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The Twelve Imams (al-Aʾimma al-Ithnā ʿAshar)
The line of twelve divinely-designated Imams from ʿAlī to Muḥammad al-Mahdī recognized by Twelver Shīʿism.
The line of twelve divinely-designated Imams from ʿAlī to Muḥammad al-Mahdī recognized by Twelver Shīʿism.
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