(1) Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Holy Prophet who called him his only brother in this world and in the next,
(2) Imam Hasan son of Ali,
(3) Imam Husain son of Ali,
(4) Imam Ali son of Husain,
(5) Imam Muhammad son of Ali,
(6) Imam Ja'far son of Muhammad,
(7) Imam Musa son of Ja'far,
(8) Imam Ali son of Musa,
(9) Imam Muhammad son of Ali,
(10) Imam Ali son of Muhammad,
(11) Imam Hasan son of Ali,
and the last and living Imam
(12) Muhammad son of Hasan,