Allah(swt), The Most High, appointed Twelve distinguished Holy Personalities, one after the other as successors of The Holy Prophet(pbuh) of Islam, starting with the First Holy Infallible Imam Ali Ibin Abe Taleb(as).

The Holy Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf) had said

"After me there are Twelve Caliphas.
And they are all from Quraysh."

These Infallible Twelve Holy Imams, or the Leaders of all mankind, are very well know to all Muslims.

1. Imam Ali Al-Murtatha(as)
2. Imam Hassan Al-Mujtaba(as)
3. Imam Hussein Al-Shaheed(as)
4. Imam Zain Al-Abdeen Al-Shujjad(as)
5. Imam Mohammed Al-Bakir(as)
6. Imam Jaffar Al-Sadiq(as)
7. Imam Musa Al-Kathum(as)
8. Imam Ali Al-Reda(as)
9. Imam Mohammed Al-Jawad(as)
10. Imam Ali Al-Hadi(as)
11. Imam Hassan Al-Askari(as)
12. Imam Mehdi Al-Muntazir(as)
    Still living and awaiting God's Divine Command of his "SECOND COMING!"

These Twelve Imams(as) are,
The absolute authorities of, Allah(swt),
among all the mankind.

• They all were from the same Divine Light, out of which The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) was created from.
• Like The Holy Prophet(pbuh) they all were special personalities in matter of knowledge, forbearance, moral excellence, justice, high moral standards and other intellectual achievements as being the successors of The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) and Leaders and Divine Guides for all mankind.

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  Sadly of all the Twelve Infallible Holy Imams(as), Eleven of them have been murdered, either by the sword or by poisioning.

  It has been narrated by The Holy Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf). That even the last of the Infallible Holy Twelve Imams(as), the Imam Mehdi Al-Muntader(as) will also be murdered after he had accomplished his divine quest.

  By ridding the world of all miseries and injustice. Then he will establish Justice, and human rights to all mankind!

  Even The Holy Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf), himself wasn't spared, and was poisioned by a Jewish old woman, who he later, unconditionaly freed and forgave.

  Soon after The Prophet's(pbuh&hf) death, his beloved daughter the Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra(as) was also killed due to the blow she recived to her chest breaking her ribs, causing her sevear internal bleeding and misscarriage of her unborn baby.