Shi'i

shii shií shíi shį́į́ shiiʼ Shii English Alternative forms en Shīʻī Shii Etymology en ar شِيعِيّ, from ar 1 الشِّيعَة<t:the Shi'a> ـِيّ<id:nisba>. en Shi'a -i. Pronunciation en /ˈʃiːi/ Adjective en Shiite. en Sunni en 1877 J. W. Redhouse A Vindication of the Ottoman Sultan’s Title of “Caliph;” Shewing its Antiquity, Validity, and Universal Acceptance London 9 https://books.google.com/books?id=jXL5BhmJj_cC&pg=PA9 After him, they acknowledge as Imam, rejecting the term Caliph, a series of eleven of his descendants; the last of whom disappeared mysteriously, but is held by them to be still living, destined to reappear and to reconquer the whole earth; until when, the Shi’i doctors-of-law are looked upon as the temporary guardians of the faith. en 1880 The Edinburgh Review 151 74 https://books.google.com/books?id=l8RMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA74 It is a mistake into which many writers, following Shi’i legends, have fallen, to compassionate ’Ali as the lawful Khalif deprived of his rights by usurpers. en 1928 D. S. Margoliouth Mohammedanism https://books.google.com/books?id=MmscAAAAMAAJ 125 The practice of keeping the Feast of the Pond (the 18th of the Pilgrim Month), in commemoration of the Prophet’s appointment of Ali as his successor, goes back to a fairly early period; in the main, however, the Shi’i commemorations are of a mournful character, as they have for their subject the “murders” (katl of the Prophet’s descendants, and according to this sect his lawful successors. Derived terms en Shi'i Islam Shi'i Muslim Translations Shiite Spanish: es shií, es chií Noun en Shiite. en Sunni Translations Shiite Spanish: es shií m f, es chií m f en Shi'ism