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Shi‘a Islam, also known as Shi‘ite Islam or Shia, is the second largest branch of Islam after Sunni Islam. Shias adhere to the teachings of Muhammad and the religious guidance of his family (who are referred to as the Ahl al-Bayt) or his descendants known as Shia Imams.
This article provides the list of maraji (plural of marja, the supreme legal authority or the source of emulation), followed by Twelver (also known as Imamiyyah) Shia Muslims around the world. The concept of a marja-i taqlid (lit. source of emulation) is central to Usuli Shi'a Islam.
NoImageNameBirth Year Ce [5]1( 1921-01-01) 1 January 1921 (age 103)Nishapur, Sublime State of Persia2Hossein Noori Hamedani حسين نوري ...( 1925-03-21) 21 March 1925 (age 99)Hamadan, Imperial State of Iran3Naser Makarem Shirazi ناصر مكارم( 1927-02-25) 25 February 1927 (age 97)Shiraz, Imperial State of Iran4Sayyid Mousa Shubayri Zanjani السيد موسى ...( 1928-03-02) 2 March 1928 (age 96)Qom, Imperial State of IranMuslim are often named after famous early Muslims, so that given names of Shia are often derived from the names of Ahl al-Bayt. In particular, the names Fatema, Zaynab, Ali, Abbas, Hassan and Hussain are disproportionately common among Shia; [44] while Umar, Uthman, Abu Bakr, Aisha are very common among Sunnis, but very rare—if not virtually ...
Twelver Shi’ah, the largest of the three groups of Shi’ah extant today. They believe that, after the death of Muhammad, the lineage of Ali was ordained to take over leadership of the Muslim community.
- Andrew J. Newman
2 days ago · Shi’i, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, the Shi’ah, distinguished from the majority Sunnis and characterized especially by the belief that the spiritual and political leadership of the Muslim community was designated to pass through the lineage of Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
- Andrew J. Newman
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor (khalīfa) and the Imam after him, at the event of Ghadir Khumm, but was prevented from succeeding Muhammad as leader of the Muslims by some of Muhammad's other companions (ṣaḥāba) at Saqifah.
Shīʿa Islam is based on a ḥadīth report concerning Muhammad's pronouncement at Ghadir Khumm. Shīʿa Muslims believe that ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, should have been the designated successor to Muhammad as Islam's spiritual and political leader.
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