prophet

Well, let’s start with a big one: their reverence for the prophet Muhammad.Muhammad lived in Mecca, and around 610 CE, he experienced something extraordinary.

Those black turbans signal descent, direct descent, from the Prophet Muhammad.

Now, Hajar is never named in the Qur’an–although she is mentioned by name in the Hadiths, the recordings of the Prophet Muhammad’s thoughts, words, and actions.

The brand of Islam that they practice, Shia Islam, one of its core features is veneration of the Prophet Muhammad and the belief that descendants of the Prophet Muhammad have infallible religious authority.