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What are shiite beleivers called?
shia shiite shi'te shii'te shīʿah shi'ite shi'ites shias all are the same. all are for arabic word شيعه which means follower [of some one]/ sect. and in shia/sunni debates means "shia of Ali"
Is Allawi Shiite?
in past alawi was same as shia (shiite). for example if said he is alawi it meant he is follower and supporter of Ali (sa). but today Alawi is a group in syria and turkey. they have differences with shia Muslims. the government of syria is from alawi Muslims. today alawi and shia are not the same. in recent previous years for relations for shia scholars and alawi scholars, many of alawis have corrected their belifs and alawi scholars declared officially their beliefs are same as twelver shia.
What were shiite Muslims called in Persia?
in past they were called some times Alawi or shia. (today alawi is different) shia shiite shi'te shii'te shīʿah shi'ite shi'ites shias all are the same. all are for arabic word شيعه which means follower [of some one]/ sect. and in shia/sunni debates means "shia of Ali"
Who are the shiite of Iraq?
most people of Iraq are shia muslims
Did you know that not one of the September 11 hijackers were shia shiite?
no
Was Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Sunni or Shiite?
Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi was a Shiite Muslim, but his political philosophy was strongly secularist in the same vision employed by Atatürk in Turkey.
Where the umayyads sunni or shiite?
sunn. they were anti shia and killed and kept in prison some of 12 Imams of Shia.
Is Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shiite?
Yes, he is shia. majority of Iraq people are shia Muslims.
Was shiite or sunni the official religion of the safavid empire?
shia Islam.
Are the Shiite and Shia the two main branches within Islam?
No. Shiite and Shia are both names of one of the two main branches of Islam. Sunni or Ahl-Sunna is the other main branch. The reason that Shiite and Shia are both used is that Shiite is an English-language derivation of Shi3i (شيعي). Like many Biblical ethnicities that end in "i" in the Semitic languages, "ite" was added as an English suffix. (Some examples include: Israelite, Jebusite, Amorite, etc.) Shia comes directly from the Arabic Shi3a (شيعة).
Was Al-Farabi a shiite?
Answer 1he was living in a sunni community. and so if he was shia hided his beliefs. so its not easy to judge about him. but shia Muslims believe according to his writings he has been shia. because he was a philosopher and non-shia Muslims did not have attention to philosophy.Answer 2some believes that Al-Farabi as a Muslim philosopher was shiite. maybe according to the philosophy of Al-Farabi, the leader of autopia has to be Imam and because of this point ws can count him as shiite philosopher.
Is Iraq predominantly shiite Muslim?
Yes the Muslims there are 70% shia and 30% sunni
