ShiaIslam[a] is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib (r.656–661) as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam).

Apr 3, 2025 · Shiʿi, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, the Shiʿah, distinguished from the majority Sunnis. The origins of the split between the Sunnis and the Shiʿah lie in the events which followed the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

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.

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.

Twelver Shi'ism (Arabic: اِثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; iṯnā ʿašariyya), also known as Imāmiyya (Arabic: إِمَامِيَّة ʿamāmiyya), is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims.

The term "Shi'ah" is an adjective used by Muslims who follow the Imams from the Family of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt). They use it not for reasons of sectarianism or for causing divisions amongst Muslims.

“Shi’a” means a group of followers and it occurs in the Qur’an many times in reference to the followers of the previous prophets, such as Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and Prophet Musa (Moses).2 Shi’a today refers to the followers of a particular school of Islamic thought, which is based on the teachings of the Prophet and his family, and ...

Shi'a Islam or Shi`ism (from the Arabic word شيعة, Persian: شیعه) is the second largest school within Islam. Shi'a Muslims adhere to the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his Ahlul Bayt (family).

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Jul 29, 2007 · Praise be to Allah. The Shi’ah have many sects. Some of them are kaafirs who worship ‘Ali and call upon him, and they worship Faatimah, al-Husayn and others. Some of them say that Jibreel (peace be upon him) betrayed the trust and the …