Shi'ism

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Shia Islam
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Ismaili
gptkb:Twelver
gptkb:Zaydi
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:Imam
Ali as rightful successor to Muhammad
gptkbp:distinctPractice gptkb:temporary_marriage_(mut'ah)
mourning rituals for Husayn
visitation of shrines
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Mecca
gptkb:Medina
gptkb:Samarra
gptkb:Mashhad
gptkb:Qom
Karbala
Najaf
gptkbp:holyBook gptkb:Quran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shi'ism
gptkbp:largestCommunityIn gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Imam
marina
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Al-Kafi
gptkb:Kitab_al-Irshad
gptkb:Nahj_al-Balagha
gptkb:Tafsir_al-Qummi
gptkb:Dua_Kumayl
gptkb:Dua_Nudba
gptkb:Dua_Tawassul
gptkb:Sahifa_Sajjadiya
gptkb:Ziyarat_Ashura
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Fatimah
gptkb:Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb:The_Twelve_Imams
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
7th century
gptkbp:populationEstimate 10-15% of Muslims
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Eid_al-Ghadir
gptkb:Eid_al-Mubahala
gptkb:Arbaeen
gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:religiousLaw gptkb:Ja'fari_jurisprudence
gptkbp:scriptureInterpretation emphasis on esoteric meaning
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Ghadir_Khumm
gptkbp:theologicalView gptkb:occultation_of_the_Mahdi
infallibility of Imams
intercession of Imams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Taqi_ad-Din_Ahmad_ibn_Taymiyyah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6