At just 20 years old and studying at Harvard, he succeeded his grandfather as the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Aga Khan IV, who transformed billions of dollars in tithes into ...

The conservative nonprofit The Middle East Forum described the cleric as a "radical antisemitic, pro-Hezbollah Shia imam," who reportedly hosted a 2015 rally in Dearborn where he "wished death ...

Arul Kadal, a Jesuit theological centre for formation located in Chennai, organized a two-week course focused on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations conducted by Joseph Victor Edwin SJ. This program ...

While the main responsibility of Sunni Caliphs was to maintain law and order in the Muslim realm, as descendants of the Prophet, Shia Imams (spiritual leaders) also provided religious guidance and ...

2 Most are Imami Shia Muslims, recognizing the leadership of a succession of twelve Imams beginning with the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. A minority are Ismaili Shia, who look for leadership ...

Husayn is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (the household of Muhammad) and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Shia Imam, and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Shia ...

A television series about the life of the Umayyad caliph, Muawiya, titled "Mo'awey," which was banned in Iraq due to the ...

He was the son of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatimah bint Hizam. His mother was the virtuous lady Omm al-Baneen Fatima bint Hizam of the al-Kilabiyya clan noted for its courage and ...

A caravan of Shia Muslims from Uzbekistan has paid a visit to Imam Reza shrine on the eve of holy month of Ramadan.

A ceremony was held under the auspices of the Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association in Budgam. This spiritual gathering was attended by a large number of religious scholars, Friday imams, leaders of ...