The twelfth and final Imam is Muhammad al-Mahdi, who is believed by the
The early-11th-century brick Tomb of the 12 Imams, neighbouring Alexander's Prison, forms one side of Zaiee Sq, in the heart of Yazd's historic old city.
The Al-Askari Shrine Samarra, Iraq, stands where the house of the 11th Twelver imam Hasan al-Askari and the Mahdi once used to be.
Muḥammad al-Mahdī al-Ḥujjah, in full Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī al-Mahdī al-Ḥujjah, also called Muḥammad al-Muntaẓar, the Hidden Imam, or the Twelfth Imam, (disappeared 878), 12th and last imam, venerated by the Ithnā ʿAshariyyah, or Twelver sect, the main body of Shīʿite Muslims.
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Arabic: الإمام الأكبر), also known as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar (Arabic: شيخ الأزهر الشريف), currently Ahmed el-Tayeb, is a prestigious and a prominent official title in Egypt.
Throughout their history, the Ismailis have been led by a living hereditary Imam in continuing succession from Ismail to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, who is the present, 49th Imam in direct lineal descent from Hazrat Ali and his wife, Fatima, Prophet Muhammad's daughter.
In more than 15 ahadith found in the Sahih of Imam Bukhari, Sunnan of Imam Abu Dawwud, Jamii of Imam Tirmidhi and others, the prophet (saws) said Islam has a specific lifespan on earth, these Ahadith state Allah gave Islam 1500 years then relatively soon after this He would establish the Hour, we are now in the year ...
The Twelve Imams (Arabic: ٱلْأَئِمَّة ٱلْٱثْنَا عَشَر, al-ʾAʾimmah al-ʾIthnā ʿAšar; Persian: دوازده امام, Davâzdah Emâm) are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, including that of the Alawite and Alevi.
Mecca is the only pilgrimage site officially accepted by all Muslims, but Iran and Iraq are home to a number of sites considered holy to the Shia faithful: Hussein was buried at Karbala, for example, and the tomb of Ali is in nearby Najaf.
Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun Caliph ( r. 656–661) and the first Shia Imam, was assassinated during the morning prayer on 28 January 661 CE, equivalent to 19 Ramadan 40 AH.
The Twelvers
Shi'a Muslims believe the twelfth imam will one day make himself known and bring equality to all. Shi'a Muslims believe that the imams are necessary because people need guidance on how to live correctly. Due to their close relationship with God, the twelve imams are highly respected.
Twelvers are often criticised by Sunnis for believing that the Quran was altered by the Sahaba (companions of Muhammad). Groups such as the Deobandis accuse Twelvers of believing that the complete version of the original Quran is in the possession of their 12th Imam.
The Twelvers is a branch of Shi'a Islam whose followers believe that there were twelve imams after the death of Muhammad. The 12th imam, however, has been kept alive by God and is hidden somewhere on Earth. Shi'a Muslims believe the 12th imam will one day make himself known and bring equality to all.
Umm al-Aima ( lit. 'the mother of Imams') is a kunya of Fatima in Twelver sources, as eleven of the Twelve Imams descended from her.
Sunnis do not support the Imam and do not believe in a birthright or privileged class of leaders. They believe that leadership and trust is given and taken by the people. In addition to differences in leadership, Sunnis and Shi'a Muslims differ on their traditions and religious practices as well.
doctrine of the infalible Imam. The Shī'ah believe that the Imams are the true Caliphs or rightful successors of Muḥammad, and Twelver and Ismā'īlī Shī'ah further that Imams are possessed of supernatural knowledge, authority, and infallibility ('Iṣmah) as well as being part of the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of Muḥammad.
The Four Imams and Their Schools: Abu Hanifa, Malik, Al-Shafi'i, Ahmad.
The main reasons for Islam's growth ultimately involve simple demographics. To begin with, Muslims have more children than members of the seven other major religious groups analyzed in the study.
The number of Muslims around the world is projected to increase rapidly in the decades ahead, growing from about 1.6 billion in 2010 to nearly 2.8 billion in 2050. Muslims are expected to grow twice as fast as the overall global population.
However, this YES can be true only if Muslims implement, practice, and make Al-Quran and the Sunnah part and parcel of our daily lives. In other words, we, Muslims, can rise again and lead the whole world if and only if Islam is really being our way of life, not a wish to have it as a way of life.
There is a long history of female masters of Islamic sciences teaching men. Historically, certain sects have considered it acceptable for women to function as imams. This was true not only in the Arab heartland of early Islam, but in China over recent centuries, where women's mosques developed.
Despite their central role in guiding Muslim communities on religious, spiritual and familial issues — and in some cases, working on financial management of the mosques they are attached to — imams are often paid very little.
For the Shia, the Imam is the inheritor of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Imams thus have a special religious role that the Sunni caliphs did not possess.