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Ithn
‘Ashar
y(y)a
‘Ashary(y)a(Arab.,
ithna‘ashar
, ‘twelve’). The Twelvers, majority
Shi‘a
Islam, the official Shi‘a religion of modern Iran. This Shi‘a sect follows the cult of Twelve
Im
ms
, in distinction from the smaller Sab‘
yya sect (
Seveners
, see also
ISM
‘
LIYYA
). The series of Twelve Im
ms is:
‘Al
,
al-Hasan
,
al-
usain
, ‘Al
Zayn, al-‘Abid
n, Mu
ammad al-B
qir, Ja‘far al-
diq, M
ithna‘ashar
, ‘twelve’). The Twelvers, majority
Shi‘a
Islam, the official Shi‘a religion of modern Iran. This Shi‘a sect follows the cult of Twelve
Im
ms, in distinction from the smaller Sab‘
yya sect (Seveners
, see also
ISM
‘LIYYA). The series of Twelve Im
ms is:‘Al
,al-Hasan
,
al-
usain, ‘Al
Zayn, al-‘Abidn, Muammad al-Bqir, Ja‘far al-diq, MOther books
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