shia

a member of the Shia branch of Islam, which believes that the leaders of the Muslim community should be members of Muhammad's family

chiita

Collocations Shia Muslim

• She is a devout Shia Muslim.

  Ella es una devota chiita musulmana.

the branch of Islam that believes that the leaders of the Muslim community should be members of Muhammad's family, in contrast to Sunni Muslims who believe that leaders can come from any group within the Muslim community

chiismo

Collocations Shia branch

• The conflict is partly due to tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

  El conflicto es en parte debido a las tensiones entre musulmanes sunnitas y chiitas.