Twelver Shia
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Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic denomination
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branch of Shia Islam ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Imami Shia
Ithna Ashariyya ⓘ Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shiism
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| clergySystem | marjaʿiyya ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Ashura
ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
authority of the Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
designation of each Imam by the previous Imam ⓘ infallibility of the Imams ⓘ line of twelve divinely appointed Imams ⓘ occultation of the twelfth Imam ⓘ return of the Mahdi ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Ismaili Shia in number of Imams
ⓘ
Sunni Islam in doctrine of Imamate ⓘ Zaydi Shia in concept of infallible Imams ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Adl
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Imamate ⓘ Maʿad ⓘ Nubuwwa ⓘ Occultation ⓘ tawhid ⓘ
surface form:
Tawhid
Wilayah ⓘ |
| eighthImam | Ali al-Rida ⓘ |
| eleventhImam | Hasan al-Askari ⓘ |
| eschatology | belief in return of the Mahdi to establish justice ⓘ |
| fifthImam | Muhammad al-Baqir ⓘ |
| finalImam | Muhammad al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| firstImam | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| foundedOnTeachingsOf |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Ja'far al-Sadiq ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
|
| fourthImam | Ali Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ |
| holyBook | Quran ⓘ |
| isBranchOf | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| isLargestBranchOf | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| jurisprudenceBasedOn | reasoning of qualified jurists ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Ja'fari school
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfari fiqh
|
| majorPopulationIn |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ |
| ninthImam | Muhammad al-Jawad ⓘ |
| numberOfImams | 12 ⓘ |
| recognizesRoleOf | marjaʿ al-taqlid ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| secondImam | Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ |
| seventhImam | Musa al-Kadhim ⓘ |
| significantMinorityIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
India ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| sixthImam |
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
|
| tenthImam | Ali al-Hadi ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool |
Akhbari
ⓘ
Twelver Shia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shaykhi
Usuli ⓘ |
| thirdImam | Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| twelfthImam | Muhammad al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| twelfthImamStatus | in occultation ⓘ |
| usesScripture |
al-Kafi
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Kafi
Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) ⓘ
surface form:
Nahj al-Balagha
Quran ⓘ hadith collections ⓘ |
| venerates | Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| viewOnImams |
Imams are sinless
ⓘ
Imams possess divinely granted knowledge ⓘ |
| viewOnLeadership | Imam is spiritual and temporal leader ⓘ |
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Supreme Leader of Iran
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Imamate of the Twelve Imams
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Twelver Jaʻfari school of Shia Islam
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Twelver Shia Islam
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Twelver Shiism
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Imami Shia
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Shaykhi
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Twelve Imams
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Twelver Shia scholars
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Twelver Shi'ism
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Twelver Imams