al-Qaʾim

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al-Qaʾim is an honorific title in Shia Islam referring to the awaited messianic figure who will rise to establish justice and true religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf messianic figure
religious title
appearsIn Shia hadith literature
associatedWithConcept Day of Resurrection NERFINISHED
Mahdi NERFINISHED
Qiyama NERFINISHED
end times
associatedWithGroup Ahl al-Bayt NERFINISHED
Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt NERFINISHED
category Islamic eschatology
Shia theology
centralTo Shia eschatology
Twelver Shia theology
contrastedWith unjust rulers
eschatologicalRole to inaugurate the final era of justice
to prepare for divine judgment
expectedAction to defeat oppression
to fill the earth with justice
to lead a universal uprising
honorificTitleIn Shia Islam NERFINISHED
language Arabic
linkedDoctrine occultation of the Imam
return of the Imam
meaningOfName the one who rises
the one who stands up
moralSignificance hope for the oppressed
symbol of ultimate justice
primaryFunction to establish justice
to establish true religion
to rise against injustice
religion Islam
Shia Islam
roleInDoctrine awaited savior
restorer of true religion
scriptForm القائم
timeOfAppearance end of times
latter days
titleOf Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
titleType messianic title
veneratedBy Twelver Shia NERFINISHED
some other Shia groups
viewedAsByTwelverShia Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
viewedAsByTwelverShia hidden Imam
the Twelfth Imam NERFINISHED

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