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The 76 pages that link to Shia Islam, each with the reason it gives.

• Safavid dynastyNarrower topic: Twelver Shiism was the Safavids’ specific state doctrine within this broader tradition.

• Battle of KarbalaNarrower topic: Karbala became a defining event in Shia accounts of injustice and legitimate leadership.

• Ali ibn Abi TalibNarrower topic: Ali’s claim to succession is foundational to Shia identity and doctrine.

• Husayn ibn AliNarrower topic: Husayn’s martyrdom is foundational to Shia identity and religious memory.

• MadhhabNarrower topic: Shi‘i legal traditions have distinct authorities and schools, rather than belonging to the four Sunni madhhabs.

• IsmailismNarrower topic: Ismailism is one of Shia Islam's major branches.

• Ahl al-BaytNarrower topic: Ahl al-Bayt is a foundational source of authority and identity in Shi‘i traditions.

• Arba'eenNarrower topic: Arba'een is especially significant in Shia religious life and communal memory.

• NajafNarrower topic: Najaf is among Shia Islam’s most important sacred and scholarly centers.

• Yazid INarrower topic: Karbala became a foundational event in Shia identity and devotion.

• FatimaNarrower topic: Fatima’s descendants are central to Shia accounts of religious authority.

• Jamal al-Din al-AfghaniNarrower topic: His Iranian background was Shia, although he often presented himself publicly as Sunni or Afghan.

• ZaydismNarrower topic: Zaydism is one of Shia Islam’s major branches, with a distinctive theory of succession.

• Nizari Isma'ilismNarrower topic: The Nizari imamate belongs to Shi'a debates over legitimate religious authority.

• Second FitnaNarrower topic: Karbala’s legacy strengthened the traditions of loyalty to the Prophet’s family.

• Musa al-KazimNarrower topic: Musa's recognition as an Imam places his legacy within Shia religious identity.

• Zaynab bint AliNarrower topic: Zaynab's historical and devotional significance is especially prominent in Shi'a traditions.

• Mukhtar al-ThaqafiNarrower topic: Mukhtar’s appeal to Ali’s family became part of the contested history of early Shia politics.

• Shrine of Imam RezaNarrower topic: The shrine draws pilgrims through its central place in Shia devotional life.

• AlevismNarrower topic: Alevism shares reverence for Ali and the imams with broader Shiʿi traditions.

• Mulla SadraNarrower topic: Sadra’s religious commitments and interpretation of scripture belong to a Shi‘i intellectual setting.

• Ali al-HadiNarrower topic: His Imamate belongs to the broader Shia tradition of leadership through the Prophet’s family.

• KaysanitesNarrower topic: Kaysanism was one early current within the broader Shiite tradition.

• Fatima bint MusaNarrower topic: Her significance rests on her family ties to the line of Shia Imams.

• Qom ProvinceNarrower topic: Qom is a major center of Shia religious learning and pilgrimage.

• Arba'in pilgrimageNarrower topic: The pilgrimage's devotion to Husayn is rooted in Shi'a religious history.

• History of Shia IslamNarrower topic: The historical developments on this page concern the formation and diversification of this tradition.

• Nimr al-NimrNarrower topic: Al-Nimr’s religious tradition and clerical identity.

• Shaykh TusiNarrower topic: Tusi’s works became influential well beyond Twelver jurisprudence, within the broader Shia tradition.