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Shiite /ˈʃiːʌɪt /(also Shi'ite) nounAn adherent of the Shia branch of Islam.It was therefore possible for Feisal to be both the Caliph to the Sunnis and the true Imam to the Shi'ites....- He said he read his father accounts of Shiites attacking Sunni mosques in mixed neighborhoods.
- Maronites are concentrated in East Beirut, while Muslim Shi'ites live primarily in West Beirut.
adjectiveRelating to Shia: Shiite fundamentalist groups...- To promote Shi'ism the Safavids brought in scholars from Shi'ite countries to form a new religious elite.
- The Islamic Republic of Iran has funded Shi'ite fundamentalism across the Middle East.
- Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims recognize different lines of succession from Muhammad.
Derivatives Shiism /ˈʃiːɪz(ə)m/ (also Shi'ism) noun ...- According to some analysts, the Iranian revolution has revived the Alavid Shi'ism, and the Safavid Shi'ism is on the decline.
- To promote Shi'ism the Safavids brought in scholars from Shi'ite countries to form a new religious elite.
- Iraq's Sunnis and Shias are related by common history and often common tribal relations, since Iraq only became a majority Shia state after Sunni tribes converted to Shiism in the 18th century.
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