Belief — Shia Islam

Figures

who it looks to — gods, spirits, ancestors; some rooms are empty on principle All 2 →

A Ali — the appointed. At Ghadir Khumm, Shia Islam holds, the Prophet raised Ali's hand and settled the succession — everything since follows from that afternoon. Domain First Imam — the Prophet's cousin, son-in-law, and rightful heirStanding The hinge of the split: leadership belongs to the Prophet's house Meet them — context →

H Husayn — the refusal at Karbala. Offered allegiance to a corrupt throne, he refused, and died with seventy-two companions. The refusal, not the defeat, is the point. Domain Third Imam — the martyr of KarbalaStanding Mourned every Ashura as if the wound were fresh — because it is kept fresh Meet them — context →

Core Tenets

3 — a sample of the center, never the sum All 3 →

The shared center — held across the tradition

Leadership belongs to the Prophet's house. Ali was designated at Ghadir Khumm; the Imams carry the trust. Go deeper — context →

The Imam is a living proof of God. Divinely guided, sinless, and — for the Twelvers — one day returning. Go deeper — context →

Karbala is the wound that teaches. Husayn against the empire: better to die standing. Mourned annually at Ashura. Go deeper — context →

Cosmos & Afterlife

how reality is built, and what follows death

After death

Judgment; garden or fire