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Shia Islam

Shia Islam is the alternative form of Shi'a Islam.

Meaning of Shi'a Islam

Proper noun

Shi'a Islam

  1. The second largest denomination of Islam, followed by 200–300 million people, who's adherent's believe that Muhammad appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor prior to his death.
    Synonyms:
    Shi'ism, Shi'i Islam

Questions about Shia Islam

What is Shia Islam the alternative form of?
Shia Islam is the alternative form of Shi'a Islam.

Words near Shia Islam in the dictionary

  1. shi(ts)
  2. Shi-jia-zhuang
  3. shi-shi
  4. Shi-Yomi
  5. Shia
  6. Shia Islam
  7. Shiadom
  8. Shiah
  9. Shiahs
  10. shiai
  11. shiais

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Shia Islam (page history and authors); Shi'a Islam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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