Shi'ah , which means literally partisan or follower, refers to those who consider the succession to the Prophet - may God's peace and benediction be upon him - to be the special right of the family of the Prophet and who in the field of the Islamic sciences and culture follow the school of the Household of the Prophet.
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Meaning of SHI'ITE in English
Advanced Islamic English dictionary. Расширенный исламский словарь английского языка. 2012