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The 24 pages that link to Imamate in Shia Islam, each with the reason it gives.

• Ali ibn Abi TalibRelated: Shia Islam regards Ali as the first Imam, not merely a political successor.

• Succession to MuhammadRelated: It expresses the Shi'a understanding of leadership as more than political appointment.

• Sunni–Shia relationsRelated: Its account of leadership differs from Sunni models and structures many intercommunal debates.

• CaliphRelated: It expresses a claim to religious authority not reducible to political caliphate.

• Shrine of Imam RezaRelated: The shrine honors Ali al-Ridha as an imam, not merely as a historical figure.

• Hasan al-AskariRelated: His authority and succession are understood through this doctrine.

• Twelve ImamsRelated: It explains why the Imams are understood as more than political successors.

• History of Shia IslamRelated: The doctrine gave succession a lasting theological meaning beyond political leadership.

• Ja'fari schoolRelated: The authority of the imams informs which teachings count in Ja'fari law.