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− Persia since the dynasty came to power in 1501. Safavid ± − − Twelve-Imam Shi'ite make up 60% of the population in − Iraq, and as minorities they are also present in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Syria, as well as in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and some Gulf States. The Twelve-Imam Shi'ites are known by this name because they − follow the twelve , all belonging to the House of Imams − ‘Ali. Their twelfth , Muhammad Al-Mahdi, is ra Imam − − ± − believed by them to be still alive and in hiding. The Shi‘ahs believe in the Messianic return of this in the Latter Imam − Days of Islam. − 2. The , also called or Zaidis "Five-Imam Shi'ites" "Fivers", − − are found in the Yemen, where they make up about 40% of the population. Zaid was the son of ‘Ali Zain al-Abidin, the − − − grandson of Husain and the great-grandson of ‘Ali bin Abu ± − − Talib. Zaid was killed in an armed conflict against the ra ± − Umayyad Khalifah, Hisham. Since his death, his supporters − − and followers broke away from the mainstream of Shi‘ahs and became a distinct sect by themselves. Of all the Shi‘ahs Zaidis Sunnis , are the closest to in their beliefs. − − Today the are mostly found in Yemen. Zaidi Shi‘ahs − 3. The third largest group, the altogether two million Seveners, or more are in India, and scattered across Central Asia, Iran, Syria, and East Africa. The division of into and the Shi‘ahs Twelvers Seveners Imam sects occurred after their sixth , Ja‘far − al-Sadiq. At the death of Ja‘far al-Sadiq in 765 AD, the ± − ± − Twelvers made his younger brother, Musa al-Kazim, there − − ± seventh. A dissenting group, later called the Imam − Seveners, followed the line of Ja‘far al-Sadiq's direct ± − descendents. Since Ja‘far al-Sadiq's own son, Isma‘il, had ± − − − predeceased him, the recognized the new in Seveners Imam − the son of Isma‘il named Muhammad al-Mahdi. For this − − ± − reason the are also referred to as. Seveners Shi‘ahs Isma‘ili − − − 208