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The twelfth and final Imam is Muhammad al-Mahdi, who is believed by the Twelvers to be currently alive, and hidden in the Major Occultation until he returns to bring justice to the world. [6] It is believed by Twelver and Alevi Muslims that the Twelve Imams have been foretold in the Hadith of the 12 accomplishers. All of the Imams met unnatural ...
He described the situation and life of each Imam and the circumstances of each of their deaths. He mentioned the disappearance of the last Muhammad al-Mahdi. [4] The work reflects Mufid's perspective on history and hadith rather than theology or philosophy. [5] This book begins by praising Allah, prophet Muhammad and Shia's twelve Imams.
According to Twelvers, there is always an Imam of the Age, who is the divinely appointed authority on all matters of faith and law in the Muslim community. Ali was the first Imam of this line, and in the Twelvers' view, the rightful successor to Muhammad, followed by male descendants of Muhammad (also known as Hasnain) through his daughter Fatimah.
The Life of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad. Ansariyan Publications. ISBN 978-964-438-653-4. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Rayshahri, M. Muhammadi (12 January 2008). The scale of wisdom: a compendium of Shi'a Hadith. ICAS Press. ISBN 978-1-904063-34-6. Rizvi, Sayyid Saeed Akhtar (1988). Imamate: The vicegerency of the Holy Prophet. Bilal ...
In the absence of an imam they are led by a Da'i al-Mutlaq (absolute missionary) who manages the affairs of the Imam-in-Concealment until re-emergence of the Imam from concealment. The line of imams of the Nizari Ismaili Shia Muslims (also known as the Agha-khani Ismailis in South and Central Asia) continues to their present living 50th ...
Ibn Ata Allah; Imam Ali-ul-Haq (925–971, buried in Sialkot). Ibrahim al-Dasuqi (1255–1296, buried in Desouk, founder of the Desouki order) İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi (1703–1780, buried in Tillo, astronomer and encyclopedist, first Muslim author to cover post-Copernican astronomy) Ibrahim ibn Faïd (1396–1453) Imadaddin Nasimi
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Even though he does not name them, he is probably referring to the four Rashidun caliphs (r. 632–661), Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) and his son Yazid I, Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) and his four sons, and Umar II (r. 717–720). The second proposal of al-Qastallani is that the hadith may refer to twelve concurrent claimants to the caliphate who ...