Twelvers: Branch of Shia Islam admitting 12 imams as the successors of Muhammad
Twelvers, or Twelver Shia's (Arabic: اثنا عشرية شيعة) are Shia Muslims that believe that God appointed twelve guides after Prophet Muhammad.
These are:
- Ali ibn abi Talib (Ameerul Mu'mineen)
- Hasan ibn Ali (al-Mujtabaa)
- Husayn ibn Ali (ash-Shaheed)
- Ali ibn Husayn (Zaynul Aabideen)
- Muhammad al-Baqir
- Jafar as-Sadiq
- Musa al-Kadhim
- Ali ar-Ridha
- Muhammad at-Taqi, al-Jawaad
- Ali al-Haadi, an-Naqi
- Hasan al-Askari
- Muhammad al-Mahdi
About 85% of Shia Muslims are Twelvers. Most of them can be found in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (85%), Bahrain (80%), Iraq (65%), Lebanon (35%), and Kuwait (35%). There are also minorities in Pakistan (20%), Afghanistan (18%), and Saudi Arabia (10-15%).
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