The Shia Fatimids conquered the region in the 10th century ; a breakaway sect, venerating the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim, formed the Druze religion, centred in and to north of, Galilee.

The largest Shia sect in the early 21st century is the Ithna ashariyya, commonly referred to in English as the Twelvers, while smaller branches include the Ismaili (" Seveners ") and Zaidi (" Fivers ").

According to historian Juan Cole it was under Sunni rule that Twelver Shiaism became established in Bahrain, as Shia Bahrainis gradually moved away from the radical, egalitarian Ismaili Qarmatian sect to the more quietist Twelver or Imami branch, a process which the Sunni rulers encouraged.

Shia Islam is another sect that adopted " negative theology ".

Most prominent among these was Ali al-Sistani, Grand Ayatollah in the Shia sect of Islam.

In 1948 she left her film career to marry Prince Aly Khan, a son of Sultan Mahommed Shah, Aga Khan III, the leader of the Ismaili sect of Shia Islam.

This led to his arrest in 1972, for promoting Nikah Mut ' ah, a legal form of temporary marital relationship in the Shia sect, but he was released shortly thereafter.

For the first time a large part of the Islamic world had passed under the control of a Shia sect which not only rejected the spiritual claims of the Abbasids, but declared its resolve to replace them by a new Universalist Imamate.

‘ Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā () ( commonly known as, ‘ Alī al-Riḍā, Ali Rezā, or Ali Rizā ) ( December 29, 765 – August 23, 818 ) was the seventh descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the eighth of the Twelve Imams, according to Shia sect of Islam as well as an Imam of knowledge according to the Zaydi Shia school and Sufis.

They developed their distinct sect, known as " Shia " referring to Shian-e-Ali.

) Talal was considered relatively tolerant towards foreigners, including traders in Ha ' il: " Many of these traders belonged to the Shia sect, hated by some Sunni, doubly hated by the Wahabees.

The people speak Wakhi language and belong to the Shia Imami Ismaili sect of Islam.

They belong to the Ismaili sect of Shia Islam. The entire community is the follower of Aga Khan as their 49th spiritual leader who is the direct descendant of Muhammad.

* the followers of Shia sect in Islam on the 9th and 10th days of the Muharram ( First Month in the Islamic Calendar ), to mourn the death of Hussain Who was the son of Hazrat Ali and Sayyeda Fatima ( The daughter of Muhammad )

Among the Shi ' a minority, some have their origins in different parts of South Asia, while others are adherents of the Shia Ismaili sect from East Africa.

The judiciary shall apply the Shia school of law in cases dealing with personal matters of those who are of the Shia sect, where applicable.

The Ismaili Shia sect known at the Qarmatians seized Bahrain in 899 CE, making it their stronghold and base of operations.

In the Dawoodi Bohra sect of the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam, the style is used for the Da ' i al-Mutlaq ( Unrestricted Missionary ).

Another example is Twelver Shia declaring the takfir of the small Shaykhi Shia sect ( found mainly in Basra, Iraq ).

The Dom belong to the Nizari Ismaili sect in Hunza, and the Athna Ashri Shia sect in Nagar.

Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO PC ( November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957 ) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

* 2009 – 43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.

* 1936 – His Highness Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini Aga Khan IV, Present Imam ( leader ) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims

In 2010, a survey of Muslims in Lebanon showed that 94 % of Lebanese Shia supported Hezbollah, while 84 % of the Sunni Muslims held an unfavorable opinion of the group.

In its harshest form it preached that Muslims should not only " always oppose " infidels " in every way ," but " hate them for their religion ... for Allah's sake ," that democracy " is responsible for all the horrible wars of the 20th century ," that Shia and other non-Wahhabi Muslims were infidels, etc.

* As a Shia, the early Muslims whom Khomeini looked to were Ali ibn Abī Tālib and Husayn ibn Ali, not Caliphs Abu Bakr, Omar or Uthman.

There are Shia Muslims ( Alawite, Twelvers, and Ismailis ) and Druze.

Both Sunni and Shia Muslims agree al-Mahdi will arrive first, and after him, Jesus.

The ancestors of Ruhollah Khomeini migrated from their original home in Nishapur, north eastern Iran, to the kingdom of Awadh, whose rulers were Twelver Shia Muslims of Persian origin.

The Imam Husayn Shrine | Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq is a holy site for Shia Muslims

Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet.

After the last pilgrimage, Muhammad ordered the gathering of Muslims at the pond of Khumm and it was there the Shia believe Muhammad nominated Ali to be his successor.

Shia Muslims believe this to be Muhammad's appointment of Ali as his successor, while Sunni Muslims believe it a simple defense of Ali in the face of unjust criticism.

Shia Muslims ) Many Islamic scholars today advocate renewed approaches to fiqh that don't necessarily follow the traditional five allegiances.

* January 4 – Gunmen open fire on Shia Muslims worshiping in a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 16 and injuring 25.

* July 11 – His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan becomes the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at age 20.

** Shooting of Allama Arif Hussain Hussaini, leader of Pakistani Shia Muslims, in Peshawar.

* January 27 – Ali, the first Shia Imam and the forth Rashidun Caliph of Sunni Muslims

* Ali, the first Shia Imam and the forth Rashidun Caliph of Sunni Muslims ( approximate date )

He also forced al-Azhar to issue a fatwa readmitting Shia Muslims, Alawites, and Druze into mainstream Islam ; for centuries before, al-Azhar deemed them as " heretics " and non-Muslims.

The leaders of the dynasty were also Shia Ismaili Imams, hence, they had a religious significance to Ismaili Muslims.