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The Union of Muslim Ulama, which was unique because of its combined Sunni-Shia membership, strove to eliminate tensions between the two communities. For that reason, it organized mass rallies to propagate its views to the broadest audience possible. In 1987 the union was led by Shaykh Mahir Hammud (a Sunni) and Shaykh Zuhayr Kanj (a Shia).
Shia Islam [a] is the second-largest branch of Islam.It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib (r. 656–661) as his successor (khalifa) as the imam, that is the spiritual and political leader of the Muslim community.
Instead of the Sunni concept of analogy (qiyās), Shia ulama prefer "dialectical reasoning" to deduce law. [ 26 ] The body of substantive jurisprudence ( fiqh ) defines the proper way of life through interpretation of sharia , which Muslims should follow if they want to live according to God's will.
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Pages in category "Shia media" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Ahlulbayt TV; Al-Kawthar TV; H. HadiTV; I. IFilm (TV channel) K ...
The spread of Shia Islam in Lebanon was a complex phenomenon over multiple centuries. [11] [12] Information regarding Jabal Amel's population prior to the Muslim conquest is insufficient, though it included a substantial tribal segment prior to the Muslim conquest represented by the Banu Amila who formed part of the Nabataean foederati of the Romans, [13] [14] [15] and affiliates of the ...
Ahlulbayt Television Network is the first exclusively English-language Shia Islamic television channel. [1] The channel was launched with much fanfare on Sky in the UK on 17 August 2009 and two months later on the Galaxy 19 platform covering North America from its London headquarters.
Usulism (Arabic: الأصولية, romanized: al-ʾUṣūliyya) is the majority school of Twelver Shia Islam in opposition to the minority Akhbarism.The Usulis favor the use of ijtihad (reasoning) in the creation of new rules of jurisprudence; in assessing hadith to exclude traditions they believe unreliable; and in considering it obligatory to obey a mujtahid when seeking to determine ...