This is because the Bahá ' í Faith, which grew out of Shi ' a Islam, is a post-Islamic religion which does not accept the finality of Muhammad's revelation.

Bahá ' ís are considered apostates by the Shi ' a clergy because of their claim to a valid religious revelation subsequent to that of Mohammed.

Shi ' as and Sunnis believe there are different status among nabis and rasuls, supported by this Quranic verse:

Sunnis interpret this verse to mean that a Muslim may not take a Christian or Jew as a “ friend ”, whereas Shi ’ as reject this and interpret the verse in a political sense to mean that Christians and Jews should not act as “ authorities ” over Muslim people.

Sunni and Shi ' a commentators alike observe that verse 16: 106 refers to the case of ' Ammar b. Yasir, who was forced to renounce his beliefs under physical duress and torture.

The Chu Ci and the more well-known Shi Jing together constitute the classics of pre-Qin dynasty Chinese verse.

This contrasts distinctly with the classic four-character verse of the Shi Jing, and adds a different rhythmic latitude of expression.

On 5 November 2006, Saddam was convicted of charges related to the 1982 killing of 148 Iraqi Shi ' ites and was sentenced to death by hanging.

The nation is 88 % Muslim ( mostly Sunni, with a 5 % Shi ' a minority ), 9 % Eastern Orthodox and 3 % other faiths ( which include small communities of Korean Christians, other Christian denominations, Buddhists, Baha ' is, and more ).

* September 5 – The Qing Chinese admiral Shi Lang receives the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang, ushering in the collapse of the Kingdom of Tungning, which is then incorporated into the Qing Empire.

Approximately 95 % of Muslims are Sunni ; 5 % are Shi ' a.

* Shi: The Series # 1-3, 5 ( with Tony Bedard, Crusade, 1997 )

Followers of Islam accounted for 30. 5 per cent of residents or 6, 596 persons — the census did not differentiate between Sunni and Shi ' a.

On 5 September, Shi received Zheng Keshuang's offer to surrender.

About 5 % are Shi ' a Muslims.

However, similar to normal marriages that are common among Sunnis and Shi ' ias, the woman still is given her mahr, and the woman must still observe the iddah, a period of time ( exact time is debated but is between 2 and 4. 5 months ) where the woman cannot remarry.

This star, of medium brightness ( apparent magnitude of 3. 3 ), is the only star of its level of brightness in this area of the sky ( there is no other star that is brighter than an apparent magnitude of 4. 5 within 7 degrees of ζ Tauri ), and therefore the only one likely to figure among the asterisms of “ Shi Shi ”.

In terms of sheer numbers, the Shi ' ites outnumbered the Palestinians 5: 1.

Spirits unveiled 5 untold stories of Sai Jing Hua from the Qing dynasty, an infamous prostitute, Bao Si from the Zhou dynasty, the concubine who never smiled, Lu Hou from the Han dynasty, the revengeful empress, Ya Zuan Ji from the Tang dynasty, a poetic priestess and Ke Shi Ming from the Ming dynasty, the Great Madam, all of whom were despised and condemned by Chinese historians.

* In Call of Duty: World at War, in the 2nd and 3rd map pack of Nazi Zombie mode, Shi No Numa and Der Riese, Hellhounds appear and attempt to kill the players every 4-5 rounds, from rounds 5, 6 or 7.

Shi ' a also refer to Sura 5: 55 by Shakir:

Shi ' a believe that Allah perfected the Divine Law through Muhammad ( Quran 5: 3 ), hence making it impossible to improve it further.

If Christianity is thus separated statistically, Islam overtakes Anglicanism as the third largest faith grouping and accounts for 8. 5 per cent of residents or 1, 063 persons ; the census does not differentiate between Sunni and Shi ' a.

The Terracotta Army commissioned by the first Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi is a collection of about 8000 life-sized ceramic soldiers and horses buried with the emperor.

At this time, Ifriqiya was in ferment, the Zirid ruler al-Muizz ibn Badis, was openly contemplating breaking with his Shi ' ite Fatimid overlords in Cairo, and the jurists of Kairouan were agitating for him to do so.

This practice began with the Qin Dynasty: in 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang united the various warring kingdoms and created the first Chinese empire.

Legalism as a coherent philosophy disappeared largely due to its relationship with the unpopular authoritarian rule of Qin Shi Huang, however, many of its ideas and institutions would continue to influence Chinese philosophy until the end of Imperial rule during the Xinhai Revolution.

Hence, domestic and females employees working business are not concubines and sex is forbidden, unless Nikkah or Muta ( Temporary Marriage Only Permissible in Shi ' ism ) is committed with mutual consent.

The X-Men restore Xavier, but Lilandra, believing that too much disaster has come from the Shi ' ar's involvement with the X-Men, annuls her marriage to Xavier.

The book emphasizes what importance Islam has given to manners and etiquette along with the worship of God, citing the traditions of the first four Imams of the Shi ' a Ismaili Fatimid school of thought.

Hezbollah was largely formed with the aid of the Ayatollah Khomeini's followers in the early 1980s in order to spread Islamic revolution and follows a distinct version of Islamic Shi ' a ideology ( Valiyat al-faqih or Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists ) developed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the " Islamic Revolution " in Iran.

" Hezbollah, along with the Amal Movement, represents most of Lebanese Shi ' a.

A cycle of violence thus ensued whereby Sunni insurgent or nationalist attacks followed with government and American backed reprisals-often in the form of Shi ' ite death squads that sought out and killed Sunnis.

Environment-current issues: government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers ; a once sizable population of Shi ' a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced ; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations ; inadequate supplies of potable water ; development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey ; air and water pollution ; soil degradation ( salination ) and erosion ; and desertification.

The mountainous territory of Mount Lebanon has long been a shelter for minority and persecuted groups, including its historic Maronite Christian majority along with Druze, and local Shi ' a Muslims.

Nonetheless, by joining the university's Philosophy and Journalism Societies, he was able to attend various lectures and seminars by the likes of Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi, and Qian Xuantong, but various lecturers still treated him with contempt and refused to answer his questions.

The only armed opposition party to make peace with the government was Hizbollah, a small Shi ' a party not to be confused with the bigger party in Iran.

* 1974 – Local farmers in Lintong District, Xi ' an, Shaanxi province, China, discover the Terracotta Army that was buried with Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, in the 3rd century BCE.

We must therefore choose leaders who will surround themselves with righteous followers, who will then create the hierarchy that harmonizes Shi / Fei.

* 762 – During An Shi Rebellion, Tang Dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptured Luoyang from the rebels.

Syria's population is 71 % Sunni Muslim ( includes most Arabs and Kurds, and 16 % other Muslim groups ( including 11. 0 % Alawi, Shi ' a Muslims ( 1. 1 % Imami / Twelvers and 1. 0 % Ismailis / Seveners ), 3. 2 % Druze, 1. 3 % Nusairism, 0. 7 Alevism ( all Turkomans ), Yezidism 0. 2 %) and 10 % Christian, with a Syrian Jewish community of a few dozen.

The influence of revolutionary Shi ' ite Islam grew apace in the region, particularly in countries with large Shi ' ite populations, especially Iraq.

There he involved himself with Iraqi Shi ' ites and developed a strong, worldwide religious and political following against the Iranian Government, whom Saddam tolerated.

In a controversial move, Professor X relocated to outer space to be with Lilandra, Majestrix of the Shi ' ar Empire, in 1986.

* Mutant X – Set in a world where Scott Summers was captured along with his parents by the Shi ' ar and only Alex escaped, allowing him to be the eventual leader of this Universe's X-Factor (" The Six ").