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Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Shiites
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A sect of the Mohammedans, who reject the sunna">"Sunna" (q. v .) and championed the claims of Ali Mahommed's cousin and son-in-law to succeed to the Caliphate, and maintain the divine right of his descendants to represent the prophet in the Mohammedan Church. The Persians belong to this sect.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shiites'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/shiites.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shiites'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/shiites.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
