The Fourteen Infallibles

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According to Twelver Shi'a Islam the Fourteen Infallibles (Ma'asumin - معصومين) are historical figures who are naturally free from sin. The Twelver Shi'a believe that Muhammad, his daughter Fatima Zahra, and the Twelve Imams are infallible. The quality of infallibility is known as Ismah (also Esmat).[1]

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  1. The last prophet of Islam: Muhammad
  2. The daughter of Muhammad, wife of the first Shia Imam: Fatimah bint Muhammad
  3. The first Shia Imam: Ali ibn Abu Talib, The first Imam and fourth Caliph succeeding Muhammad (although regarded as the first rightful successor by Shia Muslims)
  4. The second Shia Imam: Hasan ibn Ali, eldest son of Ali and Fatima, the second Imam.
  5. The third Shia Imam: Hussein ibn Ali, second son of Ali and Fatima, the third Imam.
  6. The fourth Shia Imam: Ali ibn Hussein, eldest son of Hussein, the third Imam.
  7. The fifth Shia Imam: Muhammad al-Baqir, eldest son of Ali, the fifth Imam.
  8. The sixth Shia Imam: Jafar al-Sadiq, eldest son of Muhammad, the sixth Imam.
  9. The seventh Shia Imam: Musa al-Kazim, second son of Jafar, the seventh Imam.
  10. The eighth Shia Imam: Ali al-Rida, eldest son of Musa, the eighth Imam.
  11. The ninth Shia Imam: Muhammad al-Taqi, eldest son of Ali, the ninth Imam.
  12. The tenth Shia Imam: Ali al-Hadi, eldest son of Muhammad, the tenth Imam.
  13. The eleventh Shia Imam: Hasan al-Askari, eldest son of Ali, the eleventh Imam.
  14. The twelfth Shia Imam: Muhammad al-Mahdi, eldest and only son to Hasan, the eleventh Shia Imam. Currently considered by Twelvers to be hidden by God.

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  1. ^ Dabashi, Hamid; Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, 2006, Publisher:Transaction Publishers, ISBN 1412805163, p.463

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