shiism
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The branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs (synset 106246463)
is a type of: islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koransubtypes: ismailism - the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy
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