Wikipedia's first sentence called it “free online encyclopedia about shi'a”. Today it says “free online encyclopedia about shi'a islam”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
WikiShia is a free online encyclopedia about Shi'a , one of the major denominations in Islam .1This wiki contains more than 7000 pages about Shia in 8 languages including English, Persian , Spanish , Turkish , French , Arabic , Urdu , Bahasa .2 WikiShia which is affiliated with Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly , was officially lunched On June 22 , 2014 in the International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a) in Tehran, by Hasan Rohani , the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran . The term "Shi'a" means "follower", "faction" or "party" of Prophet Muhammad 's son-in-law and cousin 'Ali b. Abi Talib , whom the Shia believe to be the Prophet's successor in religious leadership and the Caliphate .3 WikiShia provides the visitors and readers with information about Shia's twelve Imams and their families as well as the political, social and cultural aspects of their lives. The aim, as it's mentioned in About Page of WikiShia, is to explain all concepts and issues related to knowing Twelver Shia (Imamiya) (including issues in history, geography, fiqh , principles of fiqh , concepts, beliefs, names, etc.).4 WikiShia is managed by a group of scholars in Qom, Iran.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
WikiShia is a free online encyclopedia about Shi'a , Islam . This wiki contains more than 14700 pages about Shia in 10 languages including English , Persian , Spanish , Turkish , French , Arabic , Urdu , Indoensian , German , and Russian . WikiShia which is affiliated with Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly , and was officially launched on June 22, 2014 in the International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a) in Tehran, by Hasan Rohani , the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran . The term "Shi'a" means "follower", "faction" or "party" of Prophet Muhammad 's son-in-law and cousin 'Ali b. Abi Talib , whom the Shia believe to be the Prophet's successor in religious leadership and the Caliphate . WikiShia provides the visitors and readers with information about Shia's twelve Imams and their families as well as the political, social and cultural aspects of their lives. The aim, as is mentioned in the About Page, is to explain all concepts and issues related to knowing Twelver Shia (Imamiya) (including issues in history, geography, fiqh , principles of fiqh , concepts, beliefs, names, etc.). WikiShia is managed by a group of scholars in Qom, Iran .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Online encyclopedia WikiShia is a free online encyclopedia about Shi'a Islam . This wiki contains more than 23,000 content pages about Shia Islam in 13 languages including English , Persian , Spanish , Turkish , French , Arabic , Urdu , Indonesian , German , Russian , Chinese , Hindi and Kiswahili . WikiShia is affiliated with Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly , and was officially launched on June 22, 2014 in the International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a) in Tehran, by Hasan Rohani , the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran . The term "Shi'a" means "follower", "faction" or "party" of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's son-in-law and cousin 'Ali b.Abi Talib , whom the Shia believe to be Muhammad's successor in religious leadership and the Caliphate . WikiShia provides the visitors and readers with information about Shia's twelve Imams and their families as well as the political, social and cultural aspects of their lives. The aim, as is mentioned in the About Page, is to explain all concepts and issues related to knowing Twelver Shia (Imamiya) (including issues in history, geography, fiqh , principles of fiqh , concepts, beliefs, names, etc.). WikiShia is managed by a group of scholars in Qom, Iran .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Online encyclopedia WikiShia is a free online encyclopedia about Shi'a Islam . It contains more than 23,000 content pages about Shia Islam in 13 languages including English , Persian , Spanish , Turkish , French , Arabic , Urdu , Indonesian , German , Russian , Chinese , Hindi and Kiswahili . WikiShia is affiliated with Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly , and was officially launched on June 22, 2014 in the International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a) in Tehran, by Hasan Rohani , the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran . The term "Shi'a" means "follower", "faction" or "party" of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's son-in-law and cousin 'Ali b. Abi Talib , whom the Shia believe to be Muhammad's successor in religious leadership and the Caliphate . WikiShia provides the visitors and readers with information about Shia's twelve Imams and their families as well as the political, social and cultural aspects of their lives. The aim, as is mentioned in the About Page, is to explain all concepts and issues related to knowing Twelver Shia (Imamiya) (including issues in history, geography, fiqh , principles of fiqh , concepts, beliefs, names, etc.). WikiShia is managed by a group of scholars in Qom, Iran .
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free online encyclopedia about shi'a
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free online encyclopedia about shi'a islam
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