Imamate

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

Theology

• Imamate, in Sunni doctrine the caliphate
• Imamate in Shia doctrine, the doctrine of the leadership of the Muslim community

• Imamate in Twelver doctrine
• Imamate in Ismaili doctrine
• Imamate in Nizari doctrine

Politics

• 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
• Imamate 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