What is Shia Islam? From the succession dispute after Prophet Muhammad to Karbala, sects and global communities, here is how ...

The death of the world’s most visible leader of the branch of Islam leaves major questions.

BHOPAL: Most members of the Shia Muslim community refrained from celebrating Eid on Saturday as they denounced the killing of ...

Pune: Shia Muslims in Maharashtra will not indulge in celebrations on Eid to mourn the death of Iran's supreme leader ...

The supreme leader of Iran for 37 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday by US and Israeli strikes. When the news broke there were jubilant celebrations in Iran and across the Iranian ...

The twelve Imams according to Shia Islam are the twelve descendants of Muhammad beginning with Ali bin Abu Talib and ending with Muhammad ibn al-Hassan or the Mahdi. According to them, these were the ...

The killing of Iran's supreme leader and ensuing Middle East instability could revive sectarian clashes and see religion emerge as a mobilizing tool.

Explore how U.S. and Israeli assassinations have transformed Iranian leaders into martyrs, reinforcing a culture of sacrifice and defiance.

A schism emerged after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. He died without appointing a successor to lead the Muslim community, and disputes arose over who should shepherd the new and rapidly ...

India’s Shia community holds tearful vigils, condolence meetings, and protests largely driven by religious solidarity to ...

CORDIAL encounters between representatives of different creeds are common enough in the Western world, whether the organisers are universities, governments or NGOs. (In the latter case, inter-faith ...