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'''Imāms (a) of Shi'a''' are twelve men from the progeny of the [[Holy Prophet (s)]] who are, according to [[Shi'a]] teachings, successors of the Prophet (s) and the guardians and leaders of the society after the Prophet (s). The first Imam (a) is [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and the other Imams (a) are his and [[lady Fatima (a)|lady Fatima's (a)]] sons and grandsons. | '''Imāms (a) of Shi'a''' are twelve men from the progeny of the [[Holy Prophet (s)]] who are, according to [[Shi'a]] teachings, successors of the Prophet (s) and the guardians and leaders of the society after the Prophet (s). The first Imam (a) is [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and the other Imams (a) are his and [[lady Fatima (a)|lady Fatima's (a)]] sons and grandsons. | ||
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The belief in the imamate of the Twelve Imams (a) is among fundamental beliefs of the [[Twelver Shi'a]] and many reports from the [[the Prophet (s)|Holy Prophet (s)]] and Imams (a) in available [[hadith]]s references support it. Shi'a exegetes and theologians believe that the [[Qur'an|Holy Qur'an]] has referred to this belief<ref>Nasir Makarim Shirazi, ''Payam-i Qur'an''. vol. 9, p. 182 ff</ref> implicitly in the [[Uli al-Amr Verse|Uli l-Amr]], [[al-Tathir verse|al-Tathir]], [[Al-Wilaya Verse|al-Wilayah]], [[Al-Ikmal Verse|al-Ikmal]], [[al-Tabligh Verse|al-Tabligh]], and [[Al-Sadiqin Verse|al-Sadiqin]] verses. | The belief in the imamate of the Twelve Imams (a) is among fundamental beliefs of the [[Twelver Shi'a]] and many reports from the [[the Prophet (s)|Holy Prophet (s)]] and Imams (a) in available [[hadith]]s references support it. Shi'a exegetes and theologians believe that the [[Qur'an|Holy Qur'an]] has referred to this belief<ref>Nasir Makarim Shirazi, ''Payam-i Qur'an''. vol. 9, p. 182 ff</ref> implicitly in the [[Uli al-Amr Verse|Uli l-Amr]], [[al-Tathir verse|al-Tathir]], [[Al-Wilaya Verse|al-Wilayah]], [[Al-Ikmal Verse|al-Ikmal]], [[al-Tabligh Verse|al-Tabligh]], and [[Al-Sadiqin Verse|al-Sadiqin]] verses. | ||
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=== Imam al-Sajjad (a) === | === Imam al-Sajjad (a) === | ||
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[[image:Al-Baqi' before being demolished.jpg|thumbnail|220px|right|The tomb of four Imams of Shi'a in [[Maqbarat al-Baqi']] before its destruction in [[21 April]] 1926. The bodies of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], and [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] are buried in this tomb.]] | |||
[[File:The graves of four Imams of Shi'a in al-baqi' after the destruction.jpg|thumbnail|220px|The graves of four Imams of Shi'a in al-Baqi' after the destruction. The graves from left to right belong to 1. [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], 2. [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], 3. [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], 4. [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], 5. [[al-'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]].]] | |||
Imam 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) titled as "Sajjad" and "Zayn al-'Abidin" was the third child of Imam al-Husayn (a), whose mother was [[Shahr Banu]], daughter of Yazdegerd III, the last emperor of the Sassanid dynasty of [[Iran]]. His other three brothers were martyred in [[the Battle of Karbala]], but he (a) was very sick so he could not go to the war and was sent to [[Syria]] together with other [[The Captives of Karbala|captives]].<ref>Tabataba'i, ''Shi'a dar Islam'', p. 215-216</ref> | Imam 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) titled as "Sajjad" and "Zayn al-'Abidin" was the third child of Imam al-Husayn (a), whose mother was [[Shahr Banu]], daughter of Yazdegerd III, the last emperor of the Sassanid dynasty of [[Iran]]. His other three brothers were martyred in [[the Battle of Karbala]], but he (a) was very sick so he could not go to the war and was sent to [[Syria]] together with other [[The Captives of Karbala|captives]].<ref>Tabataba'i, ''Shi'a dar Islam'', p. 215-216</ref> | ||