Twelver Shia

GPTKB entity

Statements (203)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
Shia Islam denomination
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Imamiyyah
gptkb:Ithnā‘ashariyyah
gptkbp:alternativeName Shia_Imam
Shia_Marja
Shia_Marja'
branch_of_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Ahl_al-Bayt
gptkbp:authority Jurisprudence
Religious Law
infallible
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Ismaili
gptkb:Twelver
gptkb:Zaydi
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Fatwa
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Mashhad
gptkb:Qom
gptkb:Shia_theology
Karbala
Najaf
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:conceptOrigin early Islamic history
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:Twelve_Imams
divinely appointed
gptkbp:criteria Justice
Piety
Expertise in Islamic Law
Recognition by Peers
gptkbp:distinctFrom hereditary succession
divine appointment
Sunni Imam
belief in infallibility
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Tawhid
gptkb:region
gptkb:Ma'ad
gptkb:Nubuwwah
gptkb:Taqiya
gptkb:Mut'ah
gptkb:Occultation
Adalah
gptkbp:firstImam gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Muqallid
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Hujjat_al-Islam
marina
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkb:Eid_al-Ghadir
gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Arba'een
gptkb:Eid_al-Mubahila
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Twelver Shia
gptkbp:influenced Shia Jurisprudence
Shia Practice
Shia Rituals
Shia Social Issues
Shia Theology
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Urdu
gptkb:Azerbaijani
English
Kurdish
Turkish
gptkbp:lastTwelverImam gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkbp:leadershipPeriod 7th century CE to present (in belief)
gptkbp:leadershipType spiritual and temporal
gptkbp:lineage descendants of Prophet Muhammad
gptkbp:mainImam gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkb:Ali_al-Hadi
gptkb:Hasan_al-Askari
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Ali_al-Ridha
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Husayn
gptkb:Ja'far_al-Sadiq
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Baqir
gptkb:Muhammad_al-Taqi
gptkb:Musa_al-Kadhim
gptkbp:majorImams gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkb:Ali_al-Hadi
gptkb:Hasan_al-Askari
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb: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:meaning gptkb:Source_of_Emulation
Source to Follow
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Al-Amili
gptkb:Al-Ansari
gptkb:Al-Baghdadi
gptkb:Al-Bahr_al-Ulum
gptkb:Al-Fayadh
gptkb:Al-Jawahiri
gptkb:Al-Karbala'i
gptkb:Al-Kashani
gptkb:Al-Khurasani
gptkb:Al-Mashhadi
gptkb:Al-Mazandarani
gptkb:Al-Murtada
gptkb:Al-Mutahhari
gptkb:Al-Mutawalli
gptkb:Al-Muzaffar
gptkb:Al-Najafi
gptkb:Al-Qazwini
gptkb:Al-Qummi
gptkb:Al-Raghib
gptkb:Al-Sadr
gptkb:Al-Sistani
gptkb:Al-Tabataba'i
gptkb:Al-Tabatabaei
gptkb:Khamenei
gptkb:Khomeini
gptkb:Fadlallah
gptkb:Al-Hakim
gptkb:Al-Hilli
gptkb:Al-Khoei
gptkb:Al-Kulayni
gptkb:Al-Majlisi
gptkb:Al-Mufid
gptkb:Al-Shirazi
gptkb:Al-Tusi
gptkbp:notableMaraji gptkb:Muhammad_Saeed_al-Hakim
gptkb:Ali_Khamenei
gptkb:Lotfollah_Safi_Golpaygani
gptkb:Mohammad_Taqi_Bahjat
gptkb:Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei
gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Bashir_al-Najafi
gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkb:Muhammad_Baqir_al-Sadr
gptkbp:numberOfImams 12 (Twelver Shia)
5 (Zaydi Shia)
7 (Ismaili Shia)
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
7th century CE
gptkbp:population Largest Shia branch
Majority in Azerbaijan
Majority in Bahrain
Majority in Iran
Majority in Iraq
Significant in Afghanistan
Significant in India
Significant in Lebanon
Significant in Pakistan
gptkbp:rank Mujtahid
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
Shia Communities Worldwide
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Hawza
gptkb:Fatwa
gptkb:Ijtihad
Grand Ayatollah
Taqlid
Mujtahid
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Ismaili
gptkb:Alawites
gptkb:Alevi
gptkb:Zaidi
gptkbp:religion Shia Islam
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Ijtihad
gptkbp:responsibility guidance of Ummah
interpretation of Quran
preservation of Islamic law
gptkbp:role gptkb:Source_of_Emulation
religious leader
Religious Authority
community guide
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkb:Al-Sahifa_al-Sajjadiyya
gptkb:Nahj_al-Balagha
gptkbp:succession hereditary
gptkbp:termOrigin gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Usuli_Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Muslims
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Isma'ili
gptkb:Muhammad_Saeed_al-Hakim
gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkb:Alawites
gptkb:Isma'ilism
gptkb:Lotfollah_Safi_Golpaygani
gptkb:Mohammad_Fazel_Lankarani
gptkb:Naser_Makarem_Shirazi
gptkb:Ali_al-Sistani
gptkb:Bashir_al-Najafi
gptkb:Dawoodi_Bohra
gptkb:Hossein_Vahid_Khorasani
gptkb:Mohammad_Taqi_al-Modarresi
gptkb:Zaydi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5