FTP, give this term applied to a spiritual Muslim leader.
They have secret knowledge of God and the Creation, and were formed before the latter, while one hid himself in a well with the four agents.  Considered to be the most perfect of all humans, the Zaydi consider them to be descendants of Fatima who are recognized as leaders, while the Sabiyah Ismailis believe in the existence of seven of them.  Ali is considered to be the first, while the Twelvers consider them to be intermediaries between humans and the divine, and they consider the Mahdi to be the last or "hidden" one. FTP, give this term applied to a spiritual Muslim leader.
They have secret knowledge of God and the Creation, and were formed before the latter, while one hid himself in a well with the four agents.  
Imam 