Maimamu 12 wa Shia
Kwa mujibu wa maelezo haya ya wazi, Maimamu na makhalifa baada ya Mtume ni kumi na wawili. Kwa hiyo, warithi wa Mtume ni watu kumi na wawili wafuatao: Ali Ibn. Abi Talib, al-Hasan Ibn. Ali, al-Husayn Ibn Ali, Ali Ibn al-Husayn), Muhammad Ibn Ali, Ja'far Ibn Muhammad, Musa Ibn Ja'far, 'Ali Ibn Musa, Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Jawad, Ali Ibn Muhammad, al-Hasan Ibn Ali na Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi.