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Definition of Shiah Islam
1. Noun. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran.
Group relationships: Islam, Muslimism
Generic synonyms: Religious Order, Religious Sect, Sect
Member holonyms: Shi'ite, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shiite Muslim
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shiah Islam
Literary usage of Shiah Islam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nearer East by David George Hogarth (1902)
"While, however, the two philosophies are brought thus into some sort of accord
by Shiah Islam, the distinct tendencies, ..."
2. Five Years in a Persian Town by Napier Malcolm (1908)
"This is one side of Shiah Islam, but as it is better known I have attempted to
give the other. I cannot, however, leave the subject without reminding those ..."
3. Five Years in a Persian Town by Napier Malcolm (1905)
"This is one side of Shiah Islam, but as it is better known I have attempted to
give the other. I cannot, however, leave the subject without reminding those ..."
4. Report on India and Persia of the Deputation by Robert E. Speer, Russell Carter (1922)
"The unorthodox sects are constantly drawing out of Shiah Islam and new sects are
springing UD continually. Men are everywhere thinking deeply ..."
5. Human Rights Watch World Report 1992 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (1991)
"... in private places...the holy shrines of Shiah Islam (especially in Najaf and
Karbala) have been desecrated by government forces...religious manuscripts ..."
6. Human Rights Watch World Report 1992 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (1991)
"... in private places...the holy shrines of Shiah Islam (especially in Najaf and
Karbala) have been desecrated by government forces...religious manuscripts ..."
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