NOUN
- a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
How To Use Shi'ite Muslim In A Sentence
- Security has deteriorated sharply over the past year as rival Shi'ite Muslim groups tussle for power.
- A policeman removes his motorcycle as angry protesters burn a vehicle in reaction to a bomb attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims self-flagellate as they gather at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad on July 7, 2010, to mark the death of the eighth century Imam.
- Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims self-flagellate as they gather at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad on July 7, 2010, to mark the death of the eighth century Imam.
- They fear that Sunnis, who are a minority in Iraq but have long-dominated Iraqi politics, will be marginalized by the country's majority Shi'ite Muslims.
- The attack in Sadr City Friday comes as Shi'ite Muslims observe the solemn Ashura holiday.
