He appointed his son Yazid as his successor, despite the peace treaty with Imam Hassan (PBUH), establishing hereditary monarchy, which ultimately led to the tragedy of Ashura, where Imam Hussein (PBUH ...

This event sealed the division between Shia and Sunni Muslims that continues today. Shia Muslims mourn Hussain’s martyrdom every year on the Day of Ashura.

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani listens during a meeting with President Joe ...

Ramadan is celebrated by nearly 2 billion Muslims across the world, with different traditions in various countries and communities. Sunni and Shia Muslims, the two main sects of Islam, observe ...

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad ... that the government wants to make Hindus happy by harming Muslims, emphasizing that it will never happen.

Backgrounder: Some experts say a "Shiite crescent" holds the potential to transform Islamic politics in the ... Vali Nasr writes in his new book, The Shia Revival, that war in Iraq will not ...

he is a controversial figure who fought against Ali and may have poisoned Hasan - two revered figures in the Shia tradition. As a result of Muawiya's complicated legacy among some Muslims ...

She had not been home in about six years. Alawieh reportedly told officials that, as a Shia Muslim, she follows the religious teachings of the men but not their politics, and she deleted the ...

The series highlights the story of Muawiya I, the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, which is considered the point of contention between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The Senior Scholars ...

Each year, tens of thousands of inmates in the U.S. are converting to Islam while incarcerated. The latest installment of the "CBS Mornings" series "The State of Spirituality with Lisa Ling ...