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Shi'ite — noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs • Syn: ↑Shiite, ↑Shiite Muslim, ↑Shi ite Muslim, ↑Shia Muslim • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem … Useful english dictionary
Shi|ite — «SHEE yt», noun, adjective. –n. a member of the Shiah sect of the Muslim religion. –adj. of or having to do with the Shiah or Shiites: »A Shiite imam. ╂[< Shi(ah) (see etym. under Shiah (Cf. ↑Shiah)) + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
Shīʿite — ▪ Islam Introduction Arabic Shīʿī, collective Shīʿah member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, distinguished from the majority Sunnis (Sunnite). Early development Early in the history of Islam, the Shīʿites were a… … Universalium
Sunni-Shi'ite Division Within Islam — ▪ 2008 by R. Scott Appleby The division of Islam into two major groups, Sunni and Shiʿite, has its origins in the struggles over the proper line of succession to the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, who died in 632 CE. Muslims emulate… … Universalium
Muslim history — began in Arabia with the Muhammad s first recitations of the Qur an in the 7th century. Islam s historical development has affected political, economic, and military trends both inside and outside the Islamic world. As wit h Christendom, the… … Wikipedia
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Shia Muslim — noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs • Syn: ↑Shiite, ↑Shi ite, ↑Shiite Muslim, ↑Shi ite Muslim • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem … Useful english dictionary
Shiite Muslim — noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs • Syn: ↑Shiite, ↑Shi ite, ↑Shi ite Muslim, ↑Shia Muslim • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem … Useful english dictionary
Twelver Shi`ism — ( ar. اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah ) is the largest branch of Shi a branch of Islam. An adherent of Twelver Shi ism is most commonly referred to as a Twelver , which is derived from their belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, or Imams, and… … Wikipedia
Imamah (Shi'a twelver doctrine) — This is a sub article to Imamah (Shi a doctrine) and is specifically about the Shi a twelver conception of the term.Imāmah ( ar. اٍمامة) means leadership and it is a part of the Shi a theology. The Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political… … Wikipedia
