Imamate
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The term imamate or imamah (Template:Langx, imāmah) means "leadership" and refers to the office of an imam or a Muslim theocratic state ruled by an imam.[1]
Theology
- Imamate in Shia doctrine, the doctrine of the leadership of the Muslim community in Shia Islam. For specific Shia sects, see:
List
- Caucasian Imamate, a state during the early and mid-19th century in the Eastern Caucasus
- Imamate of Oman, a state existed in what is now Oman
- Imamate of Aussa, an early modern state in Ethiopia
- Imamate of Futa Jallon, a state in West Africa from 1725 until 1896
- Imamate of Futa Toro, a state in West Africa from 1776 until 1861
- Hiraab Imamate, a Somali state in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Imams of Yemen, political leadership of the Zaidi branch of Shia from 897 until 1962
- Rustamid Imamate, an Ibadi Persian dynasty in North Africa from 767 until 909
- Imamate of Nafusa, a state in Libya from the 8th century until 911
- Mu'ammarid Imamate, a short-lived state after the fall of the First Saudi State from 1818 until 1820
- Imamate of Nejd, the Second Saudi State, existing from 1824 to 1891
- Nizari Ismaili state, a Shia state in the Middle East from 1090 until 1273
- Imamate of Nasr ad-Din, a short-lived state during the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War from 1673 until 1674
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Madelung, Wilferd (1987). "Imamate". In Eliade, Mircea; Adams, Charles J. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 7. Internet Archive. Macmillan. pp. 114–122. ISBN 978-0-02-909480-8.
