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An '''imam''' ({{lang-ar|إمام}}, {{lang-fa|امام}}) is an [[Islam]]ic leader, often the leader of a [[mosque]] and/or community. Similarly to spiritual leaders, the imam is the person who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. More often the community turn to the mosque imam, if they have an Islamic question. In smaller communities an imam could be the community leader based on the community setting.
==Shi'a imams==
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In the [[Shi'a]] context, '''''[[Shia Imam|Imam]]''''' has a meaning more central to belief, referring to one of twelve historical persons (see list below). The Shi'a believe that these Imams are chosen by God to be perfect examples for the faithful and to lead all humanity in all aspects of life. They also believe that all the imams chosen are free from commiting any sin and have a status directly parallel to those of a prophet. These leaders ''must'' be followed since they are appointed by [[Allah]] (god).
Here follows a list of the [[Twelver Shi`ism|Twerlvers]] Imams:
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! Number !! Name<br>(Full/[[Kunya (Arabic)|Kunya]]) !! Title<br>([[Arabic language|Arabic]]/[[Turkish language|Turkish]])<ref>The Imam's Arabic titles are used by the majority of Twelver Shia who use [[Arabic]] as a [[liturgical language]], including the [[Usooli]], [[Akhbari]], [[Shaykhi]], and to a lesser extent [[Alawi]]. Turkish titles are generally used by [[Alevi]], a fringe Twelver group, who make up around 10% of the world Shia population. The titles for each Imam literally translate as "First Ali", "Second Ali", and so forth. {{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa | last = | first = | year = 2004 | publisher = Gale Group | id = ISBN 9780028657691}}</ref> !! Birth–Death<br>([[Common Era|CE]]/[[Hijri|AH]])<ref>The abbreviation CE refers to the [[Common Era]] [[solar]] calendar, while AH refers to the Islamic [[Hijri]] [[lunar]] calendar.</ref> !! Importance !! Birthplace (present day country) !! Place of death and burial
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|1
|[[Ali|Ali ibn Abu Talib]]<br>علي بن أبي طالب<hr>Abu al-Hassan<br>أبو الحسن
|[[Amir al-Mu'minin]]<br>(Commander of the Faithful)<ref name="Ali in Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Nasr |first=Seyyed Hossein | authorlink=Seyyed Hossein Nasr | title=Ali | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica Online | accessdate=2007-10-12|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9005712/Ali}}</ref><hr>Birinci Ali<ref name="Alevi">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa | last = | first = | year = 2004 | publisher = Gale Group | id = ISBN 9780028657691}}</ref>
|600–661<ref name="Ali in Britannica"/><hr>23–40<ref>Tabatabae (1979), pp.190-192</ref>
|The first [[Imamah (Shi'a twelver doctrine)|Imam]] and the rightful [[Succession to Muhammad|successor of the Prophet]] of all [[Shia Islam|Shia]]; however, the [[Sunni]]s acknowledge him as the [[Rashidun|fourth Caliph]] as well. He holds a high position in almost all [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Tariqah|Muslim orders]] (Turuq); the members of these orders trace their lineage to Muhammad through him.<ref name="Ali in Britannica"/>
|[[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Ali in Britannica"/>
|Assassinated by [[Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam]], a [[Kharijite]] in [[Kufa]], who slashed him with a poisoned sword.<ref name="Ali in Britannica"/><ref>Tabatabae (1979), p.192</ref> Buried at the [[Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]].
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|2
|[[Hasan ibn Ali|Hassan ibn Ali]]<br>ألحسن بن علي<hr>Abu Muhammad<br>أبو محمد
|al-Mujtaba<hr>Ikinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|624–680<ref name="Hasan in Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia| title=Hasan | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica Online | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9039439/Hasan }}</ref>
<hr>3–50<ref>Tabatabae (1979), pp.194-195</ref>
|He was the eldest surviving grandson of [[Muhammad]] through Muhammad's daughter, [[Fatimah Zahra]]. Hasan succeeded his father as the caliph in [[Kufa]], and on the basis of peace treaty with [[Muawiya I]], he relinquished control of [[Iraq]] following a reign of seven months.<ref name="Hasan ibn Ali Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Madelung |first=Wilferd | authorlink=Wilferd Madelung | title=Hasan ibn Ali | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2008-03-23 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v12f1/v12f1024.html}}</ref>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Hasan in Britannica"/>
|Poisoned by his wife in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]] on the orders of the Caliph [[Muawiya]].<ref>Tabatabae (1979), p.195</ref> Buried in [[Jannat al-Baqi]].
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|3
|[[Husayn ibn Ali|Husayn ibn Ali]]<br>ألحسین بن علي<hr>Abu Abdillah<br>أبو عبدالله
|Sayed al-Shuhada<hr>Ūçüncü Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|626–680<ref name="Husayn in Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia| title=al-Husayn | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica Online | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041622/al-Husayn-ibn-Ali }}</ref>
<hr>4–61<ref> Tabatabae (1979), pp.196-199</ref>
|He was a grandson of [[Muhammad]]. Husayn opposed the validity of [[Caliph]] [[Yazid I]]. As a result, he and his family were later killed in the [[Battle of Karbala]] by Yazid's forces. After this incident, the [[commemoration of Husayn ibn Ali]] has become a central ritual in Shia identity.<ref name="Husayn in Britannica"/><ref name="Husayn ibn Ali Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Calmard |first=Jean | authorlink= | title=Husayn ibn Ali | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2008-03-23 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v12f5/v12f5036c.html }}</ref>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Husayn in Britannica"/>
|Killed and beheaded at the [[Battle of Karbala]].<ref name="Husayn in Britannica"/> Buried at the [[Imam Husayn Shrine]] in [[Karbala]], [[Iraq]].
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|4
|[[Ali ibn Husayn|Ali ibn al-Hussein]]<br>علي بن الحسین<hr>Abu Muhammad<br>أبو محمد
|al-Sajjad, Zain al-Abedin
<ref name="Ali ibn Husayn in Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Madelung |first=Wilferd | authorlink=Wilferd Madelung | title='ALÈ B. AL-HUOSAYN | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f8/v1f8a052.html }}</ref>
<hr>Dorduncu Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|658-9<ref name="Ali ibn Husayn in Iranica"/> – 712<ref name="Tabatabae"> Tabatabae (1979), p.202</ref>
<hr>38<ref name="Ali ibn Husayn in Iranica"/>–95<ref name="Tabatabae"/>
|Author of prayers in [[Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya]], which is known as "The Psalm of [[Ahl al-Bayt|the Household of the Prophet]]." <ref name="Tabatabae"/>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Ali ibn Husayn in Iranica"/>
|According to most Shia scholars, he was poisoned on the order of Caliph [[al-Walid I]] in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="Tabatabae"/> Buried in [[Jannat al-Baqi]].
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|5
|[[Muhammad al-Baqir|Muhammad ibn Ali]]<br>محمد بن علي<hr>Abu Ja'far<br>أبو جعفر
|al-Baqir al-Ulum<br>
(splitting open knowledge)
<ref name="Muhammad al-Baqir in Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Madelung |first=Wilferd | authorlink=Wilferd Madelung | title=AL-BAQER, ABU JAFAR MOHAMMAD | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v3f7/v3f7a043.html }}</ref>
<hr>Besinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
| 677–732<ref name="Muhammad al-Baqir in Iranica"/>
<hr>57–114<ref name="Muhammad al-Baqir in Iranica"/>
|Sunni and Shia sources both describe him as one of the early and most eminent [[Faqih|legal scholars]], teaching many students during his tenure.<ref name="Muhammad al-Baqir in Iranica"/><ref> Tabatabae (1979), p.203</ref>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Muhammad al-Baqir in Iranica"/>
|According to some Shia scholars, he was poisoned by Ibrahim ibn Walid ibn 'Abdallah in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]] on the order of Caliph [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]].<ref> Tabatabae (1979), p.202</ref>. Buried in [[Jannat al-Baqi]].
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|6
|[[Jafar al-Sadiq|Ja'far ibn Muhammad]]<br>جعفر بن محمد<hr>Abu Abdillah<br>أبو عبدالله
|al-Sadiq<ref name="Jafar al-Sadiq">Tabatabae (1979), p.203-204</ref>
<br>(the Trustworthy)
<hr>Altinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
| 702–765<ref name="Jafar al-Sadiq"/>
<hr>83–148 <ref name="Jafar al-Sadiq"/>
|Established the [[Ja'fari jurisprudence]] and developed the [[Theology of Shia]]. He instructed many scholars in different fields, including [[Abu Hanifah]] and [[Malik ibn Anas]] in [[fiqh]], [[Wasil ibn Ata]] and [[Hisham ibn Hakam]] in [[Kalam|Islamic theology]], and [[Geber]] in science and [[alchemy]].<ref name="Jafar al-Sadiq"/><ref name=Strasburg>Reseach Committee of [[University of Strasbourg|Strasburg University]], ''Imam Jafar Ibn Muhammad As-Sadiq A.S. The Great Muslim Scientist and Philosopher'', translated by Kaukab Ali Mirza, 2000. Willowdale Ont. ISBN 0969949014.</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia| title= Wasil ibn Ata| encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica Online | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9076198/Wasil-ibn-Ata }}</ref>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Jafar al-Sadiq"/>
|According to Shia sources, he was poisoned in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]] on the order of Caliph [[Al-Mansur]].<ref name="Jafar al-Sadiq"/>. Buried in [[Jannat al-Baqi]].
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|7
|[[Musa al-Kazim|Musa ibn Ja'far]]<br>موسی بن جعفر<hr>Abu al-Hassan I<br>أبو الحسن الاول <ref name="Ali al-Reza in Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Madelung |first=Wilferd | authorlink=Wilferd Madelung | title='ALÈ AL-HAÚDÈ | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2007-11-09 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f8/v1f8a117.html}}</ref>
|al-Kazim<ref name="Musa al-Kazim">Tabatabae (1979), p.205</ref>
<hr>Yedinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|744–799<ref name="Musa al-Kazim"/>
<hr>128–183<ref name="Musa al-Kazim"/>
|Leader of the Shia community during the schism of [[Ismaili]] and other branches after the death of the former Imam, [[Jafar al-Sadiq]].<ref>Tabatabae (1979) p. 78</ref> He established the network of agents who collected [[khums]] in the Shia community of the [[Middle East]] and the [[Greater Khorasan]].<ref>Sachedina (1988), pp.53-54</ref>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Musa al-Kazim"/>
|Imprisoned and poisoned in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] on the order of Caliph [[Harun al-Rashid]]. Buried in the [[Kazimayn|Kazimayn shrine]] in Baghdad.<ref name="Musa al-Kazim"/>
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|8
|[[Ali al-Rida|Ali ibn Musa]]<br>علي بن موسی<hr>Abu al-Hassan II<br>أبو الحسن الثانی<ref name="Ali al-Reza in Iranica"/>
|al-Rida, Reza<ref name="Ali al-Reza">Tabatabae (1979), pp.205-207</ref>
<hr>Sekizinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|765–817<ref name="Ali al-Reza"/>
<hr>148–203<ref name="Ali al-Reza"/>
|Made crown-prince by Caliph [[Al-Ma'mun]], and famous for his discussions with both Muslim and non-Muslim religious scholars.<ref name="Ali al-Reza"/>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Ali al-Reza"/>
|According to Shia sources, he was poisoned in [[Mashad]], [[Iran]] on the order of Caliph Al-Ma'mun. Buried in the [[Imam Reza shrine]] in [[Mashad]].<ref name="Ali al-Reza"/>
|-
|9
|[[Muhammad al-Taqi|Muhammad ibn Ali]]<br>محمد بن علي<hr>Abu Ja'far<br>أبو جعفر
|al-Taqi, al-Jawad<ref name="Muhammad al-Taqi"> Tabatabae (1979), p. 207</ref>
<hr>Dokuzuncu Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|810–835<ref name="Muhammad al-Taqi"/>
<hr>195–220<ref name="Muhammad al-Taqi"/>
|Famous for his generosity and piety in the face of persecution by the [[Abbasid]] [[caliphate]].
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Muhammad al-Taqi"/>
|Poisoned by his wife, Al-Ma'mun's daughter, in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] on the order of Caliph [[Al-Mu'tasim]]. Buried in the [[Kazmain|Kazmain shrine]] in Baghdad.<ref name="Muhammad al-Taqi"/>
|-
|10
|[[Ali al-Hadi|Ali ibn Muhammad]]<br>علي بن محمد<hr>Abu al-Hassan III<br>أبو الحسن الثالث<ref name="Ali al-Hadi in Iranica"/>
|al-Hadi, al-Naqi<ref name="Ali al-Hadi in Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Madelung |first=Wilferd | authorlink=Wilferd Madelung | title='ALÈ AL-HAÚDÈ | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f8/v1f8a117.html}}</ref>
<hr>Onuncu Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|827–868<ref name="Ali al-Hadi in Iranica"/>
<hr>212–254<ref name="Ali al-Hadi in Iranica"/>
|Strengthened the network of [[Vakil|deputies]] in the Shia community. He sent them instructions, and received in turn financial contributions of the faithful from the [[khums]] and religious vows.<ref name="Ali al-Hadi in Iranica"/>
|Surayya, a village near [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="Ali al-Hadi in Iranica"/>
|According to Shia sources, he was poisoned in [[Samarra]], [[Iraq]] on the order of Caliph [[Al-Mu'tazz]].<ref>Tabatabae (1979), pp.208-209</ref> Buried in the [[Al Askari Mosque]] in Samarra.
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|11
|[[Hasan al-Askari|Hassan ibn Ali]]<br>ألحسن بن علي<hr>Abu Muhammad<br>أبو محمد
|al-Askari<ref name="al-Askari in Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Halm |first=H | authorlink= | title='ASKARÈ | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v2f7/v2f7a081.html}}</ref>
<hr>Onbirinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|846–874<ref name="al-Askari in Iranica"/>
<hr>232–260<ref name="al-Askari in Iranica"/>
|For most of his life, the Abbasid Caliph, [[Al-Mu'tamid]], placed restrictions on him after the death of his father. Repression of the Shi'ite population was particularly high at the time due to their large size and growing power.<ref>Tabatabae (1979) pp. 209-210</ref>
|[[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="al-Askari in Iranica"/>
|According to Shia, he was poisoned on the order of Caliph [[Al-Mu'tamid]] in [[Samarra]], [[Iraq]]. Buried in [[Al Askari Mosque]] in Samarra.<ref> Tabatabae (1979), pp.209-210</ref>
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|12
|[[Muhammad al-Mahdi|Muhammad ibn al-Hassan]]<br>محمد بن الحسن<hr>Abu al-Qasim<br>أبو القاسم
|[[Mahdi|al-Mahdi]], Hidden Imam, al-Hujjah <ref name="al-Hujjah in Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia| title=Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Hujjah | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica Online | accessdate=2007-11-08 |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9054165/Muhammad-al-Mahdi-al-Hujjah}}</ref>
<hr>Onikinci Ali<ref name = "Alevi"/>
|868–unknown<ref name="al-Hujjah">Tabatabae (1979), pp.210-211</ref>
<hr>255–unknown<ref name="al-Hujjah"/>
|According to Twelver doctrine, he is the current Imam and the promised [[Mahdi]], a messianic figure who will return with [[Christ]]. He will reestablish the rightful governance of Islam and replete the earth with justice and peace.<ref>Tabatabae (1979), pp. 211-214</ref>
|[[Samarra]], [[Iraq]]<ref name="al-Hujjah"/>
|According to Shia doctrine, he has been living in the [[Muhammad al-Mahdi#occultation|Occultation]] since 872, and will continue as long as God wills it.<ref name="al-Hujjah"/>
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[[Fatimah]], also Fatimah al-Zahraa, daughter of Muhammed ([[615]]–[[632]]), is also considered infallible but not an Imam. Many Shi'a believe that the last Imam will one day return.
See [[Imamah (Shi'a Ismaili doctrine)]] for Ismaili list of Imams
==Sunni imams==
{{Usul al-fiqh}}
The term is also used for a recognized religious leader or teacher in Islam, often for the founding scholars of the four Sunni [[madhhab]]s, or schools of [[fiqh|religious jurisprudence ''(fiqh)'']]. It may also refer to the imams of the sciences related to [[Hadith]] or to the heads of the Prophet's descendants in their times. In other words, Imam Ali is a phrase used by both Shi'a and Sunni Muslims, though with different connotations<ref>[http://islamicweb.com/history/caliphs_imams.htm The Rightly-Guided Caliphs & The Four Imams]</ref>.
The Sunni sect does not have imams in the same sense as the Shi'a sect. The imam in the Sunni sect of Islam is the leader of prayers; the sermon is most often given by the [[Sheikh]].
However, there are some people whom Sunnis call "Imams" who are not prayer leaders. They are not Imams in the Shi'a sense of the word, but they are those who started the four Sunni [[Madhab]]s.
List:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
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|'''[[Madhhab]]'''
|'''[[Aqidah]]'''
|'''[[Science of hadith]]'''
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|[[Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man|Imam Abu Hanifa]]
|Imam [[Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari|al-Ashari]]
|[[Imam Bukhari]]
|-
|[[Malik ibn Anas|Imam Malik]]
|Imam [[Abu Mansur al-Maturidi]]
|[[Imam Abu Dawood]]
|-
|[[Abu 'Abd Allah ash-Shafi'i|Imam Shafi'i]]
|
|[[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi|Imam Fakhr al-Razi]]
|-
|[[Ahmad ibn Hanbal|Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal]]
|
|
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|[[Imam Abu Dawood]]
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|}
==Zaidi imams as rulers of Yemen==
In the [[Zaidi]] [[Shia Islam|Shiite]] sect, Imams were temporal as well as spiritual leaders who held power in [[Yemen]] for more than a thousand years. In [[897]], a Zaidi ruler, [[Yahya al-Hadi ila'l Haqq]], founded a line of such Imams, a theocratic form of government which survived until the second half of the 20th century. (See details under [[Zaidi]], [[History of Yemen]].)
==See also==
*[[Shia Imam]]
*[[Women as imams]]
==Foot notes==
{{Reflist}}
==References==
*{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = [[Encyclopædia Britannica Online|Encyclopaedia Britannica Online]] | publisher = Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.}}
*{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Iranica]] | publisher=Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University| id= ISBN 1568590504}}
*{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim world; vol.1 | last = Martin | first = Richard C. | publisher = MacMillan | id = ISBN 0028656040}}
*{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa | last = | first = | year = 2004 | publisher = Gale Group | id = ISBN 9780028657691}}
*{{cite book|last = Corbin|first = Henry|authorlink = Henry Corbin|coauthors = |title = History of Islamic Philosophy, Translated by Liadain Sherrard, Philip Sherrard|publisher = London; Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications for The Institute of Ismaili Studies |year = 1993 (original French 1964)|id = ISBN 0710304161}}
*{{cite book | last=Momen | first=Moojan | authorlink= | title= TAn Introduction to Shi`i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelve| publisher=Yale University Press | year=1985 | id=ISBN 0300035314}}
*{{cite book | last=Sachedina | first=Abdulaziz Abdulhussein | authorlink=Abdulaziz Sachedina | title= The Just Ruler (al-sultān Al-ʻādil) in Shīʻite Islam: The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence| publisher=Oxford University Press US | year=1988 | id=ISBN 0195119150}}
*{{cite book | last=Tabatabae | first=Sayyid Mohammad Hosayn | coauthors=[[Seyyed Hossein Nasr]] (translator) | authorlink=Allameh Tabatabaei | title= Shi'ite Islam
| publisher=SUNY press| year=1979 | id=ISBN 0-87395-272-3}}
==External links==
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* [http://alislam.org/library/messiah.html Imam Mahdi & Messiah]
* [http://al-islam.org/twelve/7.htm A brief introduction of Twelve Imams]
* [http://www.balagh.net/english/shia/shia/10.htm#00011 A Brief History Of The Lives Of The Twelve Imams] a chapter of [[Shi'a Islam (book)]] by [[Allameh Tabatabaei]]
* [http://www.geocities.com/ahlulbayt14/12imams.html The Twelve Imams] Taken From "A Shi'ite Anthology" By [[Allameh Tabatabaei]]
* [http://www.ummah.net/khoei/imam.htm#12 A Short History of the Lives of The Twelve Imams]
*[http://al-islam.org/imamate/ Detailed description of the Shiite belief]
*[http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/shia/index.html Graphical illustration of the Shia sects]
*[http://ibnalhyderabadee.wordpress.com/2006/10/31/imaams-of-the-sunnah-vanguards-of-islamic-aqeedah-contents/ List of Sunni Imams]
*[http://www.the-imam.com The Imam Movie]
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