Examples of 'shiism' in a sentence

Meaning of "shiism"

shiism (noun) - a branch of Islam focusing on the belief in Ali as the legitimate successor to Prophet Muhammad
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  • Alternative form of Shi'ism

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Shiism of the ayatollahs.
Many others attribute it only to Shiism.
Sufism and Shiism are the dominant belief systems in the area.
A war with Iran would be seen throughout the region as a war against Shiism.
These and similar measures made Shiism the dominant faith tradition in the country.
Shut custody eastern region under the pretext of teaching Shiism among children.
Coercive conversion of Iranians to Shiism and concern about reversion resulted in many blood baths.
He also allowed Iranian officials to enter Syria to realize conversions to Shiism.
They have each taken an interpretation of Sunnism and Shiism that has led to overbidding.
Struggle against the oppression of Sunni orthodoxy is a key component of Shiism.
He attempted to integrate a redefined Shiism into the Sunni tradition.
The ruling elite of the state belonged to the Ismaili branch of Shiism.
Followers of Shiism rejected the Abbasids completely.
The establishment of the Safavid dynasty was a watershed in the history of Shiism in Iran.
He combats Shiism and promotes Sunnism.

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A majority of the Zaidi community practice Twelver Shiism.
It is not Shiism versus Sunnism.
These Zaidis believe in twelve Imams and are part of Twelver Shiism.
Shiism in Lebanon.
Irfan and Shiism.
The imposition of Shiism was especially harsh in Shirvan, where a large Sunni population was massacred.
The extension of Shiism.
He thus had to enforce official Shiism violently, putting to death those who opposed him.
An official religion that appears and lives every day, Shiism.
Through centuries of persecution, Shiism revolved around tragedies that befell them and their leaders.
History of Shiism.
In Malaysia, Shiism is officially banned.
Branches of Shiism.
Bashar al-Assad and his family belong to the Alawite sect of Shiism.
Therefore, some authors uses Shiism synonymously with Alevism.
A huge war then starts with the Zirids, who had abandoned Shiism.
Qom, place of teaching of Twelver Shiism since the second century of the Hegira.
With regard to the Shiite Muslims, they allegedly can not distribute any books dealing with Shiism.
By the way, let me touch upon Shiism and Sunnism.
Meanwhile in Persia ( Iran ), another dynasty was born, the Safavids who imposed it on Shiism.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, Shiism is the state religion.
This is true for Sunnism and, even more, for Shiism.
In Syria and Iraq, you were using Shiism and Sunnism as an excuse.
The martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn ( a ) was also another factor that drew Iranians closer to Shiism.
At the time of the Safavids, Twelver Shiism became a state religion in Iran.
Thus by 1602 most of the formerly Sunnis of Iran had accepted Shiism.
The Safavids brought Shiism to Iran in the 16th century.
For Saudi Arabia, the issue is confronting Iran and containing Shiism across the region.
After the 1979 Revolution, the importance of Qom increased as a teaching center for Shiism.
Is the notion of martyrdom stronger in Shiism than in Sunnism?
Twelve'er school of Shiism.

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