Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of that division of the Mohammedans which maintains that Ali, first cousin of Mohammed and husband of his daughter Fatima, was the first legitimate imam or successor of the Prophet, and rejects the first three califs of the Sunnis (the other great division) as usurpers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
Shiite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
Shi'a .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
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Examples
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The word Shiah means a follower, and Sunni one proceeding on the _sunnah_, the path or way, a term applied to the traditions of the Prophet.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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However the Sunni Muslims reason (unlike the Shiah) that the Caliphate (guidance of the Muslim community) should go to the many suitable candidate, irrespective of their ancestry or origins.
Islamic Healing A-Z A's admin 2009
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However the Sunni Muslims reason (unlike the Shiah) that the Caliphate (guidance of the Muslim community) should go to the many suitable candidate, irrespective of their ancestry or origins.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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The dispute began Jan. 11, 2005, when Vanessa C. Brantley, 30, and her 2-year-old daughter, Shiah, were killed after a second-floor laundry room exploded.
2-year tenants' strike at Marbury Plaza ends with plan for $5 million in repairs 2010
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Islam is a big religion with three different major denominations, Sunni, Shiah and Suffi.
I am Brian « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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War between Sunnis and Shiah would become a real possibility.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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War between Sunnis and Shiah would become a real possibility.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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This, from the man who doesn't know the difference between Sunni and Shiah?
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Senator McCain, with what you've already said about the powerful presence of the Shiah majority in Iraq, how would you propose we represent that majority in the new democracy?
Max Bergmann: McCain Five Years Ago Today - Praised Rumsfeld, Bush, Conduct of War 2008
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The label Hadhari makes it all confusing to general public; I have non-Muslim friends asking me whether Islam Hadhari is in the same category as Sunni, Shiah, or Wahabi; and we are already having hard time in the media on the fundamentalist-liberal labels on Islam.
Wary of Arab voices, West promotes Malay views on Islam JDsg 2006
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