Also known as Ithna Ashari, for ten points identify this sect whose beliefs include the occulation of a hidden Iman, the largest sect of Shi'ism, which can be contrasted with the Fivers and Seveners.
One fiqh of this sect, the Akhbaris, is found mostly around Basra while other sects include the Usuli and the Akhbari and they observe the Mawlid on the 17th of Rabi al'awwal instead of the 12th. Mid-Shaban is a celebration unique to this group which honors Uthman al-Amri, who was the first of the Babs, which this sect believes served as messengers with holy instructions. This sect does not accept the hadith of A'isha. Also known as Ithna Ashari, for ten points identify this sect whose beliefs include the occulation of a hidden Iman, the largest sect of Shi'ism, which can be contrasted with the Fivers and Seveners.
One fiqh of this sect, the Akhbaris, is found mostly around Basra while other sects include the Usuli and the Akhbari and they observe the Mawlid on the 17th of Rabi al'awwal instead of the 12th.
{Twelvers} [accept {Ithna Ashar}({i}) before mention; prompt on "{Shi'a}"]