twelver
Noun
Meaning
Twelver (plural Twelvers)
(Islam) A follower of Twelverism.
Hypernym: Shiite
Hyponym: Mutawali
Coordinate term: Zaydite
twelver (plural twelvers)
(obsolete, UK, slang) A shilling.
Phrases with the word
Examples
Ali was appointed the first Imam, and in Twelver interpretation, following him there were eleven more.
However, later a minority, took this concept one step further and also started thinking, what if history took a different course and these ideas were later adopted by some Twelver Shia and institutionalised by the Safavids in the 1500s.
However, this category, according to Twelver scholars like Ayatollah al-Khoei, does include belief in God, Prophethood, the Day of Resurrection and other "necessities" (like belief in angels).
In other words, Twelver clerics provide Guardianship of the Islamic Jurisprudence, which was defined by Muhammad and his twelve successors.
Khomeini was a marja ("source of emulation") in Twelver Shia Islam, a Mujtahid or faqih (an expert in Islamic law ) and author of more than 40 books, but he is primarily known for his political activities.
Majlisi—"one of the most powerful and influential" Twelver Shiʿi ulama "of all time"—was famous for (among other things), suppression of Sufism, which he and his followers believed paid insufficient attention to Shariah law.