Shawwal 1446 A.H. On March 30th, 2025, the Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America formally announced that Monday, March 31st, 2025, will be recognized as the ...

Deadly violence in Syria has once again spotlighted the Alawites, a secretive religious minority tied to Bashar al-Assad.

Allah is the one true God. The holy books should be respected. Sunni and Shi’a Muslims have the same holy books. The prophets should be respected. Sunni and Shi’a Muslims believe in many of ...

A controversial Ramadan TV series banned in both Iran and Iraq explores the possible origins of the schism between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims. We hear from Dr Sayed Ammar Nakshawani- Prophet Muhammad ...

This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed that Ali, the Prophet’s son-in-law should lead the community. These Muslims came to be known as Shi’a, which means ‘Party of Ali’ ...

They would later be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni Muslims, from the word meaning “tradition.” Thus, the ...

He explores the Shari'a--Islam's holy law--both in its content and its practical application. He also examines the differences between the Sunni and the Shi'i forms of Islam in their historical, ...

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future The Shia Revival offers an in-depth analysis of the various causes and forces that have contributed to this long-born political ...

Nigerian police said on Saturday they had come under intense gunfire a day earlier in a neighbourhood of the capital, Abuja, during clashes between security forces and Shi'ite Muslim protesters that ...

In Abuja, intense clashes between Nigerian security forces and Shi'ite Muslim protesters led to several reported deaths. The ...

ABUJA - Nigerian police said on Saturday they had come under intense gunfire a day earlier in a neighbourhood of the capital, Abuja, during clashes between security forces and Shi'ite Muslim ...