{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Twelver Shia - Part 5: A Living Tradition in a Changing World","description":"In a world of shifting borders and new technologies, how does an ancient tradition remain alive? For Twelver Shia Muslims, the story is one of resilience, adaptation, and ongoing debate—a living faith that stretches from the shrine cities of Iran and Iraq to the suburbs of London and Toronto.\r\n\r\nToday, Twelver Shia Islam is a global tradition with national centers and diasporic communities. By the early two thousands and twenties, the largest populations lived in Iran and Iraq, where cities like Qom, Najaf, and Karbala function as spiritual and institutional hubs. But vibrant communities also exist in Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, southern Pakistan, India, and throughout Europe and North America. Scholars estimate that Shia Muslims make up about ten to fifteen percent of the global Muslim population, with Twelvers as the largest group.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/twelver-shia-islam","author_name":"The Archive Network"}