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The Twelve Imams (al-Aʾimma al-Ithnā ʿAshar)
The line of twelve divinely-designated Imams from ʿAlī to Muḥammad al-Mahdī recognized by Twelver Shīʿism.
The line of twelve divinely-designated Imams from ʿAlī to Muḥammad al-Mahdī recognized by Twelver Shīʿism.
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REF ref-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai-shi-ite-islam
Shi'ite Islam · Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
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Modern teachers who discuss this idea
Modern and living teachers whose books take up The Twelve Imams (al-Aʾimma al-Ithnā ʿAshar). These works are still in copyright, so we can’t show the text here — each links out to the book.
- Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'iShi'ite Islam(1975)View on Amazon→