Words tagged under "Shiaism"

great, greater, greatest, very great

a short title of Shahrbanu the grand-daughter of Nausherwan (Persian king famous for his justice) who was the wife of Imam Husain (it is used in elegy as allusion)

an aborted attempt to resolve a theological dispute between Muslims and Christians circa 632 CE by invoking the curse of God upon the liars, between a Christian delegation from Najran and Muhammad was accompanied to the mubahala by his daughter Fatima, her husband Ali, and their two sons, Hasan and Husain, the peace treaty was finally reached by which the Christians agreed to pay an annual poll-tax (jizya)

(one) believing in twelve Imam, this sect, twelver Shiite

innocent people

lamentation, beating the chest in grief

true believer, staunch Muslim, Muslim strictly following the principles of Islam

followed, imitated, mimicked, represented, counterfeited

a disciple, a follower

temporary marriage

a representation of the shrines of Hasan and Husain, sons of 'Ali (which is carried in procession at the Moharram by the Shias chiefly)

one who curses or disapproves

saint, holy man

advice, recommendation

executor, administrator

affidavit, document, faith, bound, obligation, confidence, firmness, stipend, allowance, contract, any legal document