Imamate
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The word Imamate has multiple meanings.
- Imamah (Shi'a doctrine) - A Shia Islamic term referring to the right of Ali and Imams directly descended from him to exclusively lead the Caliphate politically and spiritually.
- Imamate (Imamah) in Sunni theology generally refers to a Caliphate (Khilafah) politically lead by any Muslim chosen by majority consensus.
- Caucasian Imamate - a state during the early and mid 19th Century in the Eastern Caucasus.
- Imamate and Leadership, a book by Islamic scholar Mujtaba Musavi Lari
- Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet, a book by Sayyid Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi
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