Ahle Tashi (اہل تشیع) is merely the Urdu term for Shiite Islam. They are also known as Shiite-e-Ali which means 'Party/Followers of Imam Ali(a.s)'. To read about what Shiite Islam is, see the Related Question and link below.
Imam Khomeini
i am shiite so Islam means as much to us as it does any other Muslims....maybe even more....we belive in Muhammads (pbuhahf) family, IMAM ALI (as) AND his sons IMAM hassan(as) and Imam Hussein(As)....we don't pray to anybody but ALLAH(SWT) and we just follow MUhammed and his fAMILY BECUASE WE KNOW THEY ARE THE RIGHT ONES AND THEY ARE THE INNOCENT ONES AND THEY ARE THE OPPRESSED ONES.....COMMON SENSE EVERYONE!!....IF U LOVE THE PROPHET(PBUHAHF) U MIGHT AS WELL LOVE HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY!!!! IF U DENT THEM....ITS LIKE U R DENYING ALLAH (SWT) SO......
The minimum age for Imam is the age of Puberty.
an Imam
In Sunni Islam there are four Imams, for four schools of thought. Imam Abu Hanifa, imam shafi, imam malik and imam hanble. Follow any one of these imams and you will not be led astray.
Imam Munawwir has written: 'Mengapa umat Islam dilanda perpecahan' -- subject- s -: Islam
in Shia Islam Imam Khomeini and today Imam Khamenei
prophet Muhammad (PBUH) after him Imam Ali (sa) after him Imam Hasan (sa) after him Imam Hssain (sa) and then 8 Imam from children of Imam Hasan (sa) totally 12 Imam. currently Imam Mahdi who is dissappeared but some especial Shia Muslims meet him and he guids them. recently Imam Khomeini was leader of Iran Islamic revolution who was main shia leader in world. and after his death recently now Imam Khamenei is leader of Shia Islam in Iran and also shia countries. other local shia leaders exist in shia countries but Imam Khamanei is main leader in shia world.
All imams are followers of the religion of Islam.
please read the book "Islamic Government" from Imam Khomeini. you can find it below:
Hazrat Imam Ali