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The word '''Imamate''' has multiple meanings.
*[[Imamah (Shi'a doctrine)]] - A [[Shia]] Islamic term referring to the right of [[Ali]] and Imams directly descended from him to exclusively lead the [[Caliphate]] politically and spiritually.
* Imamate ''(Imamah)'' in [[Sunni]] theology generally refers to a [[Caliphate]] ''(Khilafah)'' politically lead by any [[Muslim]] chosen by majority consensus.
*[[Caucasian Imamate]] - a state during the early and mid 19th Century in the Eastern Caucasus.
*''[[Imamate and Leadership]]'', a book by Islamic scholar Mujtaba Musavi Lari
*''Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet'', a book by Sayyid [[Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi]]
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