Since Shiites venerate Ali and his son as the rightful successors to their Prophet Mohammad, the death of the two Imam caliphs led to the current division between Sunni and Shiite Islam.

During a recorded lecture last Wednesday, Qais al-Khazali repeatedly blamed “the Jews” for the killings of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth Caliph of Islam and the first Imam in Shi’ite Islam ...

Imam Hussein bin Ali’s death in the Battle of Karbala in ... traditionally believed to be Hussein’s tomb. Some Shiites express mourning by beating themselves on the back with chains ...

Known to many Muslims simply as Hussein ibn Ali, he is remembered as the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. But to the Shiite Muslims, Imam Hussein is also revered as a holy figure and one of 12 ...