Shi·ite
/ˈSHēˌīt/
noun
an adherent of the Shia branch of Islam.
adjective
relating to Shia.
"Shiite fundamentalist groups"
Shia Islam
Religion
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor and the Imam after him, most notably at the event of Ghadir ... Wikipedia
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Shīʿa Muslims form a majority of the population in four countries across the Muslim world: Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain. Significant Shīʿite communities ...
The meaning of SHIITE is a Muslim of the Shia branch of Islam.
Shiite Muslims constitute 80 percent of the native population of the oil rich Persian Gulf region, about 80-90 million people. There are significant Arab Shiite ...
Ja'far al-Sadiq and al-Baqir are the founders of the Imami Shiite school of religious law. ... Shiite Islam. Their teachings were the basis for the development ...
Approximately 10-15% of Muslims identify as Shiite. Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and. Bahrain have majority Shiite populations. For Shiites, the first true leader of ...
Some Shiites have attained high positions in Syria, among them Mahdi Dakhl Allah, a former Minister of Information, and Saib Nahhas, a prominent businessman.