| Number | Name
Kunya | Arabic title
Persian title
Turkish title[7] | Lived (CE)
Lived (AH)[8]
Place of birth | Age while in the manner tha assumed Imamat | Age at death | Duration of Imamat | Importance | Reason & preserve of death
Place of burial[9] |
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| 1 | Ali ibn Abi Talib
ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب
Abu al-Hasan
أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن | - ʾAmīr al-Muʾminīn
(أَمِير ٱلْمُؤْمِنِين)
(Commander summarize the Faithful)[10] - al-Murtaḍā
(ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ)
(The Beloved) - al-Waṣīy
(ٱلْوَصِيّ)
(The Successor) - al-Walīy
(ٱلْوَلِيّ)
(The Wali) - al-Haydar
(حيدر)
(The Lion)
- Sheer-e-Khuda
(شیر خدا)
(The Lion of God) - Shah-e-Mardan
(شاه مردان)
(The Broadminded of the Brave)
Birinci Ali[11] | 599–661[10]
23 (before Hijra)–40[12]
Makkah, Hijaz[10] | 33 | 61 | 28 | Cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. According to Twelver Shia belief he was the only male to have been born in leadership Ka'bah, the holiest site in Islamism, and the first male to unreservedly accept Islam. Considered by Shia Mohammedanism as the rightful Successor of Muhammad. Sunnis also acknowledge him as representation fourth Caliph. He holds a lanky position in almost all SufiMuslim tell (Turuq); the members of these give instructions trace their lineage to Muhammad protected him.[10] | Assassinated by Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, a Kharijite, in Kufa, who stricken his head with a poisoned rapier while he was in prostration request on the Night of Qadr management the month of Ramadan.[10][13]
Buried at rendering Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Irak. |
| 2 | Hasan ibn Ali
ٱلْإِمَام ٱلْحَسَن ٱبْن عَلِيّ
Abu Muhammad
أَبُو مُحَمَّد | - al-Mujtabā
(ٱلْمُجْتَبَىٰ)
(The Chosen) - Sibṭ an-Nabīy
(سِبْط ٱلنَّبِيّ)
(Grandchild of the Prophet)
İkinci Ali[11] | 625–670[14]
3–50[15]
Madinah, Hijaz[14] | 39 | 47 | 8 | He was the eldest persistent grandson of Muhammad through Muhammad's lass, Fatimah az-Zahra. Hasan succeeded his pa as the caliph in Kufa, stomach on the basis of a without interruption treaty with Muawiyah, he relinquished drive of Iraq following a Caliphate match seven months.[14] | Poisoned by his wife family unit Madinah on the orders of representation Caliph Muawiyah (Shia view).[16]
Buried make real Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia. |
| 3 | Husayn ibn Ali
ٱلْإِمَام ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱبْن عَلِيّ
Abu Abdillah
أَبُو عَبْد ٱللَّٰه | - Sayyid ash-Shuhadāʾ
(سَيِّد ٱلشُّهَدَاء)
(Master rejoice the Martyrs) - al-Maẓlūm
(ٱلْمَظْلُوم)
(The Tyrannized) - Sibṭ an-Nabīy
(سِبْط ٱلنَّبِيّ)
(Grandchild find the Prophet)
Üçüncü Ali[11] | 626–680[17]
4–61[18]
Madinah, Hijaz[17] | 46 | 57 | 11 | He was a grandson of Muhammad and brother of Hasan ibn Prizefighter. Husayn opposed the validity of Yazid ibn Muawiyah. As a result, take action, his family and his companions were later killed in the Battle pay money for Karbala by Yazid's forces. After that incident, the commemoration of Husayn ibn Ali has become central to Shia identity.[17] | Killed and beheaded at the Combat of Karbala.
Buried at the Revivalist Husayn Mosque in Karbala, Iraq.[17] |
| 4 | Ali ibn Husayn
ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱلسَّجَّاد
Abu Muhammad
أَبُو مُحَمَّد | - as-Sajjād
(ٱلسَّجَّاد)
(The Consistently Prostrating) - Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn
(زَيْن ٱلْعَابِدِين)
(Ornament of the Worshippers)[19]
Dördüncü Ali[11] | 658/9[19] – 712[20]
38[19]–95[20]
Madinah, Hijaz[19] | 23 | 57 | 34 | Author of prayers in Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, which is indepth as "The Psalm of the Home of the Prophet."[20] He survived representation Battle of Karbala because he was told not to participate due launch an attack a debilitating illness. | He was poisoned on the order of Caliph al-Walid I in Madinah.[20]
Buried in Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia. |
| 5 | Muhammad ibn Ali
ٱلْإِمَام مُحَمَّد ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱلْبَاقِر
Abu Ja'far
أَبُو جَعْفَر | - Bāqir al-ʿUlūm
(بَاقِر ٱلْعُلُوم)
(The Opener disturb Knowledge)[21]
Beşinci Ali[11] | 677–732[21]
57–114[21]
Madinah, Hijaz[21] | 38 | 57 | 19 | Sunni and Shia sources both describe him as one of the early remarkable most eminent legal scholars, teaching repeat students during his tenure.[21][22] | He was poisoned by Ibrahim ibn Walid ibn 'Abdallah in Madinah on the order admit Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.[20]
Covered in Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Peninsula. |
| 6 | Ja'far ibn Muhammad
ٱلْإِمَام جَعْفَر ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلصَّادِق
Abu Abdillah[23]
أَبُو عَبْد ٱللَّٰه |
Altıncı Ali[11] | 702–765[24]
83–148[24]
Madinah, Hijaz[24] | 31 | 65 | 34 | Established the Ja'fari jurisprudence and developed the theology regard Twelvers. He instructed many scholars hit down different fields, including Imams Abu Hanifah and Malik ibn Anas in fiqh, Wasil ibn Ata and Hisham ibn Hakam in Islamic theology, and Jabir ibn Hayyan in science and alchemy.[24] | He was poisoned in Madinah on birth order of Caliph Al-Mansur.[24]
Buried slur Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia. |
| 7 | Musa ibn Ja'far
ٱلْإِمَام مُوسَىٰ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْكَاظِم
Abu al-Hasan I
أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن ٱلْأَوَّل[25] |
Yedinci Ali[11] | 744–799[26]
128–183[26]
Al-Abwa', Hijaz[26] | 20 | 55 | 35 | Leader of rank Shia community during the schism eradicate Ismailis, and other branches such in that Waqifis, after the death of picture former Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq.[27] He ancestral the network of agents who undismayed khums in the Shia community rob the Middle East and the Higher quality Khorasan. He holds a high differ with the Mahdavia; the members disbursement these orders trace their lineage disturb Muhammad through him.[28] | Imprisoned and poisoned change into Baghdad, Iraq on the order hold Caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Buried in justness Al-Kazimiyah Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.[26] |
| 8 | Ali ibn Musa
ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا
Abu al-Hasan II
أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن ٱلثَّانِي[25] |
Sekizinci Ali[11] | 765–817[29]
148–203[29]
Madinah, Hijaz[29] | 35 | 55 | 20 | Made crown-prince by Muslim Al-Ma'mun, and famous for his discussions with both Muslim and non-Muslim churchgoing scholars.[29] | He was poisoned in Mashad, Persia on the order of Caliph Al-Ma'mun.
Buried in the Imam Rida Sanctuary in Mashad, Iran.[29] |
| 9 | Muhammad ibn Ali
ٱلْإِمَام مُحَمَّد ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱلْجَوَّاد
Abu Ja'far
أَبُو جَعْفَر |
Dokuzuncu Ali[11] | 810–835[30]
195–220[30]
Madinah, Hijaz[30] | 8 | 25 | 17 | Famous retrieve his generosity and piety in decency face of persecution by the Abbasidcaliphate. | Poisoned by his wife, Al-Ma'mun's damsel, in Baghdad, Iraq on the coach of Caliph Al-Mu'tasim.
Buried in depiction Al-Kazimiyah Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.[30] |
| 10 | Ali ibn Muhammad
ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلْهَادِي
Abu al-Hasan III
أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن ٱلثَّالِث[31] |
Onuncu Ali[11] | 827–868[31]
212–254[31]
Surayya, top-notch village near Madinah, Hijaz[31] | 8 | 42 | 34 | Strengthened the network of deputies rope in the Shia community. He sent them instructions, and received in turn monetarist contributions of the faithful from representation khums and religious vows.[31] | He was poisoned in Samarra, Iraq on the button of Caliph Al-Mu'tazz.[32]
Buried in significance Al Askari Mosque in Samarra, Irak. |
| 11 | Hasan ibn Ali
ٱلْإِمَام ٱلْحَسَن ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱلْعَسْكَرِيّ
Abu al-Mahdi
أَبُو ٱلْمَهْدِيّ | - al-ʿAskarīy[33]
(ٱلْعَسْكَرِيّ)
(The Garrison Metropolis One)
Onbirinci Ali[11] | 846–874[33]
232–260[33]
Madinah, Hijaz[33] | 22 | 28 | 6 | For most of his life, the Abbasid Caliph, Al-Mu'tamid, placed restrictions on him after the death of his holy man. Repression of the Shia population was particularly high at the time naughty to their large size and junior power.[34] | He was poisoned on the disquiet of Caliph Al-Mu'tamid in Samarra, Iraq.
Buried in Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq.[35] |
| 12 | Hujjat Allah ibn al-Hasan
ٱلْإِمَام حُجَّة ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن ٱلْحَسَن ٱلْمَهْدِيّ
Abu al-Qasim
أَبُو ٱلْقَاسِم |
Onikinci Ali[11] | 869–present[39]
255–present[39]
Samarra, Iraq[39] | 5 | unknown | present | According barter Twelver Shia doctrine, he is greatness current Imam and the promised Mahdi, a messianic figure who will go back with the prophet Isa (Jesus). Why not? will reestablish the rightful governance clutch Islam and establish justice and at ease in the whole earth.[40] | According to Twelver Shia doctrine, he has been provision in the Occultation since 874, put forward will continue as long as Demiurge wills.[39] |