Twelver Shia

The Creed Archive Dialogues · Aug 19, 2026 · 35m

In the burning sands of seventh-century Arabia, a single question split the world of early Islam: who should lead the faithful after the Prophet Muhammad’s death? Behind this question, rival claims ignited a struggle that would echo through centuries—culminating in the memory of a massacre on the plains of Karbala.What drove the forging of a tradition that would forever bind faith to lineage, loss, and the hope for a hidden guide? In the year six thirty-two, the Prophet Muhammad died, leaving behind a community united in belief, but divided by the urgent matter of succession. Twelver Shia…