Mainstream Shias believe there were 12 Imams. Zaydi Shias, found mostly in Yemen, broke off from the majority Shia community at the fifth Imam and sustained imamate rule in parts of Yemen up to the ...

The local Shia Muslim community will honor Imam Hussain, a martyr who defended Islam with a small group of supporters against an Iraqi army nearly 1,400 years ago, with an event on Saturday in ...

Aga Khan IV, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88 His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, regarded by his followers ...

The Tuesday death of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, and the Wednesday announcement of his successor struck a deep chord with Houston’s sizable Ismaili ...

Harvard does not have a University-ordained chaplain for Shia Muslim affiliates on campus, but some Shia students said it has not significantly impacted their experience at Harvard. Out of Harvard’s ...

A dispute about who should lead Islam after Muhammad died ultimately split the faith into two branches, the Sunnis and the Shias. The young Muslim community faced a pivotal decision after the ...

Saudi security forces have arrested a Shia preacher in the east of the kingdom, charging that he "glorified" Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah online, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

James Hider, Baghdad correspondent for London's Times, explains how some Sunnis in Iraq are taking cultural cues from Shia muslims, in hopes of escaping the notice of Shia death squads. A name, a cell ...

Muslims particularly Shias consider Imam Ali, the Prophet’s son-in-law and his cousin, as a highly revered figure and the symbol of justice and bravery; hence, commend him as a role model for men. On ...

BAQUBA: A suicide bomber killed 15 people at a Shia gathering in central Iraq on Monday, officials said, in the latest in a string of attacks against the Shia majority that has left dozens dead. The ...

The Shia community of the city of Makhachkala in Russia, has issued a statement in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran.