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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Truth As It Is Supplement 1 (15) The Ja`fariyyah Shi`ah believe that the Twelve Imams are as follows: Imam `Ali ibn Abi-talib , the Holy Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law; i.e. the husband of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra', the Holy Prophet’s daughter. Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn; sons of Imam `Ali and Lady Fatimah, and grandsons of the Holy Prophet. Imam Zayn al-`abidin, `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad. Imam Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir.

Imam Ja`far ibn Muhammad al-sadiq. Imam Musa ibn Ja`far al-Kazim. Imam `Ali ibn Musa al-Riza. Imam Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Jawad al-Taqi. Imam `Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi al-Naqi. Imam al-Hasan ibn `Ali al-`Askari. Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi, the Awaited Savior. They (peace of Allah be upon them all) are the (i.e.

the Prophet’s Household) whom the Holy (S) appointed by a Divine Command as leaders of the Muslim community on account of their infallibility, purity from faults and sins, and the boundless knowledge they inherited from their grandfather, the Holy Prophet (S), who ordered people to love the and obey them. In this respect, Almighty Allah addresses the Prophet in these words: “Say: No reward do I ask of you for this except the love for my near relatives. (42/23)” Also, He says: “O you who believe!

Be careful of your duty to Allah, and be with the true ones. (9/119)”[^18] (16) The Ja`fariyyah Shi`ah believe that these Immaculate Imams, against whom history has never recorded any slip or act of disobedience to Almighty Allah, in actions or words, have served the Islamic nation very much through their magnificent knowledge, and enriched Islamic culture with profound erudition and sound stances in the fields of doctrines, Islamic laws, ethics, arts, exegesis of the Holy Qur'an, history, and future insights.

Through their words and actions, the Holy Imams educated a group of men and women who, as a result, became pious figures whose precedence, knowledge, and good manners are recognized by everybody.

The Shi`ah also believe that though the Holy Imams were deprived of holding their position of the political leadership of the Muslim nation to which they were appointed, they were able to achieve their intellectual and social missions perfectly by safeguarding the principles of Islamic belief and fundamentals of Islamic laws.