Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0
Specification 1.2, 3.7 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: The Five Roots of Usul ad-DinTwelver Shi’a Muslims recognise twelve divinely appointed Imams. Sevener, or Ismaili, traditions follow a different succession. The division arose from disagreement about who should succeed the sixth Imam: Ismaili traditions recognise Ismail, whereas Twelvers recognise Musa as the seventh Imam.
- Revise: The Imam in Shi'a Islam
A Shi’a Muslim who recognises a succession of twelve Imams, the last of whom is believed to be in occultation.