Stranger in desert: Spy or messenger?

What is the stranger doing in the desert in iFilm English TV’s historical series ‘Imam Ali (AS)’?

What is the letter he carries in his waterskin? Is he the Caliph's messenger or a spy for the enemy?

Don't miss the ninth episode of the 25-part series on iFilm TV tonight at 23:00 GMT and you can watch it now via the channel’s website.

The series, produced by Mohammad Beikzadeh and directed by Davoud Mir-Baqeri, will also be repeated the next day at 05:00, 11:00, 17:00, except Saturdays.

The epic series focuses on the life of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib. It covers the events before the caliphate of Imam Ali (AS) to his martyrdom in Kufa, Iraq.

The series cast list includes Daryoush Arjmand, Vishka Asayesh, Sirous Gorjestani, Ali-Asghar Hemmat, Parviz Parastoui, Behzad Farahani, Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia, Mehdi Fathi, Atash Taqipour, and Abbas Amiri-Moqaddam.

The long list of popular stars goes on with Azita Hajiyan, Akbar Abdi, Fakhri Khorvash, Farideh Sepah-Mansour, Davoud Rashidi, Saeed Nikpour, Enayat Bakhshi, Reza Karam-Rezaei, Parvaneh Masoumi, Hossein Panahi, Jamshid Mashayekhi, and Shohreh Lorestani.

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