Ithna Ashariyah

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• Ithnā ʿAsharīyah — ▪ Islamic sect also called  Imāmīs , English  Twelvers        an important sect of the Shīʿah (one of the major branches of Islām), believing in a succession of 12 imāms, leaders of the faith after the death of Muḥammad, beginning with Alīʿ ibn… …   Universalium

• Twelver Shi`ism/Holding area — Ithna Ashariyya ( ar. اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah ), also known as Twelver Shi ism, is the largest denomination within the Shi ite sect of the Islamic faith. An adherent of Twelver Shi ism is most commonly referred to as a Twelver , which has… …   Wikipedia

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• Twelver Shi`ism — ( ar. اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah ) is the largest branch of Shi a branch of Islam. An adherent of Twelver Shi ism is most commonly referred to as a Twelver , which is derived from their belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, or Imams, and… …   Wikipedia

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• Muḥammad al-Mahdī al-Ḥujjah — ▪ Shīʿite imam also called  Muḥammad Al muntazar, Hidden Imam, or Twelfth Imam        (disappeared 878), 12th and last imam, venerated by the Ithnā ʿAsharīyah, or Twelver sect, the main body of Shīʿite Muslims. It is believed that Muḥammad al… …   Universalium

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• Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …   Universalium