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'''WikiShia''' is a free online encyclopedia about [[Shi'a]], one of the major denominations in [[Islam]]. This wiki contains more than | '''WikiShia''' is a free online encyclopedia about [[Shi'a]], one of the major denominations in [[Islam]]. This wiki contains more than 16600 pages about Shi'a in 9 languages including English, Farsi, Spanish, Turkish, French, Arabic, Urdu, Bahasa Indonesia, and German. WikiShia, which is affiliated with [[Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly]], was officially launched On [[June 22]], 2014 in the International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a) in [[Tehran]], by Hasan Rouhani, the president of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]. | ||
The word "Shi'a" literally means "follower". This term is used for the people who believe in [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] as the first and the inherent successor of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], in religious leadership and the [[Caliphate]] of Muslims. 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. This wiki is managed by a group of scholars in [[Qom]], [[Iran]]. | The word "Shi'a" literally means "follower". This term is used for the people who believe in [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] as the first and the inherent successor of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], in religious leadership and the [[Caliphate]] of Muslims. 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. This wiki is managed by a group of scholars in [[Qom]], [[Iran]]. | ||
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===Beginning=== | ===Beginning=== | ||
On [[May 22]], 2013, the first session for collaboration of the authors of WikiShia was held<ref>[http://fa.abna24.com/cultural | On [[May 22]], 2013, the first session for collaboration of the authors of WikiShia was held<ref>[http://fa.abna24.com/cultural/archive/2013/05/22/421966/story.html Photo report on the first meeting of the researchers of WikiShia Project] (Farsi)</ref> and after some sessions , on [[June 17th]], the first entry of WikiShia was published on the web. And so, on July 2013, the option for browsing the website without username was made available to all Internet users. | ||
===Official Launch=== | ===Official Launch=== | ||