Imamate (Shia Islam)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theology
gptkbp:associatedWith Shi'ite eschatology
Shi'ite jurisprudence
Shi'ite theology
gptkbp:basisFor Imams' teachings
gptkbp:centralTo Shia Islam
gptkbp:concerns leadership of the Muslim community
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Caliphate_(Sunni_Islam)
gptkbp:coreBelief Imamate is necessary for guidance
Imams are sinless
Imams are successors to Muhammad
Imams possess esoteric knowledge
gptkbp:doctrineDeveloped 7th century CE
gptkbp:firstImam gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imamate (Shia Islam)
gptkbp:importantImam gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkb:Ali_al-Hadi
gptkb:Hasan_al-Askari
gptkb:Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Ali_Zayn_al-Abidin
gptkb:Ali_al-Ridha
gptkb:Ja'far_al-Sadiq
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Baqir
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Taqi
gptkb:Musa_al-Kadhim
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Ghadir_Khumm
events after Muhammad's death
gptkbp:keyEvent gptkb:Ghadir_Khumm
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Zaydi_Shia
gptkb:Ismaili_Shia
gptkbp:numberOfImams Ismaili: 7
Twelver: 12
Zaydi: 5+
gptkbp:opposedBy Sunni view of elective leadership
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:region
gptkb:Ahl_al-Bayt
gptkb:Succession_to_Muhammad
gptkb:Mahdi
gptkb:Occultation
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:sourceOfAuthority Imams
gptkbp:teaches Imams are divinely appointed
Imams are infallible
Imams are spiritual and temporal leaders
gptkbp:viewedBy Shia Islam as essential
Sunni Islam as non-essential
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ahl_al-Bayt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6