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  2. History of Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    This part starts after the Battle of Karbala and lasts until the formation of the Shia states about 900. During this section Shi'ism divided into several branches. The third section is the period of Shia states. The first Shia state was the Idrisid dynasty (780–974) in Maghreb.

  3. Origin of Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    Shiism began for the first time with a reference made to the partisans of Ali the first leader of the Ahl al-Bayt (Household of the prophet). [8] In the early years of Islamic history there was no "orthodox" Sunni or "heretical" Shiite, but rather of two points of view that were drifting steadily until became manifest as early as the death of Muhammad the prophet of Islam.

  4. Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    The Shia, originally known as the "partisans" of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad's cousin and Fatima's husband, first emerged as a distinct movement during the First Fitna from 656 to 661 CE. Shia doctrine holds that ʿAlī was meant to lead the community after Muhammad's death in 632.

  5. List of Shia dynasties - Wikipedia

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    Nagar (princely state) (4th Century–1974 CE) Prithimpassa State (1499-1950) Banganapalle State (1665-1948) Southeast Asia ... List of Shia Muslims flags; References

  6. Isma'ilism - Wikipedia

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    The Zaidis created the first Shia states in Iran, Iraq, and Yemen. [ citation needed ] In contrast to his predecessors, Muhammad al-Baqir focused on academic Islamic scholarship in Medina , where he promulgated his teachings to many Muslims, both Shia and non-Shia, in an extremely organized form of Daʿwah. [ 33 ]

  7. Religion in Iran - Wikipedia

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    First, the migration of a number of persons belonging to the tribe of the Ash'ari from Iraq to the city of Qum towards the end of the 7th century AD, which is the period of establishment of Imami Shi‘ism in Iran. Second, the influence of the Shia tradition of Baghdad and Najaf on Iran during the 11th to 12th centuries AD.

  8. Shia Islam in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Bijapur became the first Twelver Shia state in India, with Ja'fari, Hanafi and Sha'fi schools of Islamic law, each applied to its followers. It was the first time in India that Shia Adhan was called on the state pulpits and names of the twelve Shia Imams be included in Khutba. However, he strictly banned the practice of tabarra. [53]

  9. Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    In order to establish the legitimacy of Ali, the first Shia Imam, and his lineage, the additional word in this variant, "I witness that Ali is God's friend," was added. A Shia call to prayer was heard from the minarets (tower of a mosque) of an Islamic state for the first time since the 11th-century. Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman were also ordered ...