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Twelver Shia
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Twelver Shia
, or Imamiyyah, is the
Largest branch of Shia Islam
, distinguished by the belief in a
Line of twelve Imams
who are spiritual and
Political successors to the Prophet Muhammad
. This tradition emphasizes the infallibility and
Divine guidance of the Imams
, with the
Twelfth Imam
,
Muhammad al-Mahdi
, in occultation and awaited as the Mahdi who will
Bring justice to the world
.
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Imam
Occultation
Mahdi
Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Husayn Ibn Ali
Ashura
Islamic Eschatology
Marja' Taqlid
Usul Al-Fiqh
Hadith
Sectarianism In Islam
Shia Islam
Imamate
Sunni And Shia Division
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