Shiʿah
or Shi·ʿa
Origin of Shiʿah
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How to use Shiʿah in a sentence
Monis was born Manteghi Bourjerdi into a Shia Muslim family in Iran.
There are a lot of Shia fighters from Afghanistan and Iran.
The Battle for Aleppo: A Decisive Fight for ISIS, Assad, and the USA | Jamie Dettmer | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the militia perspective, the Shia factions in Iraq break down as follows.
The New Iraq War Could Be Won or Lost This Month by Baghdad Politics | Bartle Bull | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt will go to the Shia majority and is the subject of an ongoing struggle with very high stakes indeed.
The New Iraq War Could Be Won or Lost This Month by Baghdad Politics | Bartle Bull | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in Syria, where Shia are a minority, a post-ISIS future threatens to freeze Iran out.
How Iran Could Become Our Shadow Enemy in the Syria ISIS War | Jacob Siegel | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“Akhab Khan prevented those Shia dogs from shooting you and Mayne-sahib,” went on the low murmur.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe Shia heretics afterwards became powerful, and the Christians were well treated.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousRadical Shia elements, some of whom receive support from Iran, formed death squads.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. BushThis atrocity, directed at a Muslim house of prayer, was designed to provoke retaliation from Iraqi Shia -- and it succeeded.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. BushAt the local level, Sunnis, Shia, and Kurds are beginning to come together to reclaim their communities and rebuild their lives.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. Bush
British Dictionary definitions for Shiah
Shia
/ (ˈʃiːə) /
one of the two main branches of Islam (the other being the Sunni), making up a tenth or more of the entire Muslim population, and forming the majority in Iran and Iraq, which regards Mohammed's cousin Ali and his successors as the true imams
another name for Shiite
designating or characteristic of this sect or its beliefs and practices
Origin of Shiah
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