In Shi'a Islam the guidance of clergy (collectively called the ulema) and keeping such a structure holds great importance. There are several branches of...

Shia Saide LaBeouf (/ˈʃaɪ.ə ləˈbʌf/ SHY-ə lə-BUF; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He played Louis Stevens...

from Sunni to Shia, an affiliation that has continued. Over the following centuries, with the state-fostered rise of an Iran-based Shia clergy, a synthesis...

in Shia jurisprudence List of Shia books List of Shia Islamic dynasties List of Shia Muslim scholars of Islam List of Shia Muslims Shia clergy Shia crescent...

Shia Islamism is the usage of Shia Islam in politics. Most study and reporting on Islamism has been focused on Sunni Islamist movements. Shia Islamism...

Bakr, whereas a second group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Shias, believed that his successor should have been Ali ibn Abi Talib. This dispute...

eldest son, Mohammad Reza Shah. A modernizer, Reza Shah clashed with the Shia clergy, but also introduced many social, economic, and political reforms during...

Shia Islam was brought to the Indian subcontinent during the final years of the Rashidun Caliphate. The Indian subcontinent also served as a refuge for...

local leaders and clergy. Tabuik, an Indonesian observance of Muharram Breaking Fast With Jakarta's Shia Muslims Reza, Imam. "Shia Muslims Around the...

pronunciation: [ɒːjjætˌolˈlɒːh]) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran that came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Originally...