#Shiah_Islam__Shiah__Shia__the_Shiites one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
supertype: #Islam__Islamism__Muslimism__Mohammedanism__Mohammadanism Muslims collectively and their civilization; based on a monotheistic religion believing that Mohammed was the last and major prophet of God; "the term Mohammedanism is offensive to Muslims"
member: #Shiite_Muslim__Shiite__Shi'ite__Shi'ite_Muslim a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
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