South Asian Shia Muslims
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South Asian Shia Muslims are followers of Shia Islam from countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, known for their distinct religious rituals, commemorations, and cultural traditions within the broader South Asian Muslim community.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ismaili Muslims of South Asia | 1 |
| Shia Muslims of Lucknow | 1 |
| South Asian Shia Muslims canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia Muslim community
ⓘ
South Asian Muslim group ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| centerOfPopulation |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyderabad (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kargil NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoration |
events of Karbala
ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
alams in processions
ⓘ
community feasts during religious events ⓘ imambara gatherings ⓘ processions during Muharram ⓘ tazia processions ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Kashmiri ⓘ Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ Saraiki ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| majorDenomination | Twelver Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorDenomination |
Bohra Shia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ismaili Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustali Ismaili NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizari Ismaili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRitualDay |
Arbaeen
GENERATED
ⓘ
Ashura GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableRitualMonth | Muharram GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Asian Muslim community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global Shia Muslim community ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution |
Hussainiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imambara ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
Ashura commemorations
ⓘ
majlis gatherings ⓘ marsiya recitation ⓘ matam rituals ⓘ noha recitation ⓘ observance of Muharram ⓘ ziyarat of Imams and shrines ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Shia Muslims in Bangladesh
ⓘ
Shia Muslims in India NERFINISHED ⓘ Shia Muslims in Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Shia Muslims in Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shia Muslims in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| theologicalBelief |
belief in the Twelve Imams
ⓘ
doctrine of Imamate ⓘ veneration of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Bengali script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devanagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shia Muslims of Lucknow
this entity surface form:
Ismaili Muslims of South Asia