Ahl Al-Bayt

male
Muslim, islam, family, Shi'a Islam
Ahl al-Bayt (Arabic:) is a phrase meaning "People of the House", or "family". In the Islamic tradition it refers to the household of Muhammad.
Muqtada Al-Sadr

Muqtada Al-Sadr

male, 36 years old
like video games, Hojatoleslam, Sayyid, Iraqi political leader, founder of Mahdi Army, nicknamed 'Mulla Atari'…Shi'a Islam
Muqtada al-Sadr is the fourth son of a famous Iraqi Shi‘a cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. He is also the so...
Musa Al-Kazim

Musa Al-Kazim

male, deceased (799)
Twelver, shia, Imams, shiite, umayyad, Shi'a Imams…Shi'a Islam
Musa al-Kazim (Arabic: الإمام موسى الكاظ (Approximately: October 28, 746 AD - September 1, 799 AD) was the seventh of the Twelver Shia Imams. He...
Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

male, deceased (2006)
terrorist, militant Islamist, shia, Terrorism in Iraq, suicide bombing, Hostage…sunni islam, Shi'a Islam, Shia Muslim
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ) (October 20, 1966 – June 7, 2006) was a Jordanian who ran a militant training camp in Afghanistan alongside Osama bin La...
Ali

Ali

male, deceased (661)
caliph, Turkish given names, ShiaIslam, Ismailism, Qur'an, Islamic history…sunni islam, islam, Shi'a Islam, convert to islam
‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ("'"')‎ Approximately: March 17, 599 - February 28, 661 was an early Islamic leader, the first Shi'a Imam and the fourth and fin...
Shaykh Ahmad

Shaykh Ahmad

male
persian, Shaykhís, Al-Ahsa, Shaykhism, Karbala, Arabian Peninsula…Shi'a Islam
Shaykh Ahmad b. Zayn ad-Dín b. Ibráhím al-Ahsá'í (1753 - 1826) was the founder of a 19th century Shi`i school in the Persian and Ottoman empir...
Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani

Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani

male, 79 years old
Islam-related controversy, Iranian calendar, From Mashad, Marja, Islam-related controversies, Shi'a Islam
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani Arabic: السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني, Persian: سید علی حسینی سیستانی;. Born approximately August...
Hamid Dabashi

Hamid Dabashi

male, 58 years old
Iranian literary critic, Literary historian, Postcolonialism, postcolonial, Shi'a Islam, from Ahvaz…Authority in Islam
Hamid Dabashi presents a comprehensive, passionate, and insightful personal account on the evolution of Iranian art cinema in Close Up - Iranian...

Zayd Ibn Ali

male, deceased (740)
Zaid, Imam, Zaidi Revolt, medina, concubine, quran…Shi'a Islam, Shia Imam
Zayd ibn Ali (also spelled Zaid) (695-740 C.E.) He was given the title "Zayd the Martyr" ("Zayd ash-Shahid") by his sympathizers. He was the...