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Islam vs Shiism

Shiism vs Islam

Islam and Shiism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Islam Yes No No No
Shiism Yes No No No
As nouns, Shiism is a hyponym of Islam; that is, Shiism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Islam:
  • Islam: 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 Koran
  • Shiism: the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Other hyponyms of Islam include Mahdism, Salafi movement, Salafism, Wahabism, Wahhabism, Alawism, Ash'arism.
Islam (noun) Shiism (noun)
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 Koran the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion
Difference between Islam and Shiism

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