Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الشيعة الإمامية
English translation:
Imami Shi'a
Added to glossary by
Ala Rabie
Sep 5, 2006 21:14
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
Yemen
الشيعة الإمامية
Non-PRO
Arabic to English
Other
Religion
sects
The shiites are many sects one of which is الشيعة الإمامية
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | Imami Shi'a |
Ala Rabie
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| 5 | Twelver Shias |
Aisha Maniar
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| 4 | imamite shia |
Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
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Proposed translations
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Imami Shi'a
Wikipedia:
"Imāmī is a reference to the Twelver belief in holy and infallible Imāms after the time of Muħammad. Though the Ismā'īliyya (including the Seveners) also accept the concept of Imāms, this term is also used for the Twelvers."
"Imāmī is a reference to the Twelver belief in holy and infallible Imāms after the time of Muħammad. Though the Ismā'īliyya (including the Seveners) also accept the concept of Imāms, this term is also used for the Twelvers."
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5 mins
Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
Germany
Germany
Specializes in field
Germany
Reliably & quickly from the North to You
Native in: German 
Works in: Swedish to German, Finnish to German, Danish to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
imamite shia
"The Imamite ( 13 ) Shia have agreed unanimously on the fact that the Immaculate Imams of the Ahl ul-Bayt (a) are the intendeds in the Verse:..."
Tabatabaei, Shia Islam
Tabatabaei, Shia Islam
10 hrs
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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59
Twelver Shias
this is by far the most common translation used in English and is the one that would be used in general religious discourse - i.e. Shias who believe in the Twelve imams
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