Everything about Shia Etymology totally explained
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Shi'a (
"follower" or "
partisan) as an
Islamic term traces its etymology to the very first century of Islam.
Transliteration
The singular/adjective form of Shi‘ah is Shi‘i . The
apostrophe frequently used (for example Shi'a) is technically incorrect, since the Arabic letter is the
ayin, standardly represented with a
grave accent (
`), left half-circle (
ʿ), or turned comma (
‘). The apostrophe represents the
hamza, which has a noted difference in pronunciation. The final Arabic letter is the
ta' marbuta, which also causes difficulty in transliteration. It is often pronounced as a soft /h/ (for example Shi‘ah), but in a
construct state, and in more classical Arabic, it's pronounced as a /t/ (for example Shi‘at ‘Ali). The ta' marbuta is frequently dropped in transliteration (for example Shia).
Due to the complexities of Arabic, there are approximately 30 possible transliterations of . For technical accuracy
Shi‘ah is the preferred form. Using the
Arabic chat alphabet, the transliteration is
Shi3a.
The Arabic term is also used in the
Qur'an.
Here
Shi'a is translated into
way, a translation more emphasizing the term goes;
"And most surely Abraham was among the Shi'a of him (for example, Noah)"Shi'a is translated into
party, in reference to a partisan of Musa (Moses) who was aided.
Here
Shi'a, in its plural form, is translated into
sect.
History
Muhammad
provides a commentary for this tradition, saying:
Above, "(those who) love outside the boundary of law" denotes what is presently known as
Shi'a Islam. A more complete version of the tradition which is also included in Sunni sources is as follows:
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Imam Ali was the cousin of
Muhammad, highly respected by both the
Sunni and the
Shia. Sunni-Muslims tend to view him as the fourth
Rightly Guided Caliph, while the
Shia-Muslims view him as the first
Imam.
In the book
Nahj al-Balagha, which is a collection of
Imam Ali's sermons viewed as
authentic by the
Shia, we read following:
Al-Hasan ibn Ali
Imam Hasan, the grandson of Muhammad, stated in connection with the
Fitna between him and
Muawiyah:
Imam Baqir
From
Imam Baqir's, the Fifth Ahlul Bayt Imam and fourth grandson of Muhammad, conversation with
Jabir al-Ju'afi
From Imam Baqir's conversation with Sa'id ibn Al-Hassan.
Imam Jafar
From Imam Jafar, The Sixth Ahlul Bayt Imam and fifth grandson of Muhammad:
Also:
Also:
Imam Rida
- Imam Rida, The eight Ahlul Bayt Imam and seventh grandson of Muhammad:
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