shi'ite muslim
Noun: A Shi'ite Muslim is an adherent of Shi'a Islam, one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion. This branch holds that Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, was his legitimate successor (Caliph) and the first Imam. Shi'ites reject the legitimacy of the first three caliphs who succeeded Muhammad, considering them usurpers.
The term is used to identify a follower of the Shi'a tradition. - He is a Shi'ite Muslim who observes Ashura, a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. - The community of Shi'ite Muslims gathered at the mosque for the commemoration.
- The term can be used in historical, religious, and sociological contexts to discuss doctrine, demographics, or political movements.
- The study focused on the political mobilization of Shi'ite Muslims in the region.
- Shi'ite (noun/adjective): A common shorter form.
- She is a Shi'ite. (noun)
- The Shi'ite community. (adjective)
- Shi'a or Shia (noun): Refers to the branch of Islam itself or its collective adherents.
- The principles of Shi'a Islam.
- Shiism (noun): The religious doctrines and practices of Shi'a Islam.
- Shi'ite
- Shia Muslim
- Shi'a (when referring to an adherent collectively)
The term specifically denotes a religious identity based on a particular interpretation of Islamic leadership after the Prophet Muhammad. It is distinct from Sunni Muslim, which represents the other major branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs, including Ali, as rightly guided.
- a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs