Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the shiite”. Today it says “twelver shia mosque”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Al-Zahra Mosque is one of the Shiite ( Shia ) mosques of the United States of America that was founded in 1990 in the city of Los Angeles , California . This Shi'i mosque has been a place for Shia Muslims in order to meet the needs of the Los Angeles Shi'a community since its founding date. According to "Seyyed-Ruhollah Jayedi" the head of the Al-Zahra mosque: This mosque may be the first Shi'a mosque or among the first Shia mosques in America; and some other Islamic centers in the city of Los-Angeles are considered to be a branch of this mosque. Al-Zahra Mosque was built by an Iraqi businessman—named Hakim in 1990. The name of Al-Zahra Mosque is taken from the name of Fatimah Zahra —the daughter of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad . Among the daily/weekly programs of Al-Zahra mosque are as follows: daily prayers , Friday-prayer (per Friday), Dua-Kumayl , Dua-Tawassul , and so on.1
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Al-Zahra Mosque is a Twelver Shia mosque , located in the city of Los Angeles , California , in the United States .The Shi'i mosque was founded in 1990, to meet the needs of the Los Angeles Shi'a community.
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one of the shiite
Now
twelver shia mosque
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