Investigate, explain and analyze the situation of Shiites in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's religious structures and the view of the people and the elite of the country to Islam, especially Shia religion, are the result of vicissitudinous historical process that the realistic and correct understanding of political and religious developments of today Azerbaijan is impossible without studying it. In fact, the formation and activities of Islamist parties has been done in the context of this historical product, and therefore studying about the evolution of Islam in Azerbaijan can help to understand better the political and religious atmosphere of the Islamists activities in the country, As well as it can help to the vision and approach of Azerbaijan Islamist movements to such topics as the religion of Islam, Shiism, interaction or confrontation with the dominant political system, goals, and aspirations and their view of Iran as the largest Shiite country in the Muslim world.