KnowraTwelver Shi'ismLinked fromLinked fromThe 51 pages that link to Twelver Shi'ism, each with the reason it gives.All 51Broader topic 8Related 18Narrower topic 18Compared with 7IsmailismCompared with: Twelvers reject Isma'il's line and identify Musa al-Kazim as Ja'far al-Sadiq's successor.ZaydismCompared with: Zaydism rejects the fixed, concealed line central to Twelver accounts of authority.Nizari Isma'ilismCompared with: Its imam succession and doctrine of occultation differ from the Nizari recognition of a living imam.AlevismCompared with: It shares devotion to the imams with Alevism but differs in law, institutions, and religious practice.Zayd ibn AliCompared with: Its fixed line of designated imams differs from Zaydi criteria for recognizing an imam.YarsanismCompared with: Yarsanism shares some Islamic vocabulary but has distinct doctrines and sacred authorities.KaysanitesCompared with: Its account of occultation developed around a different imam and succession line.