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Bookmark or Share- Twelver Shi'ism - WikipediaThe term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the last Imam, Imam al-Mahdi, lives in Occultation and will reappear as the promised Mahdi ( Arabic: المهدي المنتظر ).
- Islam's Sunni-Shia Divide, Explained | HISTORYThough the two main sects within Islam, Sunni and Shia, agree on most of the fundamental beliefs and practices of Islam, a bitter split between the two goes back some 14 centuries. The divide ...
- What Are the Differences Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims? - NBC NewsShiites give human beings the exalted status that is given only to prophets in the Quran, often venerating clerics as saints, whereas Sunnis do not. How many of each sect are there? The great...
- Islamic world - Sunnis, Shiites, Sects | BritannicaSunnis. and Shīʿites. The historicists came to be known as Sunnis and their main opponents as Shīʿites. These labels are somewhat misleading because they imply that only the Sunnis tried to follow the Sunnah of Muhammad. In fact, each group relied on the Sunnah but emphasized different elements.
- Shi’i | History & Beliefs | BritannicaShīʿī. Also called: Shiʿite. Collective: Shiʿah or. Arabic: Shīʿah. Key People: Ismāʿīl I. Öljeitü. al-Aḥsāʾī. al-Ḥillī. Shaykh Ḥaydar. Related Topics: Twelver Shiʿah. Ismāʿīliyyah. ʿAlawite. mutʿah. Rāfiḍah. Recent News.
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