" Members of this sect celebrate a holiday based on a speech made at Ghadir Khumm.
One of this sect's major doctrines is supported by texts "of the cloak" and "of the Twelve Successors." Members of this sect celebrate a holiday based on a speech made at Ghadir Khumm. A major pilgrimage site for this sect is the Masjid al-‘Abbās [mas-JEED al AB-bas], located across the tomb of Husayn. Branches of this sect include the Twelvers and Ismailis, and members of this sect remember the Battle of Karbala in the holiday of Ashura. Per its doctrine of imamah, this sect recognizes Ali as the rightful successor of Muhammad. In Iraq and Iran, this sect of Islam is practiced by the majority of people. For 10 points, name this second-largest branch of Islam after Sunni.
One of this sect's major doctrines is supported by texts "of the cloak" and "of the Twelve Successors.
Shi’a Islam [or Shi’ite Islam; or Shi’ism; prompt on Islam]