How Islam came to Iran

How did Islam first take root on Iranian soil? What did medieval Iran - or Persia - look like before and afterwards? How do those early encounters still echo through Iranian society today? The roots of the present-day tensions in Iran are much deeper than just the last 47 years following the Islamic Revolution. To understand more, Matt Lewis is joined by Dr. Khodadad Rezakhani. MORE Medieval Europe's Encounter with Islam Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Prophet Muhammad Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Tim Arstall, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How Islam came to Iran is an episode from Gone Medieval by History Hit.

This episode is 49:27 long.

This episode was published on Mar 8, 2026.

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