstration of great Ottoman Empire for six months. The formation of Ottoman Empire, on one hand, was converted to the main axis of the political geography of the region, and started competing with other political power district...

Islam in the first three centuries of its arrival to the Indian Subcontinent experienced different periods of confrontation and collaboration with Buddhism. This article considers three main basics of Islamic-Buddhism relationships in the first three centuries of the Islamic caliphate, i.e., Islam arrival and caliphate indetermination encountering the Buddhists, economic and commercial cooperat...

educational researchers have provided evidence that teachers’ emotional intelligence has strong effects on various aspects of teaching and learning. yet, in the field of teaching english to speakers of other languages (tesol), inquiry into teachers’ emotional intelligence is nearly limited. given its documented powerful impact on teaching practices and student learning, it is critical to pursue...