SHIAH


Meaning of SHIAH in English

n. one of the two main branches of Islam, esp. in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni Caliphs and regards Ali as Muhammad's first successor.

[ Arab. si' a party (of Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law) ]

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