Shiah

(=the Shiites)(伊斯兰教)什叶派

(=Shiite)什叶派教徒

Shiah

什叶派[教徒]

Shiah

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, and 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

Shiah

1. one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

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