Imam

GPTKB entity
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Statements (578)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:political_office
gptkb:title
gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
religious leader
Islamic political institution
Jewish leadership title
Islamic leadership position
محدث
Islamic title
תואר
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Republic_of_Turkey
1922
1924
1925
1959
1962
11th century
1517
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Egyptian_government
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Al-Azhar_Mosque
gptkb:Al-Azhar_University
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Resh_Galuta
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Seyyed
gptkb:Sayed
gptkb:Shaikh
gptkb:Sheik
gptkb:Syed
Abbasid_Caliph
Abbasid_caliph
Ayatollah
Caliph
Caliphate
Exilarch
Fatimid_Caliph
Fatimid_Imam
Grand_Imam_of_al-Azhar
Grand_Mufti
Grand_Mufti_of_Egypt
Imam_of_Oman
Imam_of_Yemen
Imamate
Isma'ili_Imam
Mufti
Nizari_Ismaili_Imam
Sayyid
Sharif_of_Mecca
Sheikh
Zaydi_Imam
Zaydi_imam
caliph
imam
mufti
ulama
Şeyhülislam
ח'ליף_עבאסי
إمام
إمام_مسلم
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:King
gptkb:government
gptkb:monarchy
religious leader
Islamic authorities
Community (Sunni)
Divine (Shia)
President of Egypt
sometimes recognized by local rulers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mecca
gptkb:Druze_faith
gptkb:Alamut_Castle
gptkb:Aga_Khan_Development_Network
gptkb:Alavi_Bohra
gptkb:Dawoodi_Bohra
gptkb:Sulaymani_Bohra
gptkb:Musta'li_Isma'ilism
gptkb:Nizari_Isma'ilism
Fatimid Caliphate
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:spirituality
gptkb:Sharia_law
Islamic legal matters
temporal
absolute in religious matters
guidance in temporal matters
Jewish diaspora in Mesopotamia
fatwa issuing
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:military
religious
political
gptkbp:birthDate 206 هـ
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:نيسابور
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Isma'ilism
Shia Islam
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:نيسابور
gptkbp:canBe Male
female
male
Female (in some communities)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Medina
gptkb:Samarra
gptkb:Sana'a
gptkb:Sa'dah
gptkbp:capitalOfAbbasid gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:capitalOfOttoman gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:capitalOfUmayyad gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:category Islamic religious leaders
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Nizari_Ismailis
Salah (prayer)
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Ismaili_Shia_Islam
gptkb:Zaydi_Shia_Islam
gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Ahmadiyya_Muslim_Community
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate_of_Córdoba
gptkb:ISIS
Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Nizari_Ismaili_Muslims
spiritual guide
advocate for social justice
custodian of Ismaili tradition
initiator of community projects
interpreter of the Quran
leader of the Jamat
overseer of religious education
philanthropic leader
promoter of pluralism
protector of the faith
provider of guidance
source of esoteric knowledge
unifier of the community
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Hejaz
gptkbp:criteria election by religious scholars
gptkbp:currentHolder gptkb:Ahmed_el-Tayeb
gptkb:Shawki_Allam
Aga Khan IV
gptkbp:currentImam Aga Khan IV
gptkbp:deathDate 261 هـ
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:نيسابور
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Isma'ili_Shia_Islam
gptkb:أهل_السنة_والجماعة
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:House_of_David
gptkb:Fatimah_bint_Muhammad
gptkbp:describes leadership of the Muslim community
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:ta'wil_(esoteric_interpretation)
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Abbasid
gptkb:Fatimid_dynasty
gptkb:Rassid_dynasty
gptkbp:emphasizes political authority
spiritual authority
gptkbp:era gptkb:العصر_العباسي
gptkbp:established 10th century
1895
750
897
gptkbp:etymology gptkb:Arabic
Arabic: مُفْتٍ‎ (muftī)
gptkbp:femaleEquivalent gptkb:King
gptkb:Sayyida
nan
gptkbp:femalePluralForm Sayyidas
gptkbp:field علم الحديث
gptkbp:firstCaliph gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:As-Saffah
gptkb:Molla_Fenari
gptkb:al-Hadi_ila'l-Haqq_Yahya
gptkb:Hasan_al-Atifi
gptkb:Sheikh_Muhammad_al-Kharashi
gptkb:Abdullah_al-Mahdi_Billah
gptkb:Al-Julanda_bin_Masud
gptkbp:firstImam gptkb:Isma'il_ibn_Jafar
gptkbp:firstImamInShia gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:firstImamInTwelverShia gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:foundIn Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
various Muslim countries
gptkbp:fullName أبو الحسين مسلم بن الحجاج بن مسلم القشيري النيسابوري
gptkbp:function Judicial authority
governor of Mecca
protector of Hajj pilgrims
Representation to government
Tax collection
gptkbp:genre gptkb:الحديث_النبوي
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:hereditary yes
gptkbp:highestReligiousOfficeIn gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:highestTitle gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkb:Antiquity
important in Ottoman Empire
10th century to 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imam
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:الترمذي
ابن خزيمة
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hanafi_school
gptkb:البخاري
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:inShiaBelief Imam is divinely appointed
gptkbp:inShiaIslam Divinely appointed leader
gptkbp:inSunniBelief Imam is prayer leader
gptkbp:inSunniIslam Prayer leader
gptkbp:interpretedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Sunni_Muslims
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Hebrew
العربية
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastHolder gptkb:Al-Mutawakkil_III
gptkb:Hussein_bin_Ali
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Badr
gptkb:Ghalib_bin_Ali
gptkb:Al-Tayyib_Abu'l-Qasim
gptkbp:lastImamInTwelverShia gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkb:Imam_al-Mahdi
gptkbp:leader continuous since 8th century
gptkbp:leadershipType gptkb:community
Political (in some contexts)
Spiritual
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:legacy صحيح مسلم ثاني أصح كتب الحديث بعد صحيح البخاري
gptkbp:lineage descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib
descendant of Fatimah
descendant of Prophet Muhammad
descendant of Fatima bint Muhammad
descendant of Ali
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:meaning gptkb:Baronet
Elder
position
Leader
master
sir
elder of Islam
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Talmud
Medieval Jewish chronicles
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:الدولة_العباسية
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Al-Hakim_bi-Amr_Allah
gptkb:Al-Mu'izz_li-Din_Allah
gptkb:Al-Mustansir_Billah
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Jebel_Akhdar_War
gptkb:Imamate-Sultanate_conflict
gptkbp:notableExilarchs gptkb:David_ben_Zakkai
gptkb:Huna_bar_Nathan
gptkb:Mar_Zutra_II
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:India
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:notableHolder gptkb:Mohammed_Sayyid_Tantawy
gptkb:Ali_bin_Hussein
gptkb:Hussein_bin_Ali
gptkb:Yahya_Muhammad_Hamid_ed-Din
gptkb:Ahmad_bin_Yahya
gptkb:Abdullah_bin_Hasan
gptkb:al-Hadi_ila'l-Haqq_Yahya
gptkb:al-Mahdi_Ahmad
gptkb:al-Mansur_Ali
gptkb:al-Mansur_al-Qasim
gptkb:al-Mutawakkil_Isma'il
gptkb:Mahmoud_Shaltout
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Imam_Hasan
gptkb:Imam_Husayn
gptkb:Imam_al-Baqir
gptkb:Imam_al-Mahdi
gptkb:Imam_al-Sadiq
gptkb:Al-Ma'mun
gptkb:Al-Mutawakkil
gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Umar
gptkb:Uthman
gptkb:Abdul_Hamid_II
gptkb:Aga_Khan_I
gptkb:Aga_Khan_II
gptkb:Aga_Khan_III
gptkb:Hasan-i_Sabbah
gptkb:Muawiya_I
Ali
Aga Khan IV
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:الترمذي
أبو حاتم الرازي
أبو عيسى الترمذي
ابن خزيمة
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:صحيح_مسلم
gptkbp:numberOfImams 49
gptkbp:numberOfImamsInIsmailiShia varies
gptkbp:numberOfImamsInTwelverShia 12
gptkbp:numberOfIssues fatwa
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sultan_of_Muscat
gptkbp:originatedIn 7th century
late 11th century
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Dar_al-Ifta_al-Misriyyah
gptkbp:overthrownBy gptkb:House_of_Saud
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:periodOfPopularity 8th century to 1959
909–1171 CE
gptkbp:plural gptkb:Sadat
gptkb:Syeds
gptkb:A'immah
Muftis
Shuyukh
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Umayyad
gptkb:Isma'ili_Imams
gptkbp:purpose implement Islamic law
lead jihad
unite Muslim community
gptkbp:recitedBy gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Sunni_Muslims
gptkb:Nizari_Ismailis
gptkb:Musta'li_Isma'ilis
gptkb:Nizari_Isma'ilis
various Islamic communities
gptkbp:region gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Babylonia
gptkb:Sasanian_Empire
gptkbp:reign 750–1258
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Imam
gptkb:King
gptkb:Sharia
gptkb:judge
gptkb:region
Prophethood
Mullah
gptkbp:relatedEvent North Yemen Civil War
abolition of the Imamate in 1962
establishment of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:judge
gptkb:town
gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkb:Muftiate
gptkb:House_of_Abbas
gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkb:Sharif
gptkb:Hashemite
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hejaz
gptkb:Sheikh_ul-Islam
gptkb:הח'ליפות_העבאסית
gptkb:Sanhedrin
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
fatwa
Alid
Jewish autonomy in diaspora
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Ibadi_Islam
gptkb:Ismaili_Islam
gptkb:الإسلام
gptkbp:replacedBy הח'ליפים האומיים
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:King
gptkb:Minister_of_Justice_(Egypt)
gptkbp:requires Ability to recite Quran correctly
Good character
Knowledge of Islam
knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:respectedBy gptkb:Nizari_Ismailis_worldwide
gptkbp:responsibility issuing religious edicts (fatwas)
overseeing Al-Azhar Mosque
overseeing Al-Azhar University
representing Sunni Islam in Egypt
gptkbp:responsibleFor issuing fatwas
gptkbp:role politician
position
religious leader
Community leader
Islamic legal authority
Leader of prayer in mosque
Religious guide
highest official of religious law
custodian of the holy cities
spiritual leader of Al-Azhar
highest authority in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence in Egypt
Leader of the Jewish community in Babylon
temporal ruler
chief Islamic legal authority
head of the ulema
gptkbp:royalHouse gptkb:בית_עבאס
gptkbp:seat gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Mecca
gptkb:Mahdia
Nizwa
varies by Imam
gptkbp:section gptkb:Zaydi_Shia
gptkbp:separates Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:significance Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
head of the Imamate of Oman
guides Isma'ili community
interprets Quran
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Baghdad_(1258)
gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Abolition_of_the_Caliphate_(1924)
gptkbp:sometimesConferredBy genealogical records
community recognition
hereditary succession
gptkbp:spiritualRole gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:studentOf gptkb:الترمذي
أبو حاتم الرازي
أبو عيسى الترمذي
ابن خزيمة
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
Islamic history
gptkbp:succession hereditary
elective (in Sunni Islam)
hereditary (in Shia Islam)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Yemen_Arab_Republic
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkb:King_of_Hejaz
gptkb:Ottoman_Caliphate
Ottoman Caliph
gptkbp:successor_tradition gptkb:Tayyibi_Isma'ilism
gptkb:Nizari_Isma'ilism
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Black_Standard
gptkbp:symbolizes descendant of Prophet Muhammad
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:إسحاق_بن_راهويه
gptkb:محمد_بن_يحيى_الذهلي
gptkb:أحمد_بن_حنبل
gptkbp:temporalRole position
gptkbp:termLength life tenure
renewable
gptkbp:territorio_máximo gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:Caucasus
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Horn_of_Africa
gptkb:Southeast_Europe
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:title gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Horn_of_Africa
gptkb:Mosques
gptkb:Zaydi_imams
gptkb:leaders_of_the_Mutawakkilite_Kingdom_of_Yemen
gptkb:المفتي_العام
gptkb:Imam_al-Zaman
gptkb:Hazar_Imam
Islamic centers
Religious gatherings
leaders of the Zaidi State of Yemen
gptkbp:titleHolder gptkb:Hashemite_family
gptkb:Aga_Khan
descendants of Hasan ibn Ali
descendants of Fatimah
gptkbp:used_as_surname yes
gptkbp:usedAsHonorific yes
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Sunni_Muslims
descendants of Prophet Muhammad through Hasan and Husayn
descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib
descendants of Fatimah
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Islamic_scholar
CEO
community head
male descendants of Hasan ibn Ali
male descendants of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Safavid_Empire
gptkb:Horn_of_Africa
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
Islamic cultures
gptkbp:website http://www.dar-alifta.org/
gptkbp:מעמד_דתי gptkb:ח'ליף
gptkbp:מקום_מושב gptkb:בגדאד
gptkbp:שלטה_ב gptkb:award
gptkb:העולם_המוסלמי
gptkb:מצרים
gptkb:סוריה
gptkb:עיראק
gptkb:צפון_אפריקה
חלקים מירדן
חלקים מאנטוליה
חלקים מהקווקז
חיג'אז
חלקים מאסיה המרכזית
חלקים מטורקיה
חלקים מאיחוד האמירויות
חלקים מאלג'יריה
חלקים מאפגניסטן
חלקים מבחריין
חלקים מהודו
חלקים מישראל
חלקים מכווית
חלקים מלוב
חלקים ממרוקו
חלקים מסודאן
חלקים מסוריה
חלקים מעומאן
חלקים מפלסטין
חלקים מתוניסיה
חלקים מתימן
חלקים מסין
חלקים מאוזבקיסטן
חלקים מאזרבייג'ן
חלקים מאינדונזיה
חלקים מארמניה
חלקים מבנגלדש
חלקים מברוניי
חלקים מגאורגיה
חלקים מהלבנט
חלקים מהפיליפינים
חלקים מווייטנאם
חלקים מחצי האי ערב
חלקים מטג'יקיסטן
חלקים מטורקמניסטן
חלקים מטימור-לסטה
חלקים מלאוס
חלקים מלבנון
חלקים ממיאנמר
חלקים ממלזיה
חלקים מנפאל
חלקים מסינגפור
חלקים מסיציליה
חלקים מספרד
חלקים מסרי לנקה
חלקים מפורטוגל
חלקים מפקיסטן
חלקים מקורדיסטן
חלקים מקזחסטן
חלקים מקטאר
חלקים מקירגיזסטן
חלקים מקמבודיה
חלקים מתאילנד
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:King
gptkb:castle
gptkb:prayer
gptkb:marina
gptkb:Ayatollah_Khomeini
gptkb:Muslims
gptkb:Aga_Khan_IV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4