Sweat poured from the face of Imam Ali Husaini Farqalita as he retold the story every Shiite Muslim knows by heart. In the parched desert of what is now Iraq, Imam Hussein, the grandson of the ...

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.

The gold-domed mosque of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib — named after the slain cousin and son-in-law of Islam’s prophet Muhammad — has been revered by the world’s 120 million Shiite Muslims as a ...

NAJAF, Iraq | The Imam Ali Mosque is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. It was built in 977 over the tomb of Ali, the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. The NewsHour recently ...

No one was injured in the blaze at the Imam Ali Islamic Centre on Sunday evening, which caused major damage to the facade. Photos showed the charred exterior of the warehouse building. The mosque ...

Five women and a child were among those killed when a landslide struck the Qattarat al-Imam Ali on Saturday, the General Civil Defence Directorate said, external. Another three children were ...