The term bāb (Arabic: باب, lit. 'gateway') was used in early Shia Islam for senior disciples, and authorised deputies, of the current Imam. Less commonly... 7 KB (1,041 words) - 18:11, 6 May 2024 |
(also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian God Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Islam Báb (Sayyid `Alí Muḥammad... 2 KB (306 words) - 19:02, 2 May 2024 |
successor as caliph of the Islamic community should be Abu Bakr, whereas a second group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Shias, believed that his... 172 KB (20,470 words) - 19:21, 13 May 2024 |
Báb's mother. Later, Khadijih became a Baháʼí. In the 1790s in Iraq, Shaykh Ahmad (1753–1826) began a religious school of thought within Shia Islam.... 85 KB (11,033 words) - 21:31, 1 May 2024 |
Both Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims agree on the three holiest sites in Islam being, respectively, the Masjid al-Haram (including the Kaaba), in Mecca;... 33 KB (3,957 words) - 12:54, 15 April 2024 |
adhering to Shia Islam, which an overwhelming majority of those following the Twelver branch of Shia Islam. Approximately 12% adhere to Sunni Islam, most of... 67 KB (8,028 words) - 04:09, 3 May 2024 |
Twelver Shi'ism (redirect from Twelver Shia Islam) (Arabic: إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term Twelver refers to its adherents'... 101 KB (13,320 words) - 05:47, 12 May 2024 |
beliefs and Islamic Sufi doctrine introduced to Kurdistan by Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir in the 12th century. Bábism stems from Twelver Shia passed through... 240 KB (23,662 words) - 21:44, 12 May 2024 |