Noun
a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Source: WordNetJahanpur said health officials had called for the suspension of all religious gatherings in Qom, a Shi'ite Muslim holy city about 120 km south of the capital Tehran, according to ISNA. Source: Internet
Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims at Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, on March 16, 2020 after the Najaf authorities banned all visits by non-residents following the outbreak of coronavirus. Source: Internet
The UN-backed court put on trial four suspects from the Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah. Source: Internet