Imam al-Zaman

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honorific title

Imam al-Zaman is an honorific title for Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited savior and final guide of humanity.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mahdi	2
Twelfth Imam	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific title ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sahib al-Zaman NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hujjah NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qa’im NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithBelief	Mahdism ⓘ eschatology ⓘ occultation ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Major Occultation ⓘ Minor Occultation ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralFigureOf	Twelver Shia eschatology NERFINISHED ⓘ
devotionalPractice	pledges of allegiance ⓘ prayers for hastening reappearance ⓘ visitation of shrines of his forefathers ⓘ
expectedAction	eradicate oppression ⓘ establish justice ⓘ unite believers ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	Shia devotional poetry ⓘ Shia political thought ⓘ Shia ritual practices ⓘ
honorificFor	Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
invokedIn	Du‘a al-Faraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziyarat texts ⓘ supplications ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
linkedConcept	divine guidance ⓘ end times ⓘ justice ⓘ return of the Mahdi ⓘ
linkedScripturalSource	Nahj al-Balagha (indirectly via Imami doctrine) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quranic verses interpreted about the Imams (according to Shia exegesis) ⓘ Shia hadith collections ⓘ
literalMeaning	Imam of the Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInDoctrine	twelfth Imam NERFINISHED ⓘ
reappearanceBelief	will appear at the end of times ⓘ
refersTo	Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInBelief	awaited savior ⓘ final guide of humanity ⓘ
theologicalStatus	infallible Imam (according to Twelver Shia belief) ⓘ
timeOfReappearance	unknown ⓘ
titleType	religious honorific ⓘ
usedAs	devotional title ⓘ liturgical title ⓘ
usedByCommunity	Twelver Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muhammad al-Mahdi → honorificTitle → Imam al-Zaman ⓘ

the Báb → claimedRole → Imam al-Zaman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mahdi

Wallace Fard Muhammad → regardedAsByNationOfIslam → Imam al-Zaman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mahdi

Occultation → concerns → Imam al-Zaman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Twelfth Imam