al-Hujja

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al-Hujja is an honorific title in Shia Islam referring to Muhammad al-Mahdi as the divine proof and final Imam guiding humanity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious title
Shia honorific
honorific title
associatedWith Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
contrastedWith non-divinely guided leadership
epithetType eschatological title
eschatologicalRole guide at the end of times
honorificFor al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
the Hidden Imam NERFINISHED
implies infallible spiritual guidance
legitimate leadership of the Imam
language Arabic
linkedDoctrine Imamate
occultation of the Mahdi NERFINISHED
means the Divine Proof NERFINISHED
the Proof
mentionedIn Shia supplications and ziyarat texts
refersTo Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Hujjat Allah NERFINISHED
Imam al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED
roleAscribed divine proof of God over humanity
guide of humanity
theologicalStatus sign of God’s authority
titleFor the final Imam in Twelver Shia belief
the twelfth Imam NERFINISHED
usedBy Shia believers
Shia scholars
usedIn Shia Islam NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Shia devotional literature

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