Shiism

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Shia Islam
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Ismaili
gptkb:Twelver
gptkb:Zaydi
gptkbp:coreBelief Ali as rightful successor to Muhammad
gptkbp:countryWithMajority gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:distinctivePractices gptkb:taqiya_(precautionary_dissimulation)
gptkb:temporary_marriage_(mut'ah)
visiting shrines
mourning of Ashura
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Imam
gptkb:region
gptkb:Occultation_of_the_Mahdi
gptkb:Tawalla_and_Tabarra
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Mecca
gptkb:Medina
gptkb:Samarra
gptkb:Mashhad
gptkb:Qom
Karbala
Najaf
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Arbaeen
gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:holyBook gptkb:Quran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shiism
gptkbp:largestBranch gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Marja
gptkbp:mainReligiousTexts gptkb:Al-Kafi
gptkb:Kitab_al-Irshad
gptkb:Nahj_al-Balagha
gptkb:Tafsir_al-Qummi
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Yemen
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:separates Sunni Islam
succession to Muhammad
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Martyrdom_of_Husayn
gptkbp:TwelverImam gptkb:Jafar_al-Sadiq
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkb:Ali_al-Hadi
gptkb:Hasan_al-Askari
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Ali_Zayn_al-Abidin
gptkb:Ali_al-Ridha
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Baqir
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Taqi
gptkb:Musa_al-Kadhim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shi'a_Islam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5