Shia Imams

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Shia Imams are the divinely guided spiritual and political leaders in Shia Islam, regarded as the rightful successors to the Prophet Muhammad and sources of authoritative religious knowledge.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept ⓘ
Shia Islamic doctrine element ⓘ
religious leadership office ⓘ
areAssociatedWithDoctrine Imamate ⓘ
areAssociatedWithDoctrine Ismah (infallibility) ⓘ
linked to: Imamate
areAssociatedWithDoctrine Nass (explicit designation) ⓘ
Wilayah (guardianship) ⓘ
areBelievedToBe appointed by God ⓘ
designated by Prophet Muhammad or previous Imam ⓘ
infallible in religious matters by many Shia ⓘ
protected from major sin by many Shia ⓘ
areCentralTo Shia devotional practice ⓘ
Shia jurisprudence ⓘ
Shia theology ⓘ
areConnectedToBelief occultation of the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ
return of the Mahdi ⓘ
linked to: Mahdi
areConsidered final authorities in exegesis of the Qur’an in Shia thought ⓘ
models of piety and ethics ⓘ
areDistinguishedFrom Sunni concept of caliphate ⓘ
Sunni concept of scholarly consensus ⓘ
areLinkedTo Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
House of the Prophet ⓘ
areRegardedAs divinely guided leaders ⓘ
rightful successors to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
sources of authoritative religious knowledge ⓘ
areSeenAs continuation of prophetic authority without new revelation ⓘ
guardians of the inner meaning of the Qur’an ⓘ
interpreters of Sharia ⓘ
areSubjectOf Shia hadith collections ⓘ
Shia theological works ⓘ
areVeneratedIn Ismaili Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Twelver Shia

Zaydi Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
firstImam Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
geographicOrigin Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
haveLanguageOfScripture Arabic ⓘ
haveRole interpretation of revelation ⓘ
political leadership ⓘ
preservation of prophetic teachings ⓘ
spiritual leadership ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin 7th century CE ⓘ
influence Shia law (fiqh) ⓘ
Shia philosophy and mysticism ⓘ
numberOfImamsInIsmailiShia 7 ⓘ
numberOfImamsInTwelverShia 12 ⓘ
numberOfImamsInZaydiShia varies ⓘ
religion Shia Islam ⓘ
requirement descent from Prophet Muhammad through Fatimah and Ali in most Shia views ⓘ
title Imam ⓘ

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Muhammad al-Baqir → category → Shia Imams ⓘ
Shia Sufism → centersOnFigure → the Twelve Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Alids → linkedToConcept → Imamate ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Ghadir Khumm → linkedToConcept → Imamate ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Ithna Ashariyya → veneratesFigure → Twelve Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Ziyarat → associatedWith → Shiite Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
imamabara → dedicatedTo → Twelver Shia Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Tahtacı → religiousFigureVenerated → Twelve Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Alawis → honor → Twelve Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Prophetic Household → includes → Shia Imams ⓘ
Prophetic Household → includes → Twelve Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
al-Askari Shrine → namedAfter → al-Askari Imams ⓘ
subject linked to: al-Askari Shrine in Samarra
linked to: Shia Imams
al-Qaʾim → associatedWithGroup → Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Asad ibn Hāshim → notableDescendant → Imams of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Prophet Muhammad through Fatimah → includesLineageOf → Twelver Shia Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Prophet Muhammad through Fatimah → includesLineageOf → Ismaili Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Husaynids → hasBranch → Twelver Shia Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Fatima Masumeh → associatedWith → Twelver Imams ⓘ
linked to: Shia Imams
Ziyarat of Imam Husayn → encouragedBy → Imams of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
subject linked to: ziyarat of Imam Husayn
linked to: Shia Imams