SHI'I

Meaning of SHI'I in English

shēˈē, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Arabic shiya'īy

: shi'ite

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SHI'I — noun Etymology: Arabic shī‘ī, from shī‘a Date: 1728 Shiite , ~ adjective
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SHI'I — noun Etymology: Arabic shī‘ī, from shī‘a Date: 1728 : Shiite • Shi'i adjective
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SHI'I — Pronunciation: sh ē - ' ē , ' sh ē - ē Function: noun Etymology: Arabic sh ī ' ī …
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TWELVE-IMAM SHI'ISM — The majority of the Shi'ites, from whom the previously mentioned groups have branched out, are Twelve-Imam Shi'ites, also called the …
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SHI'ISM — Shi'ah , which means literally partisan or follower, refers to those who consider the succession to the Prophet - may …
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SHI'A — noun or shia or shiah ˈshē(ˌ)ä, -ēə ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Arabic shī'ah following, sect — more …
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SHI'ITE — — Shi'ism /shee"iz euhm/ , n. — Shi'itic /shee it"ik/ , adj. /shee"uyt/ , n. Islam. a member of one …
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SHI'AH — /shee"euh/ , n. Islam. 1. ( used with a pl. v. ) the Shi'ites. 2. ( used with a sing. …
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SHI'ITE — Arabic Shi'i, plural Shi'ah, or Shi'a, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, distinguished from the …
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SHI'I, ABU 'ABD ALLAH ASH- — born , San'a', Yemen died AD 911 Isma'ili propagandist and commander, architect of the Fatimid Muslim ascendancy in North Africa. …
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ISMAIL — In the 10th/16th century Isma'il, who was of the household of Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardibili (d. 735/1334), a Sufi master …
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TWELVERS — The majority of the Shi'ites, from whom the previously mentioned groups have branched out, are Twelve-Imam Shi'ites, also called the …
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TWELVER — The majority of the Shi'ites, from whom the previously mentioned groups have branched out, are Twelve-Imam Shi'ites, also called the …
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TRANSMITTED SCIENCES — Shi'ism and the Transmitted Sciences The Islamic sciences, which owe their existence to the ulama of Islam who organized and …
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SHIISM AND SCIENCE — Shi'ism and the Transmitted Sciences : The Islamic sciences, which owe their existence to the ulama of Islam who organized …
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SHIISM — Shi'ah , which means literally partisan or follower, refers to those who consider the succession to the Prophet - may …
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SHAIKH MUFID — Al-Shaikh al-Mufid's full name was Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Nu'man al-Harithi al-Baghadi al-'Ukbari; his kunya was Abu 'Abd Allah. As …
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SHAH ISMAIL — In the 10th/16th century Isma'il, who was of the household of Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardibili (d. 735/1334), a Sufi master …
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SHAH ISMA'IL — In the 10th/16th century Isma'il, who was of the household of Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardibili (d. 735/1334), a Sufi master …
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MUFID — Al-Shaikh al-Mufid's full name was Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Nu'man al-Harithi al-Baghadi al-'Ukbari; his kunya was Abu 'Abd Allah. As …
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IMAMITES — The majority of the Shi'ites, from whom the previously mentioned groups have branched out, are Twelve-Imam Shi'ites, also called the …
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IMAM — A- The word " imam " in Arabic means "leader". In Islamic terminology it generally refers to any person who …
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CONFIRMING HADITH — Authenticating:Confirming The Method of Shi'ism in Authenticating the Hadith : Shi'ism, in addition to seeking to authenticate the chain transmission …
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BAGHADI — Al-Shaikh al-Mufid's full name was Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Nu'man al-Harithi al-Baghadi al-'Ukbari; his kunya was Abu 'Abd Allah. As …
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AUTHENTICATING — Authenticating:Confirming The Method of Shi'ism in Authenticating the Hadith : Shi'ism, in addition to seeking to authenticate the chain transmission …
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KHOMEINI, RUHOLLAH — born May 17, 1900?, Khomeyn, Iran died June 3, 1989, Tehran also spelled Ruhallah Khomeyni, original name Ruhollah Musawi Iranian …
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JA'FAR IBN MUHAMMAD — born 699/700 or 702/703, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died 765, Medina also called Ja'far As-sadiq (Arabic: Ja'far the …
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ISMA'IL I — born July 17, 1487, Ardabil?, Azerbaijan died May 23, 1524, Ardabil, Safavid Iran also spelled Esma'il I shah of Iran …
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ISLAMIC WORLD — prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islam is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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IRAN — officially Islamic Republic of Iran, Farsi (Persian) Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran country, southwestern Asia, covering an area of 634,562 square miles …
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IBN BABAWAYH — born c. 923, , Khorasan province, Iran died 991, Rayy also spelled Ibn Babuya, in full Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn …
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HILLI, AL- — in full Jamal Ad-din Hasan Ibn Yusuf Ibn 'ali Ibn Muthahhar Al-hilli born Dec. 15, 1250, Hillah, Iraq died Dec. …
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AHSA'I, AL- — born 1753, Al-Hasa, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died 1826, near Medina also called Shaykh Ahmad, in full Shaykh Ahmad …
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'ALAWITE — Arabic 'Alawi, plural 'Alawiyah, also called Nusayri, plural Nusayriyah, or Namiri, plural Namiriyah, or Ansari, plural Ansariyah any member of …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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SAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lot to do/learn/say etc ▪ I still have a lot to learn. ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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