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
branch of Shia Islam
religious tradition
alsoKnownAs Twelver Shia
surface form: Imami Shia

Ithna Ashariyya
Twelver Shia
surface form: Twelver Shiism
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
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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Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) associatedGroup Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Muslims
shrine of Fatima Masumeh affiliation Twelver Shia
subject surface form: Shrine of Fatima Masumeh
Mashhad-e Razavi isReligiousCenterOf Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Astan Quds Razavi religion Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Jabal Amel religiousTradition Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali associatedWith Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Afshar (Afsharid-related) lineage religiousAffiliation Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
hawza (Shia seminary network) mainBranches Twelver Shia
subject surface form: Hawza
Hawza of Najaf denomination Twelver Shia
Ilkhan religionOfOfficeHolders Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Tahmasp II religion Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Zand Iran religion Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Ghadir Khumm significanceFor Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) associatedSchool Twelver Shia
subject surface form: Nahj al-Balagha
Ithna Ashariyya alternativeName Twelver Shia
Ithna Ashariyya alternativeName Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Ithnā ʿAsharī Shīʿa
Ithna Ashariyya alternativeName Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Imamiyyah
Occultation religiousTradition Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Occultation centralBeliefOf Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Occultation viewHeldBy Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia scholars
Occultation termUsedBy Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver theologians
Occultation termUsedBy Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver jurists
Usuli religiousBranchOf Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni movement Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shiism
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni schoolTradition Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Imami Shia
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni doctrine Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Imamate of the Twelve Imams
Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub al-Kulayni veneratedIn Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Shaykh al-Tusi denomination Twelver Shia
Shaykh al-Tusi schoolTradition Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Usuli Twelver Shia
Tahdhib al-Ahkam religiousTradition Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shi'ism
Tahdhib al-Ahkam denomination Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Imami Shi'a
Man la yahduruhu al-faqih religiousTradition Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
risala 'amaliyya (practical law manual) religiousTradition Twelver Shia
subject surface form: risala 'amaliyya
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Imamzadeh complex associatedReligionBranch Twelver Shia
subject surface form: Imamzadeh complex (Ganja)
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Qashqai people religiousBranch Twelver Shia
Mohammad Khodabanda religion Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
Gilak people religion Twelver Shia
this entity surface form: Twelver Shia Islam