South Asian Shia Muslims

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South Asian Shia Muslims are followers of Shia Islam from countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, known for their distinct religious rituals, commemorations, and cultural traditions within the broader South Asian Muslim community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia Muslim community
South Asian Muslim group
religious community
centerOfPopulation Colombo
Dhaka
Hyderabad (India)
linked to: Hyderabad

Karachi
Kargil
linked to: Kargil district

Lahore
Lucknow
Quetta
commemoration events of Karbala
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
countryOfResidence Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
culturalTradition alams in processions
community feasts during religious events
imambara gatherings
processions during Muharram
tazia processions
language Bengali
Gujarati
Hindi
Kashmiri
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language

Punjabi
Saraiki
Sindhi
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
majorDenomination Twelver Shia
minorDenomination Bohra Shia
linked to: Dawoodi Bohra

Ismaili Shia
Mustali Ismaili
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis

Nizari Ismaili
linked to: Ismaili Shia
notableRitualDay Arbaeen
Ashura
notableRitualMonth Muharram
partOf South Asian Muslim community
linked to: South Asian Muslims

global Shia Muslim community
region South Asia
religion Shia Islam
religiousInstitution Hussainiya
linked to: Hussainiyah

imambara
mosque
religiousPractice Ashura commemorations
majlis gatherings
marsiya recitation
matam rituals
noha recitation
observance of Muharram
ziyarat of Imams and shrines
subgroup Shia Muslims in Bangladesh
Shia Muslims in India
Shia Muslims in Nepal
Shia Muslims in Pakistan
Shia Muslims in Sri Lanka
theologicalBelief belief in the Twelve Imams
doctrine of Imamate
veneration of Ahl al-Bayt
usesScript Bengali script
Devanagari script
Perso-Arabic script

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Hussain Day associatedCommunity South Asian Shia Muslims
Imambara Ghufran Ma’ab servesCommunity Shia Muslims of Lucknow
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims
Khojki script usedBy Ismaili Muslims of South Asia
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims
South Asian Shia Muslims subgroup Shia Muslims in India
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims
South Asian Shia Muslims subgroup Shia Muslims in Pakistan
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims
South Asian Shia Muslims subgroup Shia Muslims in Nepal
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims
Ashura procession practicedBy Shia communities in Pakistan
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims
Ashura procession practicedBy Shia communities in India
linked to: South Asian Shia Muslims