Twelvers

Twelvers, or Twelver Shia's (Arabic: اثَنَا عَشْرِيَّةٌ شِيعَةٌ), are Shia Muslims who believe that God appointed twelve guides (Imams) after Prophet Muhammad:

 Ali ibn Abi Talib (Ameerul Mu'mineen)
 Hassan ibn Ali (al-Mujtabaa)
 Husayn ibn Ali (ash-Shaheed)
 Ali ibn Husayn (Zaynul Aabideen)
 Muhammad al-Baqir
 Jafar as-Sadiq
 Musa al-Kadhim
 Ali ar-Ridha
 Muhammad at-Taqi, al-Jawaad
 Ali al-Haadi, an-Naqi
 Hassan al-Askari
 Muhammad al-Mahdi

About 85% of Shia Muslims are Twelvers. Most of them can be found in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (85%), Bahrain (80%), Iraq (65%), Lebanon (35%), and Kuwait (35%). There are also significant minorities in Pakistan (20%), Afghanistan (18%), and Saudi Arabia (10-15%).

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Category:Shia Islam