Shia Islam
second-most populous Islamic denomination
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Summary
Shia Islam is an Islamic denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of islamic denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,516 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib[3]
- Subclass of: Islam[4]
- Part of: Islam[5]
- Commons category: Shiism[6]
- Has part(s): Twelver Shiism[7], Zaidism[8], Isma'ilism[9], Ghulat[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shia Islam[11]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=shia[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], New International Encyclopedia[20]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/shiism[21]
- Native label: الشِّيعَة[22]
- Different from: schism[23]
- History of topic: history of Shi'an Islam[24]
- Significant person: Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- P14692: Bundesautobahn 650[27]
Why It Matters
Shia Islam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]