Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:theology
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Ahl_al-Bayt
gptkb:Mahdi gptkb:Occultation |
| gptkbp:basisInHadith |
gptkb:Hadith_of_the_Cloak
gptkb:Hadith_of_Ghadir_Khumm gptkb:Hadith_of_the_Twelve_Successors |
| gptkbp:basisInQuran |
interpreted verses
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| gptkbp:believesImamIs |
politician
religious leader divinely appointed infallible |
| gptkbp:centralTo |
Shia Islam
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Caliphate_in_Sunni_Islam
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| gptkbp:defines |
leadership after Prophet Muhammad
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
esoteric knowledge
hereditary succession spiritual authority moral impeccability |
| gptkbp:firstImam |
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Imamate in Shia Islam
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| gptkbp:ImamMustBe |
descendant of Muhammad
chosen by God publicly designated |
| gptkbp:ImamRole |
politician
religious leader social justice spiritual guidance role model political authority arbitration of disputes defense of Islam source of knowledge moral leadership interpretation of Quran esoteric teaching defense against tyranny guidance of community leadership in prayer maintenance of unity preservation of Sharia preservation of faith protection from error protection of Ummah purification of community source of law spiritual intercession succession to Prophet |
| gptkbp:keyDoctrineOf |
gptkb:Twelver_Shia
gptkb:Zaydi_Shia gptkb:Ismaili_Shia |
| gptkbp:numberOfImams |
Ismaili: 7
Twelver: 12 Zaydi: 5+ |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
election of caliphs
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ismaili_Imamat
gptkb:House_of_Ali |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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