Imamate
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The word Imamate has multiple meanings.
- Imamah (Shi'a doctrine) - An Islamic term referring to "leadership" of Imams who followed Muhammad in leadership of Islam, according to Shi'a belief.
- Imamate of Dagestan - a state during the early and mid 19th Century in the Eastern Caucasus.
- Imamate and Leadership, a book by Islamic scholar Mujtaba Musavi Lari
- Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet, a book by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi