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Shia Islam ( / ˈʃiːə /) is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (656–661 CE) as his successor ( khalīfa) and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm, but was prevented from succeeding Muhammad as the leader ...
- Shia Genocide
Shia Muslims have been persecuted by the Islamic State, an...
- Twelver
The term Twelver is based on the belief that twelve male...
- Islam in Iran
Islam began entering Iran a few years after it was founded...
- Event of Ghadir Khumm
Ghadir Khumm; Date: 10/16 March 632 (18 Dhu al-Hijjah):...
- Portal
Shia Islam ( / ˈʃiːə /) is the second-largest branch of...
- Eid al-Ghadeer
Eid al-Ghadir (Arabic: عید الغدیر, romanized: ʿīd al-ghadīr,...
- Anti-Shiism
The state government of Sokoto has reacted to the rise of...
- History
Shi‘a Islam, also known as Shi‘ite Islam or Shia, is the...
- Zaydism
Zaydism (Arabic: الزَّيْدِيَّة, romanized: az-Zaydiyya) is...
- Origin
Origin of Shia Islam. Shia Islam originated as a response...
- Shia Genocide
Shīʿa Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam, followed by 10–15% of all Muslims. Although there are many Shīʿa subsects in the Muslim world, Twelver Shīʿīsm is by far the largest and most influential, comprising about 85% of all Shīʿa Muslims. Others include the Ismāʿīlī, Zaydī, and Alevi.
Ismailism amongst Shia Islam. The Shia belief throughout its history split over the issue of the Imamate. The largest branch is the Twelvers, followed by the Ismailis then the Zaidis and Kaysanite. All the groups follow a different line of Imamate linked together as shown in the chart below.
