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What are the names of the twelve Shi'a Imams?

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The names of the twelve Imams as believed in Twelver Shi'a Islam are:

  1. Ali ibn Abu Talib
  2. Hasan ibn Ali
  3. Husayn ibn Ali
  4. Ali ibn Husayn
  5. Muhammad ibn Ali
  6. Ja'far ibn Muhammad
  7. Musa ibn Ja'far
  8. Ali ibn Musa
  9. Muhammad ibn Ali
  10. Ali ibn Muhammad
  11. Hasan ibn Ali
  12. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan (al-Mahdi)
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