Shia
Iran's dominant faith
Shia is the branch of Islam that holds that leadership of the Muslim community should have passed through the Prophet Muhammad's family, specifically through his son-in-law Ali.
Shia Muslims constitute a minority of Muslims worldwide but form majorities in Iran, Iraq, and Bahrain.
The term also refers to an adherent of this branch: a Shia cleric, the Shia of southern Lebanon.
Also spelled Shi'a; the adjective form is Shiite.
State ruled by imam
- AliArabic name, "sublime"
- AshuraIslamic day of fasting
- MahdiIslam's foretold deliverer
- AyatollahSenior Shia clerical title
Muharram · Fatimah · Khomeini · Wilayat al-Faqih · Zakat · Ghadir Khumm
Island monarchy, Arabian Gulf
- LebanonMideast coastal nation
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- IraqMiddle Eastern republic
- AzerbaijanSouth Caucasus country
Pakistan · Yemen · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · diaspora · minority · majority · persecution
Franchise about morphing robots
- DisturbiaAnxious suburban unease
- HolesCavities through surfaces
- performanceCarrying out a task
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Imamate
State ruled by imam
Ayatollah · Muharram · Fatimah · Khomeini · Wilayat al-Faqih · Zakat · Ghadir Khumm
Bahrain
Island monarchy, Arabian Gulf
Azerbaijan · Pakistan · Yemen · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · diaspora · minority · majority · persecution · discrimination
Druze
Levantine esoteric religion
- fiverSlang five-dollar note
Transformers
Franchise about morphing robots
- DisturbiaAnxious suburban unease
- HolesCavities through surfaces
- performanceCarrying out a task
Hollywood · method · comeback · controversy
- Shia LaBeouf
- Twelver ShiaShiites recognizing twelve imams
- Shia IslamMuslim denomination following Ali
- Shiite IslamMuslim sect following Ali