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Twelver Shiʿah
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Ithnā ʿAshariyyah summary
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Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Andrew J. Newman

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

  • Matt Stefon
  • Adam Zeidan

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-reference.
  • Adam Zeidan
Feb 27, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated.
  • Adam Zeidan
  • Andrew J. Newman
Sep 04, 2019
Article name changed to "Ithna Ashariyyah."
  • Matt Stefon
Jul 06, 2012
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