Karni na Shi'a
Karni na Shi'a Kalma ce ta tarihi da ke nuni da lokacin da gwamnatocin Shi'a suke iko da mafi yawan kasashen musulmi.[2][3] An dauke shi daya daga cikin zamanin zinare da ya shaida ci gaban al'adu da farfado da kimiyya da adabi.
A wannan zamani ne aka samu gwamnatoci da daulolin Shi'a masu karfi da tasiri, kamar daular Buyid, halifancin Fatimid, daular Hamdaniyya, daular Uqailiyya, da sauran masarautu wadanda tasirinsu ya kai ga dukkan yankuna.
Wannan zamanin ya kare ne da bullowar kungiyoyin ‘yan sunna masu tsattsauran ra’ayi da mamaya na Seljuk, kuma sakamakon abubuwan da suka gabata, samar da kimiyya a duniyar Musulunci ya ragu.[4]