According to Imami or "Twelver" Shi'ism, What Happened to the Twelfth

question 22

Multiple Choice

According to Imami or "Twelver" Shi'ism, what happened to the twelfth and final Imam?

• A) He was killed by Sunni Muslims.
• B) He died and deliberately named no successor.
• C) He ascended to Heaven and now sits with Muhammad and Jesus.
• D) He named his successor in secret before his death, which has passed in succession to a secret Imam ever since.
• E) He went into hiding or "occultation" and will return at the end of the world.

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