concept middle-east ★★ seed
Twelver Shia
Largest Shia branch. Follows twelve Imams descended from Ali, the twelfth (Mahdi) in occultation since 874 CE. Dominant in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain.
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Largest Shia branch. Follows twelve Imams descended from Ali, the twelfth (Mahdi) in occultation since 874 CE. Dominant in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain.