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Twelverism in Persian

اثناعشریه

Twelverism in Persian: اثناعشریه. In English, Twelverism means the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.

Persian words for Twelverism

Translations
اثناعشریه

English meaning of Twelverism

  1. proper noun The largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.

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Questions about Twelverism in Persian

What is the meaning of Twelverism in Persian?
Twelverism in Persian is اثناعشریه.
معنی Twelverism چیست؟
Twelverism: اثناعشریه.
What does Twelverism mean in English?
Twelverism means the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Twelverism (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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