Definitions for shia
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1. Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islamnoun

   one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

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1. Shianoun

   The minority branch of Islam whose followers believe that Muhammad designated his son-in-law, Ali, to succeed him as leader, and that their leaders have special sacred wisdom.

2. Shianoun

   One who follows Shi'ah Islam, a Shi'ite.

3. Etymology: From شيعة (faction)

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1. shia

   Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (khalīfa) and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm, but was prevented from succeeding Muhammad as the leader of the Muslims as a result of the choice made by some of Muhammad's other companions (ṣaḥāba) at Saqifah. This view primarily contrasts with that of Sunnī Islam, whose adherents believe that Muhammad did not appoint a successor before his death and consider Abū Bakr, who was appointed caliph by a group of senior Muslims at Saqifah, to be the first rightful (rāshidūn) caliph after Muhammad. Adherents of Shīʿa Islam are called Shīʿa Muslims, Shīʿītes, or simply Shīʿa or Shia.Shīʿa Islam is based on a ḥadīth report concerning Muhammad's pronouncement at Ghadir Khumm. Shīʿa Muslims believe that ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, should have been the designated successor to Muhammad as Islam's spiritual and political leader. This belief later developed into the concept of Imamah, the idea that certain descendants of Muhammad, the Ahl al-Bayt, are rightful rulers or Imams, whom Shīʿa Muslims believe possess special spiritual and political authority over the Muslim community. Although there are many Shīʿa subsects, modern Shīʿa Islam has been divided into two main groupings: Twelvers and Ismāʿīlīs, with Twelver Shīʿas being the largest and most influential group among Shīʿa Muslims.Shīʿa Islam is the second largest branch of Islam, followed by 10–15% of all Muslims. Twelver Shīʿīsm is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85% of all Shīʿa Muslims.

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1. shia

   Shia is a branch of Islam that recognizes Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and his descendants as the rightful successors of the Prophet. Shia Muslims believe in Imamate, the concept of spiritual and political leadership that is inherited within the Prophet's family line. This belief contrasts with Sunni Muslims, the other major branch of Islam, who follow the elected caliphate as religious authority after Muhammad's death. The term "Shia" is short for "Shia-t-Ali" which means "Partisans of Ali".

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   What does SHIA stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SHIA acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. SHIA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shia is ranked #70645 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shia surname appeared 277 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shia.
   
   59.5% or 165 total occurrences were Asian.
   36.8% or 102 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Sect

Anagrams for shia »

1. Siha

2. ahis

How to pronounce shia?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shia in a Sentence

1. Thahir Sahab Jamel:

   A man named Salam talked to me and got me connected to ISIS. He told me I needed to be a jihadist and fight the Shia government. He convinced me to fight the government, i started getting involved as they were planning operations to begin in Iraq and Syria.

2. David Petraeus:

   They have, to a degree, been both part of Iraq's salvation but also the most serious threat to the all-important effort of once again getting the Sunni Arab population in Iraq to feel that it has a stake in the success of Iraq rather than a stake in its failure, longer term, Iranian-backed Shia militia could emerge as the preeminent power in the country, one that is outside the control of the government and instead answerable to Tehran.

3. Philip Mudd:

   Short term, they may win, the long-term solution for Iraq may not be a unified state if the only message they (Sunnis in Anbar province) get is either join ISIS, which will behead you, or support the government, which brings in rival Shia militias to oust the Sunnis. It's a very difficult political situation.

4. Fawaz Gerges:

   There's been the idea that ISIS is a bigger challenge for Iran and its allies than it is for the Arab states, even though this feeling is changing now, iSIS has threatened not only Iran and the [Shia]-dominated regimes in Iraq and Syria but even the Sunni-dominated Arab states.

5. Robert Baer:

   It would be Sunni against Shia, who knows what that would provoke ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html