Shia Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shia Islam (Arabic: Shī‘ah , sometimes spelled Shi'a ), is the second largest denomination of Islam, after Sunni Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called Shi'as . Similar to other school...
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Shi'ite Crescent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shi'ite or Shi'a Crescent is a recent<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" title="The time period in the vicinity of this tag is ambiguous{{#if:| from }}" style="white-space:nowrap;">[ when? ...
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The Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr, in his introduction to Allamah Tabatabai's Shiite Islam, states, "the issues which .. arise [in a comparison of Shiism and Sunni Islam] ..
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www.rim.org/muslim/shiite.htm
www.rim.org/muslim/shiite.htm
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The Shiite focus on the person of the Imam made the community susceptible to division on the issue of succession. The early Shiites, a recognized, if often persecuted, opposition to the central government, soon divided into several factions.
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A discussion on Shiites and Shia. A source of information for deeper understanding of religious subjects. ... In recent years several Shiite leaders, including the Iranian political leader the Ayatollah Khomeini, advocated rapprochement and solidarity with Sunni Islam.
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mb-soft.com/believe/txo/shiites.htm
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Shiites and Sunnis for Kids ... Shiite and Sunni ... These two sects were called the Shiites (SHE-ites) and the Sunnis (SOO-knees). Both Sunnis and Shiites still exist today and they are still fighting. The Shiite sect began in the 650's, when 'Ali, the son-in-law of Mohammed, became Caliph.
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www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/religion/shiite.htm
www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/religion/shiite.htm
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Shiite also Shi'ite ( ) n. A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali and his descendants as the legitimate successors to Muhammad and rejects ... The Shiite focus on the person of the Imam made the community susceptible to division on the issue of succession. The early Shiites, a recognized,
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www.answers.com/topic/shiite
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Religious Authority: Rational & Legal ... Why Religious Authority Matters ... There is plenty in both the theology of Islam and the behavior of Muslims which outsiders can legitimately criticize or disagree with. Any serious, sustained critique, however, must be based on what Muslims actually believe and this in turn...
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; by Hussein Abdulwaheed Amin, Editor of IslamForToday.com ... "There is no god but Alláh, ... If you are already familiar with standard Sunni beliefs, you will immediately notice the addition to the shahadah regarding Imam Ali (ra), cousin of the Prophet (pbuh), husband of his daughter Fatima, father of Hassan and Hussein and...
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