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The first three
علي الوصي ثم الحسن ثم الحسين الشهيد.
The scholars
زين العابدين ثم الباقر ثم الصادق: قرن المدينة.
'Ali ibn al-Husayn, al-Sajjad · Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq · Medina
The occultation
العسكري ثم الغيبة الكبرى.
Imamate
مفهوم الإمامة في كلام الشيعة وموقف السنة.
The Imamate · What is the difference between Sunnis and Shia?
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Overview
A path through the chain of the imamate among the Shi'a: Ali, Hasan and Husayn, Zayn al-'Abidin and al-Sadiq, until the occultation.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Twelve Imams”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-twelve-imams/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.