Shia
/ˈʃiːə/noun
उच्चारण शीअ
शिया (इस्लाम की एक प्रमुख शाखा)
Core word
noun
- 1
[U]
the second largest branch of Islam, whose followers believe that Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and his descendants were the rightful leaders of the Muslim community
शिया (इस्लाम की एक प्रमुख शाखा)
- Shia Islam is the main form of Islam in Iran.
- Shia Islam is followed by many people in Iraq.
- 2
[C]
a Muslim who belongs to the Shia branch of Islam
शिया (मुसलमान)
- Shias in Lucknow mark Muharram with processions.
- A Shia from Hyderabad led the procession through the narrow lanes of the old city.
adjective
- 1
[usually before noun]
connected with the Shia branch of Islam
शिया
- a Shia shrine
- the Shia community of Lucknow
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General knowledge
Shia Muslims remember the death of Imam Husain, the grandson of the Prophet, at the Battle of Karbala on Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram.
शिया मुसलमान Muharram के दसवें दिन, Ashura, को पैगंबर के नवासे इमाम हुसैन की Karbala की लड़ाई में शहादत को याद करते हैं।