Shi'ite
Twelver Muslim denomination
A Shi'ite is a Muslim belonging to the Shia branch of Islam, which holds that leadership of the faith should have passed through the Prophet Muhammad's family line, beginning with his son-in-law Ali.
Shi'ites constitute the majority in Iran, Iraq, and Bahrain, and significant minorities elsewhere.
The term appears as both noun and adjective: Shi'ite Muslims, Shi'ite militias.
Also spelled Shiite.
State ruled by imam
- AliArabic name, "sublime"
- MahdiIslam's foretold deliverer
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
- infallibilityIncapacity for mistakes
succession · Fatimah · Hasan · intercession · Druze
- HezbollahLebanese Shiite militant organization
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- Islamic Revolution1979 Persian regime change
Houthis · Bahrain · Iraq · sectarianism · Khomeini · governance · resistance · militias
Islamic day of fasting
- MuharramOpening Islamic calendar month
- chest-beatingOstentatious self-aggrandizement
- flagellationBeating with a whip
- mourningPeriod following loss
lamentation · passion play · procession · commemoration · chains · self-flagellation
Smaller part of whole
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- BahrainIsland monarchy, Arabian Gulf
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
- Saudi ArabiaGulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
marginalization · sectarian violence · Taliban · ISIS · genocide · oppression · diaspora · refugees
Senior Shia clerical title
- KhameneiIran's highest authority
- seminaryClergy training college
- turbanWrapped cloth headdress
- clericalOf office duties
Khomeini · fatwa · religious authority · jurist · sayyid
Sacred devotional place
- pilgrimsReligious journey takers
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
Imamate
State ruled by imam
- AliArabic name, "sublime"
- MahdiIslam's foretold deliverer
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
infallibility · succession · Fatimah · Hasan · intercession · Druze
Wilayat al-Faqih
- HezbollahLebanese Shiite militant organization
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- theocracyRule by religious authority
Islamic Revolution · Houthis · Bahrain · Iraq · sectarianism · Khomeini · governance · resistance · militias · guardianship
Ashura
Islamic day of fasting
- MuharramOpening Islamic calendar month
- chest-beatingOstentatious self-aggrandizement
- flagellationBeating with a whip
mourning · lamentation · passion play · procession · commemoration · chains · self-flagellation
minority
Smaller part of whole
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- BahrainIsland monarchy, Arabian Gulf
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
Saudi Arabia · marginalization · sectarian violence · Taliban · ISIS · genocide · oppression · diaspora · refugees · massacre
Ayatollah
Senior Shia clerical title
Khomeini · clerical · fatwa · religious authority · jurist · sayyid
shrine
Sacred devotional place
- pilgrimsReligious journey takers
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
visitation · tomb · dome · haram