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The Shi'ite cleric Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (1616–98) who devoted himself to the eradication of Sunnism in Iran. In the 17th century the Safavid state made major efforts to Persianize Shi'ite practice and culture in order to facilitate its spread in Iran among its Sunni populace. It was only under Majlisi that Shi'a Islam truly took hold among the Iranian masses.