Twelver Shi'a Islam (Athnā‘ashariyyah or Ithnā‘ashariyyah; Per) is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam. The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief inШУУД ҮЗЭХ and
Twelver Shi'a Islam (Athnā‘ashariyyah or Ithnā‘ashariyyah; Per) is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam. The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the last Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, lives in occultation and will be the returned as the promised Mahdi. Twelvers believe the Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. According to the theology of Twelvers, the Twelve Imams are exemplary human individuals who not only rule over the community with justice, but also are able to keep and interpret sharia and the esoteric meaning of the Quran. Muhammad and Imams' words and deeds(Sunnah) are a guide and model for the community to follow; as a result, they must be free from error and sin, known as Ismah or infallibility and must be chosen by divine decree, or nass, through the Prophet. Also the Twelvers believe to "the seal of the prophcecy" by Muhammad and the esoteric and exoteric meaning of Quran
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