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  2. Twelve Imams - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Twelver Shi'ism - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of Isma'ili imams - Wikipedia

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    Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Ahmad al-Wafi), died 829, "hidden Imam", son of Muhammad ibn Isma'il according to Fatimid Isma'ili tradition; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad at-Taqi), died 840, "hidden Imam" Husayn ibn Ahmad (Abd Allah al-Radi), died 881, "hidden Imam" Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah, died 934, openly declares himself Imam, 1st Fatimid Caliph

  5. Muhammad al-Mahdi - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdi (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن المهدي, romanized: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī) is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam.

  6. Imamate in Twelver doctrine - Wikipedia

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    In Shia Islam, the figure of imam dominates the belief system. [9] Necessarily a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [10] imam is the supreme leader that combines both temporal and religious authorities, [11] for the two were combined in Muhammad. [12] Various Shia sects, however, disagreed over the identity of these imams. [10]

  7. List of Islam-related films - Wikipedia

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    About Bahlool, a companion of Imam Musa al-Kadhim: Mokhtarnameh: 2010 TV Series Iran Early history - Life of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, the Battle of Karbala, and Hasan and Husayn. The Kingdom of Solomon: 2010 Film Iran Solomon Based on the Islamic account of the Israelite prophet-king Solomon. If he were among us: 2011 Television Unknown Details not ...

  8. al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph) - Wikipedia

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    Coupled with the new name of his father, this was the same name as the Islamic prophet Muhammad had borne: Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abdallah. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] This was the name that had long been prophesied for the mahdi , [ 31 ] [ 32 ] and modern scholars suggest that the choice was a subtle ploy by the new caliph to shift the millennialist ...

  9. List of Sufi saints - Wikipedia

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    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