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Imamate in Shia doctrine
Doctrine of Shia Islam
For the turban that Muslim men wear, see Ammama.
In Shia Islam, the Imamah (Arabic: إمامة) is a doctrine which asserts that certain individuals from the lineage of the Islamic prophetMuhammad are to be accepted as leaders and guides of the ummah after the death of Muhammad. Imamah further says that Imams possess divine knowledge and authority (Ismah) as well as being part of the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of Muhammad.[1] These Imams have the role of providing commentary and interpretation of the Quran[2] as well as guidance.
Etymology
[edit]The word "Imām" denotes a person who stands or walks "in front". For Sunni Islam, the word is commonly used to mean a person who leads the course of prayer in the mosque. It also means the head of a madhhab ("school of thought"). However, from the Shia point of view this is merely the basic understanding of the word in the Arabic language and, for its proper religious usage, the word "Imam" is applicable only to those members of the house of Muhammad designated as infallible by the preceding Imam.
Introduction
[edit]The Shia further believe only these A'immah have the right to be Caliphs, meaning that all other caliphs, whether elected by consensus (Ijm
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Endnotes
Abbas, Hassan. "Endnotes". The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021, pp. 202-222. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300252057-012
Abbas, H. (2021). Endnotes. In The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib (pp. 202-222). New Haven: Yale University Press. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300252057-012
Abbas, H. 2021. Endnotes. The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib. New Haven: Yale University Press, pp. 202-222. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300252057-012
Abbas, Hassan. "Endnotes" In The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 202-222. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300252057-012
Abbas H. Endnotes. In: The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib. New Haven: Yale University Press; 2021. p.202-222. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300252057-012
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