shia islam in English
noun
Shi'a Islam, Shi'ite Islam, branch of religion of Islam that believes that Ali (the cousin of Muhammad) and his descendants are the true successors of Muhammad
Use "shia islam" in a sentence
1. Some the Azerbaijanis were converted into Shia Islam during the 16th century.
2. Alawite Theocracy is a theocracy based off the Alawites, a sect of Shia Islam
3. Who are the Alawites? T he Alawites are an offshoot of Shia Islam who revere Ali, the Prophet Mohammed’s cousin and son-in-law
4. The Alawite sect is named after Ali ibn Abi Talib, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and considered to be the first imam of the Twelver school of Shia Islam
5. Alawites are a sect of Shia Islam centered in Syria.Founded in the 9th century by Ibn Nusayr, the Alawite sect inhabited the Mediterranean Sea shore, with 12% of Syria's population being Alawites
6. The Alawites, kent as Alawi, Nusayris an Ansaris an aw ( ‘Alawīyyah Arabic: علوية , Nuṣayrī Arabic: نصيريون , an al-Anṣāriyyah) are a prominent meestical an syncretic releegious group who follae a branch o the Twaler schuil o Shia Islam .
7. In fact, it has been 200 days since a Saudi-led coalition started airstrikes on March 26, 2015, to repel the advance of the Houthis (a group affiliated with the Zaidi sect of Shia Islam), and imposed a naval blockade on its main seaports.