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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 ...
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.
In 899, Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah announced that he was the "Imam of the Time" being also the fourth direct descendant of Muhammad ibn Isma'il in the very same dynasty, and proclaimed his previous three descendant Da'is to have been "hidden Imams".
First, wali Allah (lit. ' friend of God ') signifies the nearness of imam to God, who reveals to him His secrets, [112] and grants him authority over His creation. [113] Second, imam and wali is the supreme spiritual guide, [23] and the exclusive religio-political authority after Muhammad. [114]
[7] [93] The latter was born in Medina to an umm walad, whose name is variously given in different sources as Hudayth, Susan, or Salil. [146] After al-Hadi, the majority of his followers acknowledged as their next imam his adult son Hasan, [147] [148] who is commonly known by the title al-Askari (lit.
Davāzdah Imām shrine at night. Davāzdah Imām, also known as The Shrine of the Twelve Imams, is an 11th-century mausoleum and ziyarat in the Fahadan quarter of Yazd, Iran.
Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi (9 P) Pages in category "Twelve Imams" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
12 Seyed Sultan al-Wa'izin Shirazi سید سلطان الواعظین شیرازی 12 May 1894 11 October 1971 (aged 77) Tehran, Sublime State of Persia: Tehran, Imperial State of Iran - 13 Muhammad Taqi Amoli محمدتقی آملی: 1887 () 1971 (aged 83–84) Tehran, Sublime State of Persia: Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran -