<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;a</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31327192</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:28:10</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;ah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;ism</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;ite</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;ite Islam</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;ite Sect</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shi&apos;ites</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shia</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shiah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shiism</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shiite Islam</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shiites</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A sect of Islam that emerged in early Islamic history as a political faction that supported the rule of Ali, son-in-law of Muhammad and fourth caliph of the Muslim community. It This branch of Islam advocates the idea of rule in the Muslim world based on lineage; only descendants of Ali could rule. Adherents to this branch of are often associated with militant Islamic fundamentalism. It is distinguished from the larger Sunni branch. ]]></dc:description></metadata>