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  1. The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the last Imam, Imam al-Mahdi, lives in Occultation and will reappear as the promised Mahdi ( Arabic: المهدي المنتظر ).

    • Twelver theology

      The theology of Twelver Shi'ism contains the five principles...

    • Shia Islam

      Twelver Shīʿīsm or Ithnāʿashariyyah is the largest branch of...

  2. Twelver Shiah, the largest of the three groups of Shi’ah extant today. They believe that, after the death of Muhammad, the lineage of Ali was ordained to take over leadership of the Muslim community.

    • Andrew J. Newman
  3. 25 de may. de 2011 · A good, brief introduction to Twelver, Ismaʿili, and Zaydi Shiʿism. A translation of a 1987 German volume. The work addresses the history and key doctrines of the Twelvers, Ismaʿilis, and Zaydis.

  4. Ithnā ʿAshariyyah , or Imāmīs English Twelvers, The largest school of Shīʿite Islam, believing in a succession of 12 imams beginning with ʿAlī ibn Abū Ṭālib, the fourth caliph and the son-in-law of Muhammad.

  5. What sets Shiʿism apart from the majority Sunnis is the notion of the divinely inspired and charismatic leadership of the imams. This article focuses on Shiʿism in America by describing the four major Shiʿi groups: the Twelver Shiʿis, the Nizari Ismaʿilis, the Bohra Ismaʿilis, and the Zaydis.