Imamate (Shia)

Imamate (الإمامة al-Imamat) is a fundamental belief of the Shia.

Twelvers
Twelver Shias believe in 12 Imams to be divinely appointed leaders of the Muslims. They believe that anyone who rejects their twelve imams to be a kafir. The twelver shia also believe their Imams have divine authority over the world, control atoms of universe, have knowledge of unseen. etc. [2] [3]

The twelver Imams are:
 * 1) Ali ibn Abi Talib
 * 2) Hasan ibn Ali
 * 3) Husayn ibn Ali
 * 4) Ali ibn Husayn
 * 5) Muhammad al Baqir
 * 6) Jafar as Sadiq
 * 7) Musa al Kadhim
 * 8) Ali ar Ridha
 * 9) Muhammad al Jawad
 * 10) Ali al Naqi
 * 11) Hasan al Askhari
 * 12) Muhammad al Mahdi

Zaidis
Zaydis have 5 main Imams.