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Meanings of shīa islam in английском
Group of denominations of Islam which holds that Muhammad designated Ali as his successor and leader (imam), whose adherents form the majority of the population in Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain.
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Examples for "shiism"
Examples for "shiism"
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Taft is where one can see what could be called full-contact Shiism.
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Its population included many followers of Shiism, Iran's dominant Islamic sect.
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But on the periphery of Shiism there was always Sufism, tempering its severities.
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Shiism became a sophisticated tradition.
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Henri Corbin, the late historian of Iranian Shiism, has compared the discipline of tawil to that of harmony in music.
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Twelver Islam is the predominant branch of Shia Islam and Iran's state religion.
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Here is a primer on the basic differences between Sunni and Shia Islam.
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How does the division between Sunni and Shia Islam play out in Britain today?
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The Houthi rebels are from a branch of Shia Islam quite distinct from Iran's.
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The latest attack struck an area where one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines is located.
Usage of shīa islam in английском
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Twelver Islam is the predominant branch of Shia Islam and Iran's state religion.
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Here is a primer on the basic differences between Sunni and Shia Islam.
3
How does the division between Sunni and Shia Islam play out in Britain today?
4
The Houthi rebels are from a branch of Shia Islam quite distinct from Iran's.
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The latest attack struck an area where one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines is located.
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In Shia Islam you have a Catholic Church type.
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Alawites are a small offshoot of Shia Islam which dominates the Baathist government in neighbouring Syria.
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And while you're at it, ask him to explain the difference between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam?
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The question of rights is fundamental to Shia Islam, the very founding of which was a struggle for rightfulness.
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Syria is ruled by the Assad clan, hailing from the Allawite sect, which has close ties to Shia Islam.
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They believe true leadership in Islam comes in the form of the Imamate, a quasi-divine institution unique to Shia Islam.
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The rebels are adherents of the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam, a strongly tribal minority in mostly Sunni Muslim Yemen
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The Houthi rebels from the northern part of the country are from a branch of Shia Islam quite distinct from Iran's.
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Tehran has heavily invested in the survival of embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, whose ruling Allawite clan has links to Shia Islam.
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And within the Muslim community itself, interpretation of historical events is often hotly debated among the different sects of Sunni and Shia Islam.
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You have a Protestant Church type European authority in Iran which is very recent but it's not all over Shia Islam, Sistani disagrees.
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