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===Iran===
===Iran===
[[File:Img 0616.jpg|thumb|395px|Extent of influence of a proposed Iranian Superpower. (In Yellow)]]
[[File:Shia Superpower.jpg|thumb|395px|Extent of influence of a proposed Iranian Superpower. (In Yellow)]]
Because of its Shi'ite character, the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]] is referred to as ''Rafida'', or ''rejectionist'' of the [[orthodox]] Salafi traditions handed down thru Ibn Taymiyyah, Abd al-Wahhab, and others. <ref>Sunnis speak of the "Prophet and his companions" as the source of divine inspiration, whereas the Shi'a reject the companions (the first 3 "Rightly-Guided Caliphs") and follow the Prophet's bloodline (the "First Imam"). </ref>
Because of its Shi'ite character, the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]] is referred to as ''Rafida'', or ''rejectionist'' of the [[orthodox]] Salafi traditions handed down thru Ibn Taymiyyah, Abd al-Wahhab, and others. <ref>Sunnis speak of the "Prophet and his companions" as the source of divine inspiration, whereas the Shi'a reject the companions (the first 3 "Rightly-Guided Caliphs") and follow the Prophet's bloodline (the "First Imam"). </ref>