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Twelver Shiism

branch of Shia Islam admitting 12 imams as the successors of Muhammad
Intangible religious_denomination Q269785
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Summary

Twelver Shiism is a religious denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of religious denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,930 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: dodecad[3]
  • Subclass of: Shia Islam[4]
  • Commons category: Twelver Shiism[5]
  • Has part(s): Akhbari[6], Usuli[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Twelver Shi'ism[8]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Shia Islam[9]
  • Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[10]
  • Native label: اثنا عشرية[11], شیعه دوازده‌امامی[12]

Why It Matters

Twelver Shiism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 137 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Alsadah · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'en'
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Part of: Ja'fari School"
  2. 4w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM306067
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sociomap id: SM306067, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  3. 12w ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → religious denomination, dodecad
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: Ja'fari School"
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