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| | |  Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a IslamSee Demographics of Islam. Present estimates generally stem from the 1980s before or slightly after the Iran-Iraq War indicate that some 79% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and approximately 19% are Shi'a.
One of the lingering problems in estimating the Shi'a population is that unless the Shi'a form a significant minority in a Muslim country, the entire population of it has been listed as Sunni. The reverse, however, has not been held true. This is c ...
See also:Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Etymology, Shi'a Islam - Introduction, Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a doctrines, Shi'a Islam - Main Shi'a doctrines, Shi'a Islam - Additional doctrines, Shi'a Islam - The Shi'a denominations, Shi'a Islam - Status of a Shi'a Imam, Shi'a Islam - The role of religious scholars, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a and Sunni traditions, Shi'a Islam - Collections of Hadiths from Shi'a sources include, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Hadith, Shi'a Islam - Religious calendar, Shi'a Islam - History of the Shi'a, Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations, Shi'a Islam - Major centers of Shi'a scholarship, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a texts Read more here: » Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam |
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| | | | Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Etymology See main article: Shi'a etymology
The term Shi'a comes from the Arabic word شيعة Shi'a. The singular/adjective form of this name is Arabic shi`i شيعي. Shi'a is the short form of Shi'a of Ali, or supporters of Ali. Sunni and Shi'a sources trace the term to Muhammad himself.
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See also:Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Etymology, Shi'a Islam - Introduction, Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a doctrines, Shi'a Islam - Main Shi'a doctrines, Shi'a Islam - Additional doctrines, Shi'a Islam - The Shi'a denominations, Shi'a Islam - Status of a Shi'a Imam, Shi'a Islam - The role of religious scholars, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a and Sunni traditions, Shi'a Islam - Collections of Hadiths from Shi'a sources include, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a Hadith, Shi'a Islam - Religious calendar, Shi'a Islam - History of the Shi'a, Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations, Shi'a Islam - Major centers of Shi'a scholarship, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a texts Read more here: » Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Etymology |
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| | | | Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam See Demographics of Islam. Present estimates generally stem from the 1980s before or slightly after the Iran-Iraq War indicate that some 79% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and approximately 19% are Shi'a.
One of the lingering problems in estimating the Shi'a population is that unless the Shi'a form a significant minority in a Muslim country, the entire population of it has been listed as Sunni. The reverse, however, has not been held true. This is c ...
See also:Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Etymology, Shi'a Islam - Introduction, Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a doctrines, Shi'a Islam - Main Shi'a doctrines, Shi'a Islam - Additional doctrines, Shi'a Islam - The Shi'a denominations, Shi'a Islam - Status of a Shi'a Imam, Shi'a Islam - The role of religious scholars, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a and Sunni traditions, Shi'a Islam - Collections of Hadiths from Shi'a sources include, Shi'a Islam - Religious calendar, Shi'a Islam - History of the Shi'a, Shi'a Islam - Historical Shi'a-Sunni relations, Shi'a Islam - Major centers of Shi'a scholarship, Shi'a Islam - Shi'a texts Read more here: » Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam |
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| | | | Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Hasan ibn Ali - The Caliphate Upon the death of Ali at Kufa, the Muslim garrison town in what is now southern Iraq, a number of Ali's Kufan supporters swore allegiance to Hasan as caliph. This threatened the ambitious Muawiyah, who been fighting Ali for the caliphate. Mu'awiya summoned all the commanders of his forces in Syria, Palestine, and Transjordan to join him in preparation for war. He also attempted to negotiate with Hasan, sending the young heir letters asking him to give up his claim. If he could persuad Hasan to renounce his claim to the caliphate, then Muawiy ...
See also:Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan ibn Ali - His birth and family life, Hasan ibn Ali - The Caliphate, Hasan ibn Ali - Was he a Sunni Caliph?, Hasan ibn Ali - Retirement to Medina, Hasan ibn Ali - Three hundred concubines?, Hasan ibn Ali - His death, Hasan ibn Ali - Notes and References Read more here: » Hasan ibn Ali: Encyclopedia II - Hasan ibn Ali - The Caliphate |
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| | | | Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Twelvers - Some examples of Jafari jurisprudence differing from Sunni (This list is not exhaustive nor representative of the Sunni/Shi'a dispute on religious jurisprudence)
Twelvers - Declaration of faith.
Both Shi'a and Sunni believe that anyone who declares in public; "There is no god but God (Allah), and Muhammad is his messenger" and believes in it is to be considered a Muslim. Though some Shi'ites add: "...and Ali is the servant of God, and the heir of the messenger (wa ...
See also:Twelvers, Twelvers - Alternate names, Twelvers - Theology, Twelvers - Religious law the Sharia, Twelvers - The concept of Imams and the Mahdi, Twelvers - Hussein's martyrdom, Twelvers - Some examples of Jafari jurisprudence differing from Sunni, Twelvers - Declaration of faith, Twelvers - Accepting a scholar's verdict, Twelvers - Prayer, Twelvers - One-fifth tax, Twelvers - Marriage, Twelvers - Schools of thought within the Twelvers Read more here: » Twelvers: Encyclopedia II - Twelvers - Some examples of Jafari jurisprudence differing from Sunni |
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| | | | Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Imam - Sects Within Shi'ism, there are various sects that differ over the number of Imams, or path of succession. The issue of who is the rightful Imam has led to the growth of numerous sects within Shi'ism including: Twelvers (with Shaykhis), Ismailis (Seveners), Zaidis (Fivers), Alawites, Alevites, Druze, Ahl-e Haqq and others.
Shi'a Imam - Ithna Ashariya.
According to the majority of Shi'a, namely the Ithna Ashariya, or Twelvers, the following is a listing of the rightful successors to Muhammad. Each Imam was the so ...
See also:Shi'a Imam, Shi'a Imam - Sects, Shi'a Imam - Ithna Ashariya, Shi'a Imam - Ismailiya Ismailis, Shi'a Imam - Zaidhiya Zaidis, Shi'a Imam - Status Read more here: » Shi'a Imam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Imam - Sects |
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| | | | Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia - Mosque Mosques were known to the English-speaking world well before the word to describe them was established. However, in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, variations of the word began to be used. Moseak, muskey, moschy, and mos'keh were just some of the variations that came into use until it was decided that mosquee, imitating Middle French, Italian, and Old Spanish, would become the standard [1]. In the early eighteenth c ...
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