The Fourteen Ma'sumeen

Birth/martyrdom dates below reflect the ones most commonly cited across general Shia sources and still need final scholarly review - see the Sources page.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Seal of the Prophets

Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (peace be upon her)

Mistress of the Women of the Worlds

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib

Commander of the Faithful

Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba

Al-Mujtaba, grandson of the Prophet

Imam Husayn

Master of the Martyrs

Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin

Zayn al-Abidin, al-Sajjad

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir

Al-Baqir (the one who splits knowledge open)

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq

Al-Sadiq (the truthful)

Imam Musa al-Kazim

Al-Kazim (the one who suppresses anger)

Imam Ali al-Rida

Al-Rida

Imam Muhammad al-Jawad

Al-Jawad, al-Taqi

Imam Ali al-Hadi

Al-Hadi, al-Naqi

Imam Hasan al-Askari

Al-Askari

Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance)

The Awaited Mahdi, Sahib al-Zaman, Baqiyyat Allah