Allah is the one true God. The holy books should be respected. Sunni and Shi’a Muslims have the same holy books. The prophets should be respected. Sunni and Shi’a Muslims believe in many of ...

Qatar's President Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made the first official visit to Syria after the interim government was ...

This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed that Ali, the Prophet’s son-in-law should lead the community. These Muslims came to be known as Shi’a, which means ‘Party of Ali’ ...

More than 21 million Shia Muslims took part in the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq this year, marking the 40th day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed ...

Bill is set to endorse the government’s move to include non-Muslims in Waqf boards, saying they can be “beneficiaries, ...

“As Alawites we’re not Shi’a Muslim you know? We’re not strictly speaking very Muslim really. Under Assad we just subscribed to all that to create a power block with Shi’a in Lebanon, and in Iran, to ...

In Friday prayer sermons held at the central mosque in Budgam, Kashmir, Hujjat al-Islam Syed Hassan Mousavi Safavi, President of the Shia Sharia Association, has strongly condemned the new Endowment ...

“As Alawites we’re not Shi’a Muslim you know? We’re not strictly speaking very Muslim really. Under Assad we just subscribed to all that to create a power block with Shi’a in ...

The Safavid Dynasty came to power in 1501, and it established Shi'a Islam as the state religion of Iran, a position it has held ever since. It's an interesting parallel to events in Tudor England ...