Imamate
Imam-ruled Islamic state
The imamate is the office or period of rule of an imam—a leader in Islam.
In Sunni Islam, imam typically refers to the person who leads prayers at a mosque, making imamate a relatively minor position.
In Shia Islam, the Imamate (often capitalized) refers to the divinely ordained succession of leaders descended from the Prophet Muhammad through Ali, carrying supreme religious and political authority.
The Twelver Shia believe the Imamate passed through twelve imams.
Arabic name, "sublime"
- AshuraIslamic day of fasting
- MahdiIslam's foretold deliverer
- infallibilityIncapacity for mistakes
- FatimahMuhammad's youngest daughter
Ability to direct others
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
spiritual · temporal · divine · command · administration · rule · guardianship · intercession
Descent from progenitors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- designationFormal name or title
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
dynasty · claimant · bloodline · descent · continuity · inheritance · rightful · disputed
Incapacity for mistakes
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- esotericAccessible to few
proof · sinlessness · purity · hidden · manifest · revelation · interpretation · gnosis
Ali
Arabic name, "sublime"
- AshuraIslamic day of fasting
- MahdiIslam's foretold deliverer
- infallibilityIncapacity for mistakes
leadership
Ability to direct others
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
jurisdiction · spiritual · temporal · divine · command · administration · rule · guardianship · intercession · interpretation
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- designationFormal name or title
- appointmentScheduled time for something
legitimacy · dynasty · claimant · bloodline · descent · continuity · inheritance · rightful · disputed · schism
infallibility
Incapacity for mistakes
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
esoteric · proof · sinlessness · purity · hidden · manifest · revelation · interpretation · gnosis
Yemen
Southwestern Arabian Peninsula republic
- Shia IslamAli, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hussein, Hussain, Hasan
Imamatesecular state
Government separate from religion
secularism · republic · civil government · democracy · constitutional democracy
ImamateCaliphate
Islamic successor-state realm
caliphate · sultanate · Umayyad Caliphate · emirate · ijma
Imamatedemocracy
Rule by the people
liberal democracy · popular sovereignty · parliamentary system · constitutional monarchy · representative government