Imamate

The term imamate or imamah (إمامة, imāmah) means "leadership" and refers to the office of an imam or a Muslim theocratic state ruled by an imam.

Theology

 * Imamate and Wilayat, in Sunni doctrine
 * Sayyid ul Sadaatiyya doctrine, under the household of Hazrat Ishaan (Dakik Family)


 * Imamate in Shia doctrine, the doctrine of the leadership of the Muslim community. For specific Shia sects, see:
 * Imamate in Twelver doctrine
 * Imamate in Ismaili doctrine
 * Imamate in Nizari doctrine
 * Imamate in Zaydi doctrine

List

 * Caucasian Imamate, a state during the early and mid-19th century in the Eastern Caucasus
 * Imamate of Oman, a state existed in what is now Oman
 * Imamate of Aussa, an early modern state in Ethiopia
 * Imamate of Futa Jallon, a state in West Africa from 1725 until 1896
 * Almamyate of Futa Toro, a state in West Africa from 1776 until 1861
 * Hiraab Imamate, a Somali state in the 17th and 18th centuries
 * Imams of Yemen, political leadership of the Zaidi branch of Shia from 897 until 1962
 * Rustamid Imamate, an Ibadi Persian dynasty in North Africa from 767 until 909
 * Imamate of Nafusa, a state in Libya from the 8th century until 911
 * Mu'ammarid Imamate, a short-lived state after the fall of the First Saudi State from 1818 until 1820
 * Imamate of Nejd, the Second Saudi State, existing from 1824 to 1891
 * Nizari Ismaili state, a Shia state in the Middle East from 1090 until 1273
 * Imamate of Nasr ad-Din, a short-lived state during the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War from 1673 until 1674