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 Twelvers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imāmī is a reference to the Twelver belief in holy and infallible Imāms after the time of Muħammad.
Twelvers (Arabic: اثنا عشرية‎ translit: Ithnā ‘Asharīyyah) are Shi'a Muslims who believe there were twelve Imāms.
The Twelvers are also known by other names, each connoting some aspect of the faith.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelvers   (1096 words)

  
 Shiite - About Shiite - KnowledgeIsFun.com
Husain (or al-Husain) was a son of Ali and the grandson of Islam& Muhammad and is a symbol of martyrdom for Shiites.
The Seveners and Twelvers differ regarding the rights of succession after the death of Muhammad, but they agree that the Sunni have usurped the rightful authority of Muhammad's family descendants.
According to the Twelvers, the twelve descendants of Ali are Imams and have a special status; they are less than the Prophet, but higher than ordinary mortals.
http://www.knowledgeisfun.com/S/Sh/Shiite.php   (662 words)

  
 ShaikhSiddiqui Ithna Ashari
An integral part of the Shia doctrine of the Imam is that he is the legitimate political leader of Islam; just as the caliphs usurped Hadrat Ali's authority, modern governments, in the absence of the authority of the Imam, are not legitimate.
Most Imams of the Twelver line, after Imam Hussain's martydom, did not make a claim to political leadership; rather, they acknowledged the authority of the caliphs, and urged their followers to do the same.
In law, the Twelvers do not accept hadiths, transmitted by people hostile of the Imans such as Hadrat Ayesha, daughter of Hadrat Abu Bakr and wife of Prophet Mohammad, and make use also of the sayings of the Imams.
http://www.shaikhsiddiqui.com/ithnaashari.html   (1009 words)

  
 Zaiddiyah
Twelvers believe it was Muhammad al-Baqir, while Zaidis hold that it was his half-brother, Zayd bin Ali.
Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son, but believe it can be held by any descendant of Ali.
Zaidis known as Wasitis believe in Twelver Imams and are part of the Shia Ithna Asharia.
http://zaiddiyah.clonewars.ipupdater.com   (322 words)

  
 Shiites, Shia, Shi'a
Twelver Shiism became the state religion of Persia (Iran) under the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century; it retains that position in the present - day Islamic republic of Iran.
The main body of Shiites recognize 12 imams and are called the "Twelvers"; the Ismailis recognize 7 and are called the "Seveners." The last imam disappeared in 880, and Shiites to this day await his return, when they believe that justice will be established on earth.
The conflict was exacerbated by the assassination in 671 of Ali's son, Husain, at the hands of government troops, an event which gave the movement a distinctively religious, as well as political, impulse.
http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/shiites.htm   (3834 words)

  
 Hyperboreans ~ View topic - Sufi's, Mysticisim And Christ The Mystic
Twelver Shi'ism also, as in the 16th century, is the state religion of Iran.
The Twelvers, unlike the Sufi's (who are partial to the esoteric meanings of the Qu'ran their entire faith is based upon it.), give equal weight to the esoteric and exoteric meanings of the Qur'an.
With the Twelver's, belief in the Madhi is characteristic, the hidden 12th Imam.
http://www.hyperboreans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=285   (1518 words)

  
 The Isma'ilis
Isma'ilis are a Shi'a sect and therefore firmly uphold the Shi'a doctrine of the imamate (imamah).
Like their Twelver (Ithna-Ashari) Shi'a brethren, the Isma'ilis regard Ali bin Abu Talib as spiritual successor to Muhammad.
A section of the Isma'ilis challenge this position and state that the imamate cannot be revoked and should always pass on from father to son, and therefore Isma'il would be succeeded by his son Muhammad.
http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~moiz/islam/ismailis.html   (651 words)

  
 Shi'i
The Twelvers continue with Musa al Kazim, Ali ar Rida, Muhammad at Taqi, Ali al Hadi, Hassan al Askari and Muhammad al Mahdi, their last Imam whom they believe went into occultation.
A significant feature of Twelver Shi'i belief is their expectation of the return of the last Imam, called the Mahdi, to lead the faithful in establishing the Shi'i belief on Islam in preparation for the Judgement Day.
The Isma'ilis and Twelvers both recognize Muhammad al Baqir and Jafar as Sadiq.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/shii.htm   (1394 words)

  
 NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Ismaili
A branch of the Ismaili known as the Saaabiyin or Seveners held that Ismail's son, Muhammad, was the seventh and final Imam (a belief inaccurately but commonly ascribed to Ismailis as a whole).
The Ismailis and Twelvers both accept the same initial Imams from the descendants of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and therefore share much of their early history.
The Isma'ili (&;, Persian Esmaa'ili) branch of Islam is the second largest Shi'a community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran.
http://pedia.nodeworks.com/I/IS/ISM/Ismaili   (3001 words)

  
 Briona's Blog
“Twelvers are the least politically active because their beliefs focus on the more spiritual side of leaders rather than the temporary leaders” http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/intro/islam-ithna-ashari.htm.
Twelvers are the largest sub sect of Shia Muslims and have the greatest numbers in Iran.
Twelvers believe that the twelfth Imam, the Mahdi, never really died but went into hiding and has been hiding in a cave for more than a thousand years but soon will emerge to rule once more.
http://brionaoc.blogspot.com   (11574 words)

  
 Alliance For Security - What do we know about Shi'i Twelvers?
This religious faction focuses primarily on spiritual rather than temporal authority, a tradition dating back to Caliph Ali, and are often regarded as non-political.
Those who followed the teaching of Musa al Kazim became the main body of Shi'ites or Twelvers, while those who followed the teachings of Musa's brother, Isma'il, were called Isma'ilis.
For a text reference, we recommend "An Introduction to Shi'i Islam: the History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism" by Moojan Momen.
http://www.allianceforsecurity.org/twelver   (388 words)

  
 Adherents.com
The moderate Twelvers supported Ali and his 11 directly hereditary successors, imputing to them doctrinal infallibilityŠ Today they embrace the concept of the 12th Imam, based on the historical figure known as Muhammad al-Muntazar ('the Expected')...
"By the 16th century, Twelver doctrine became the state religion of Persia, and under the Safavidts (1502-1736), two horses were kept saddled and ready at all times, pending the return of the Mahdi and JesusŠ "
"In Syria and Lebanon, Twelvers are called Matawila ('friends of Ali'), and in Yemen, Zaydites (after a great-grandson of Ali).
http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_635.html   (2628 words)

  
 Islam: Chapter Six: The Dissidents of the Community: 4. The Seveners
Ism& is said by some Twelvers to have died before his father, by others to have been disowned for a fault ranging from drinking wine to participating in religious activist and revolutionary activities.
The Twelvers make his younger brother their seventh Im&; the Seveners followed the descendants of Ism& and are often called Ism&.
Although they have been divided by many schisms, and given rise to at least one separate religion, they all trace their spiritual parentage of Ism&, eldest son of the sixth Im& of the Twelvers, Ja& al-Sāḍiq.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/isl/isl40.htm   (2593 words)

  
 Tthornton :
The second group is the Twelvers, or, Ithna Asheri, followers of the twelfth imam after Ali, Muhamad al-Muntazir who is believed to have been occultated in the year 878 and thought to be returning as al-Mahdi ("the rightly guided one").
There are two principal groups: the Seveners and the Twelvers.
It became the official religion of the region when the Safavid dynasty assumed power in 1500.
http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/shia.htm   (656 words)

  
 Religious Minorities in the Muslim World
Twelvers make up a majority in Iran (89%), Azerbijan (60%), Bahrain (70%) and Iraq (62%), but, with the exception of Iran, they have been oppressed in the three other countries despite their majority status.
The reason for this is the high esteem in which Fatima, the wife of Ali and the daughter of Mohammed, is held.
Shi’ites and Sunnis (Orthodox Muslims) split over a dispute on who should lead after Mohammed’s death in the 7th century.
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring05/Shullick/twelver.htm   (489 words)

  
 Islam: Chapter Six: The Dissidents of the Community: 3. The Twelvers
Repeatedly sinful men defrauded the Im& of the "holy family," who foresaw and accepted their glorious but tragic destiny as the repositories of truth despised.
Historically, they have been hostile on the whole to Ṡūfism, but they believe in the intercession of the members of the "holy family" and make pilgrimages to their tombs, especially those of the Im&.
These selections on the imāmate are from the creed of Ibn Babūya al-Sadūq, one of the greatest early Twelver doctors, who collected traditions and elaborated the doctrine in the Buwayhī period.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/isl/isl39.htm   (1813 words)

  
 Chronology of Early Scholars of Islam
See the times of 12 Imams of Isna-'ashari faith (The Twelvers).
Followers of Isna-'ashari faith (The Twelvers) believe that he is still alive, hiding, and will re-appear near Judgment Day to establish Kingdom of Allah, to fill the world with equality and justice.
Disappeared at age 9 in 878 CE Son of Imam Hasan Askari.
http://moonsighting.com/chronology.html   (540 words)

  
 ghaybah --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is believed that Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Hujjah has been concealed by God (a doctrine known as ghaybah, or occultation) and that he will reappear in time as the mahdi, or messianic deliverer.
(Arabic: “absence,” or “concealment”), Islamic doctrine, especially among such Shi'ite sects as the Ithna 'Ashariyah, or “Twelvers.” The term refers to the disappearance from view of the 12th and last imam (leader), Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Hujjah, in 878.
(disappeared 878), 12th and last imam, venerated by the Ithna 'Ashariyah, or Twelver sect, the main body of Shi'ite Muslims.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9036670   (364 words)

  
 Jafari
Jafari is taken to refer to "the Twelvers" to the exclusion of the Ismailis ("the Seveners") and the Zaidis ("the Fivers").
90%?) -->, predominant in Iran, also known as the "Ithna Asharia" meaning "the Twelvers".
The Jafari school of thought (madhab) and deduction of jurispudence (fiqh) was founded by the 6th Shia Imam Jafar Sadiq.
http://bopedia.com/en/wikipedia/j/ja/jafari.html   (337 words)

  
 Muqtada Al-Sadr arrives Damascus
While Ismaili is a branch of Shiite Islam, Ismaili is of the "Seveners" branch of Shiite NOT the "Twelvers" branch that dominates Iran.
The Shiite's refused to accept the fifth Caliph as legitimate and instead choose Ali's son as their and thus the fifth "Imam" of the Shiites.
The difference is important for the Seveners and the Twelvers BOTH believe is two DIFFERENT people who will come back and lead them to Victory and Both view each other as Heretics (and both are called heretics by the Sunnis).
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2087944   (1504 words)

  
 Saudi Arabia - Shia
The Twelvers believe that the leadership of the Muslim community rightfully belongs to the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet, through Ali's son Husayn.
There were twelve such rightful rulers, known as Imams, the last of whom, according to the Twelvers, did not die but went into hiding in the ninth century, to return in the fullness of time as the messiah (mahdi) to create the just and perfect Muslim society.
Saudi Shia belong to the sect of the Twelvers, the same sect to which the Shia of Iran and Bahrain belong.
http://countrystudies.us/saudi-arabia/28.htm   (715 words)

  
 AND THEN...
(Non Twelvers will often claim he didn't exist.) This week, Sadr's followers were expected to sit around and allow the Americans who invaded their land to then go and imprison their religious leader.
By what I am sure is not coincidence, "Twelvers" also form the official state religion of Iran.
In other words, a descendant of Mohammad was killed as a martyr defending Islam from infidels who imposed a foreign religion onto their territory.
http://www.one38.org/a177/2004_04_04_archive.html   (6280 words)

  
 Hazrat Fatimah a.s. - AhlulBayt Discussion Forum
They(Umar and Ali) used to love each other but you (twelvers) have been creating fitnah, hatred and falsehood.
We know that Ali was the bravest guy in Qurish.
What!! did Ali forget that Umar killed his wife as Twelvers claim?
http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6477   (1939 words)

  
 Ismaili - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ismā'īlī (Arabic الإسماعيليون, Persian: اسماعیلیان Esma'iliyan) branch of Islam is the second largest Shīˤa community after the Twelvers, who are dominant in Iran.
The Ismā'īlī became those who accepted Jaˤfar's eldest son Ismā'īl as the next Imam, whereas the Twelvers accepted a younger son, Mūsā l-Kāzim.
Though there are several sub-groupings within the Ismailis, the term in today's vernaular generally refers to the Nizar Ismailis, who are followers of the His Highness the Aga Khan, and are the only Shi'a community with a continuing line of Imamat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismaili   (2715 words)

  
 :: MEDEA ::
The Twelvers believe that the line of Ali became extinct with al-Askari, the Twelfth Imam (guide of the community of believers), who mysteriously disappeared in 873.
The "Twelvers" (from the Arabic, "Ithna", twelve) are by far the largest group of Shi'a Islam.
They however refuse to accept that al-Askari died and believe he will appear shortly before the end of the world.
http://www.medea.be/?page=2&lang=en&doc=37   (458 words)

  
 Religious Architecture and Islamic Culture
The Twelvers Imamis: The majority of Shiites, they recognize twelve descendants of 'Ali.
Most of Iran became Shiite in the sixteenth century under the Safavids.
The Ismailis: Recognize the first six imams, but differ with the Twelvers about the seventh, Ismail, hence their name.
http://web.mit.edu/4.614/www/handout07.html   (241 words)

  
 Syria Ismailis - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
The identity of the hidden imam is not known to the community but it is believed he will return to lead the faithful.
Shia Twelvers, those who accept the first Twelve Imams, believe that Jafar, the Sixth Imam, passed over his eldest son, Ismail, in favor of Ismail's brother Musa al Kazim.
Ismailis generally follow the religious practice of the Shia Twelvers in prayers, fasts, and Quranic prescriptions, but in their conservatism they resemble Sunnis on some points.
http://www.photius.com/countries/syria/society/syria_society_ismailis.html   (466 words)

  
 Tharwa Project - Difference is Wealth
The Zaydi doctrinal writings and beliefs is the closest to Sunni Islam, but Badr Eddin Al Huthi belongs to the Jarodite, which is the most radical of the Zaydi cults.
Before returning to Sa’da, Badr Eddin Al Huthi confirmed his association with that cult and pronounced that the imamate is restricted after Al Hasan and Al Hussein to their children till the Day of Resurrection (something which contradicts the majority of Zaydi scholars but nevertheless closer to Twelvers’ beliefs of present day Shiite Iranians).
1- Shiite Zaydi and Twelvers followers were arbitrarily detained.
http://www.tharwaproject.com/index.php?option=com_keywords&task=view&id=2180&Itemid=0   (2403 words)

  
 [No title]
What is the difference between the Imams of Ahl Al-Sunnah and the Imams according to the Twelvers?
And as for the third and final question
The Twelvers try to confuse Muslims into thinking that the four madhhahib of Ahl Al-Sunnah are proof of division and misguidance--in contrast to their one single madhhab which they claim is proof of their unification and pure guidance.
http://mac.abc.se/home/onesr/h/151.html   (966 words)

  
 Islam - Free Encyclopedia
The Shia consist of one major school of thought known as the Jafaryia (refering to the founder) or the "Twelvers", and a few minor schools of thought, as the "Seveners" or the "Fivers" refering to the number of infallible leaders they recognise after the death of Muhammad.
The term Shia is usually taken to be synonymous with the Jafaryia/Twelvers.
http://www.wacklepedia.com/i/is/islam_1.html   (4273 words)

  
 Later Islamic Civilization, Notes to Feb. 19
Qum (tomb of sister of 8th Imam), center of Twelver Shi`i scholarship
Authority of Twelvers linked to state formation in Qajar Iran and northern India (Awadh): scholars can legitimate the ruler through Friday prayers
Approach of this chapter: to "treat the core of religious scholars: or ulama, as a group in society, influenced by social and economic developments as well as political ones...
http://www.unc.edu/courses/2004spring/reli/026/001/2-19.htm   (756 words)

  
 Twelvers
1501: Twelver Shi'ism becomes the state religion of Iran, under the Safavid Dynasty.
An orientation within Twelver Shi'ism that would survive, and even establish its own religious community were the Baha'i in the middle of the 19th century.
Twelver Shi'i often is referred to as just 'Shi'i Islam', omitting that many Shi'is are not Twelvers.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/twelvers.htm   (710 words)

  
 The U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
The vast majority of Iraqi Shi'ites are Twelvers, who believe that the twelfth Imam (leader of the Islamic community) who went into hiding in 873 (never dying or emerging but rather entering 'occultation”) will return as a messiah to restore justice to the world.
Twelvers are the majority faction in Shi'ite Islam.
Shi'ite religious leadership, and especially that of the Twelvers such as the Iraqis, also is quite different from that found in Sunni Islam.
http://www.army.mil/professionalwriting/volumes/volume2/july_2004/7_04_3.html   (15339 words)

  
 legalschools
They believe that the last imam, the 12th, left the world in 874 but remains alive in a state of “occultation.” Both Twelvers and Seveners (below) believe in a divinely guided, infallible imam.
This makes their organization of power more hierarchical than Sunni Islam, which tends to found itself more on consensus.
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pjwoods/legalschools.html   (554 words)

  
 Ismailis in Iran
He went on with his religious schooling at Rey, near Tehran, center of Ismailis activists.
He was born at Qom, one of the early settlements of Arabs in Iran and a center of Twelvers in the early 11
http://www.destinationiran.com/Ismailis.htm   (909 words)

  
 Islam
They recognise twelve imams, perfect sinless teachers partaking of the Divine Light (equivalent perhaps to avatars and buddhas of eastern traditions).
The Ismailis recognise a continuing line of descent from Ismail, the eldest son of the sixth Twelver" Imam.
Zaidi imams ruled Yemen until being overthrown in 1962
http://www.kheper.net/topics/religion/Islam.htm   (824 words)

  
 Volunteer Form - Nader for President 2004 - www.votenader.org
As a Twelver, I acknowledge that I am contributing my time and efforts to political reform, but am not otherwise affiliated with the Nader campaign.
Ralph Nader needs you to help make Twelvers a force for change.
Together we can shift the power out of corporate hands and back into the hands of the people.
http://www.votenader.org/get_involved/twelvers.php   (599 words)

  
 Twelvers / Ithna Ashari Islamic Schools of Thought
Twelvers / Ithna Ashari Islamic Schools of Thought
Imam Khomeini's contribution to the 'corrective process' in Islamic history and political thought Dr Kalim Siddiqui
Home :: Military :: Introduction :: Islam :: Shiia :: Twelver - Ithna-Ashari ::
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/intro/islam-ithna-ashari2.htm   (951 words)

  
 Islam
What I really want is for students to leave this course with an appreciation for the richness within Islam and the ability to articulate this richness to their acquaintances who might know less about the religion.
It should include differences between the major sects (Twelvers, Zaydis, and Ismailis, at least); and the third does something similar with the development of Sufism and the major figures of Sufism.
weeks 8-10: Shi'ite Islam and its development; Zaydis, Ismailis, and Twelvers
http://www.rsiss.net/syllabi/islam.html   (509 words)

  
 A short guide to the Shias
The Twelvers: these are the main branch of Shia Islam (in particular in Iran, but also Iraq and Lebanon).
They reject the doctrine of the hidden imam and the political quietism of the Twelvers.
They take their name from Zaid, grandson of Hussein, who argued that a true imam must claim the title publicly.
http://mondediplo.com/2005/07/10shiabox   (531 words)

  
 STUDENTS FOR NADER: TWELVERS
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
The Nader for President campaign and the Twelver movement work to shift power out of corporate hands and back into the hands of the people.
As a twelver of students you all take election day off from any thing you can (Classes, work) go to the polls and vote together, and then go for dinner or beer and watch as the election results come back in.
http://studentsfornader.blogspot.com/2004/09/twelvers.html   (233 words)

  
 The Architecture of Cairo
recognize the first six imams as the Twelvers, but differ with them about the seventh, Isma`il, hence their name.
http://web.mit.edu/4.615/www/printouts/handout4.html   (364 words)

  
 The Pickle: The Middle East in Detail
They are known as the "Seveners" and the "Twelvers".
The dsitinct difference is a question of ethnicity.
For a moment, let's turn our attention to the Shi'a.
http://ggthoughts.blogspot.com/2004/10/middle-east-in-detail.html   (2719 words)

  
 Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era: Regime and Elites Conflict and Collaboration - Questia Online Library
Although most of the population of Hijaz and Asir are now Wahhabi and adhere to the Hanbali school of theology and religious jurisprudence (madhab; plural madhahib), followers of the Shafi'i, Hanafi and Maliki schools are still to be found in the above provinces as well as in Al-Hasa.
Small communities of Twelvers and Isama'ilis (seventh imam) are to be found in Asir and the Hijaz and Zaydis (fifth iman) in Asir.
Although about 90 per cent of the Saudis are Sunni Muslims, a large proportion of the population of Al-Hasa are Shi'ite Twelvers (ithna'shariyya).
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=24237205   (577 words)

  
 Spinning Yarns » Blog Archive » Life Does Not Have Optimal Substructure
In other words, the rule is okay, provided you choose your coin denominations carefully.
If you ditched the twelver, then, the so-called “obvious” rule always gives you the fewest coins, when making change with the standard U.S. coin denominations.
For example, if you have to make change for thirty-four cents, why shouldn’t you take a quarter first?
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~sting/blog?p=28   (1431 words)

  
 Hawza Illmiyya of London
Martin, et al (1997, p.30) states that Abu Abdullah al-Basri was influenced by the Shi'ah and left some of the more adamant interpretations of the Sunnis in theology.
Spuler, B. The Muslim World A Historical Survey Part II – The Mongol Period.
Stewart, D. Islamic Legal Orthodoxy – Twelver Shiite Responses to the Sunni Legal System.
http://www.hawza.org.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=90   (8955 words)

  
 Crusadestxt
Either he or one of his descendents will emerge as Mahdi
Nizam al-Mulk: "Never has there been a more sinister, more perverted or more iniquitous crowd than these people, who behind walls are plotting harm to this country and seeking to destroy the religion...and as far as they can they will leave nothing undone in the pursuit of vice, mischief, murder and heresy."
Polemic opposition to Nizari Isma'ilis from Sunnis, Twelvers and Ismailis:
http://www.unc.edu/courses/2003fall/hist/036/001/pages/Crusades.html   (116 words)

  
 NaderNow: Low Country
It is a great way to get people motivated and be able to take action in a community!
Anyone in the low country feel free to check out my twelvers section and add to the ideas, thanks.
If you would like your feed removed let me know
http://nadernow.blogspot.com/2004/10/low-country.html   (133 words)

  
 Never Yet Melted » Twelvers
The Telegraph story suggests that the Iranian regime’s quest to build nuclear weapons, and inclination to confront the West, are products of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s mystical belief in the return of the Twelfth Imam at the End of Days.
the Archives of Never Yet Melted in the 'Twelvers' Category.
http://neveryetmelted.com/?cat=253   (124 words)

  
 TWELVERS.COM - Providing the Correct Information, Education & Counseling to Youths and Adults
TWELVERS.COM is part of the TWELVERS Network - A Youth Information, Education and Counseling Organization.
TWELVERS.COM - Providing the Correct Information, Education and Counseling to Youths and Adults
http://www.twelvers.com   (36 words)

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