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Shia or Shīʿa (/ ˈ ʃ iː ə /), Shiism/Shīʿism (/ ˈ ʃ iː ɪ z (ə) m /), and Shiite/Shīʿite (/ ˈ ʃ iː aɪ t /) are the forms used in English and other European languages for adherents, mosques, traditions, and things associated with the Shia branch of Islam.
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.
Updated on May 25, 2024. Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith and are the two main sub-groups in Islam. They do differ, however, and that separation stemmed initially, not from spiritual distinctions, but political ones.
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.
The split between the two main sects within Islam goes back some 1,400 years. Updated: January 10, 2022 | Original: July 31, 2019. Though the two main sects within Islam, Sunni and Shia,...
Islamic world - Sunnis, Shiites, Sects: The historicists came to be known as Sunnis and their main opponents as Shīʿites. These labels are somewhat misleading because they imply that only the Sunnis tried to follow the Sunnah of Muhammad. In fact, each group relied on the Sunnah but emphasized different elements.
4 January 2016. AP. Pilgrimage to Mecca is one of many rituals that are shared by both sects. The divide between Sunnis and Shia is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam. Members of...
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