deitydb: entities: 17 rows where tradition = "Islamic/Shi'a"

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

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entity_id: {'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
canonical_name: {'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
greek_name: {'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
tradition: {'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
entity_class: {'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
entity_type: {'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (894 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category: {'description': 'Broader functional category (146 values — recommended for filtering)'}
primary_domains: {'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
evidence_confidence: {'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
chthonic_flag: {'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
serpent_flag: {'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
short_note: {'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}

17 rows where tradition = "Islamic/Shi'a"

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entity_id ▼	canonical_name	tradition	entity_type	category	primary_domains	cult_scope	evidence_confidence	review_status	inclusion_basis	earth_association_score	short_note	entity_class
ENT_ISL_AHL_BAYT	Ahl al-Bayt	Islamic/Shi'a	Holy collective	The People of the House	the purified household; intercession; walaya	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The Five of the Cloak (Panjtan)	0	The People of the House: the Five of the Cloak (Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husayn), purified in Quran 33:33.	collective
ENT_ISL_ALI	Ali ibn Abi Talib	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam/holy figure	Holy Figure	walaya; esoteric knowledge; sainthood; courage	Shi'a/Islamic	A	candidate_verified_name	Islamic holy figure	1	First Imam in Shi'a Islam and major holy figure in Islamic esoteric traditions.	sage
ENT_ISL_ASKARI	Hasan al-Askari	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; the father of the Hidden Imam	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 11th Imam	0	Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh Imam, father of the awaited Mahdi.	sage
ENT_ISL_BAQIR	Muhammad al-Baqir	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; the opening of knowledge	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 5th Imam	0	Muhammad al-Baqir ("the Splitter-open of Knowledge"), the fifth Imam.	sage
ENT_ISL_FATIMA	Fatima al-Zahra	Islamic/Shi'a	Holy figure	Ahl al-Bayt	the holy household; intercession; "the Radiant"	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	Daughter of the Prophet, mother of the Imams	0	Fatima al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet, wife of Ali, mother of the Imams; "Mistress of the Women of the Worlds."	saint
ENT_ISL_HADI	Ali al-Hadi	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; guidance under surveillance	Shi'a	B	candidate_verified_name	The 10th Imam	0	Ali al-Hadi ("the Guide"), the tenth Imam, held under watch at Samarra.	sage
ENT_ISL_HASAN	Hasan ibn Ali	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; forbearance	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 2nd Imam	0	Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam, who abdicated the caliphate to Mu'awiya.	sage
ENT_ISL_HUSAYN	Husayn ibn Ali	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam/martyr	Holy Figure	martyrdom; justice; intercession; sacred suffering	Shi'a/Islamic	A	candidate_verified_name	Islamic holy figure	1	Third Imam and central martyr figure in Shi'a tradition.	saint
ENT_ISL_IMAMAH	Imamah	Islamic/Shi'a	Doctrine	The Imamate	divinely-appointed leadership; the succession to the Prophet	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	Core Shi'a doctrine	0	The Imamate: the doctrine of the divinely-appointed succession of the Imams after the Prophet.	abstraction
ENT_ISL_INFALLIBLES	The Fourteen Infallibles	Islamic/Shi'a	Holy collective	Ma'sumin	infallibility (isma); the chain of guidance	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The Ma'sumin	0	The Fourteen Infallibles (Ma'sumin): the Prophet, Fatima, and the Twelve Imams.	collective
ENT_ISL_JAWAD	Muhammad al-Jawad	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; youthful wisdom	Shi'a	B	candidate_verified_name	The 9th Imam	0	Muhammad al-Jawad ("the Generous"), the ninth Imam, who succeeded as a child.	sage
ENT_ISL_KAZIM	Musa al-Kazim	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; patient endurance	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 7th Imam	0	Musa al-Kazim ("the Forbearing"), the seventh Imam, who died imprisoned in Baghdad.	sage
ENT_ISL_MAHDI	Muhammad al-Mahdi	Islamic/Shi'a	Hidden Imam/eschatological figure	Holy Figure	occultation; eschatology; justice; return	Shi'a/Islamic	A	candidate_verified_name	Islamic eschatological holy figure	1	Hidden Imam and eschatological figure in Twelver Shi'ism.	sage
ENT_ISL_RIDA	Ali al-Rida	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; the shrine of Mashhad	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 8th Imam	0	Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam, named heir by al-Ma'mun; his shrine is at Mashhad.	sage
ENT_ISL_SADIQ	Ja'far al-Sadiq	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; jurisprudence; transmitted knowledge	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 6th Imam	0	Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam, founder of the Ja'fari school and major transmitter of Shi'a hadith.	sage
ENT_ISL_ZAYN_ABIDIN	Ali Zayn al-Abidin	Islamic/Shi'a	Imam	Twelve Imams	the Imamate; devotion; the Sahifa Sajjadiyya	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	The 4th Imam	0	Ali Zayn al-Abidin ("Ornament of the Worshippers"), the fourth Imam, survivor of Karbala.	sage
ENT_OCCULTATION	Occultation	Islamic/Shi'a	Eschatological category	Abstraction	occultation; hidden imam; concealment; return	Shi'a	A	candidate_verified_name	Shi'a eschatological category	0	Shi'a concept of the hidden Imam’s concealment and future return.	abstraction

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CREATE TABLE "entities" (
   [entity_id] TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   [canonical_name] TEXT,
   [greek_name] TEXT,
   [tradition] TEXT,
   [entity_type] TEXT,
   [category] TEXT,
   [primary_domains] TEXT,
   [tags] TEXT,
   [cult_scope] TEXT,
   [primary_period] TEXT,
   [evidence_confidence] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   [inclusion_basis] TEXT,
   [earth_association_score] INTEGER,
   [chthonic_flag] INTEGER,
   [serpent_flag] INTEGER,
   [short_note] TEXT,
   [entity_class] TEXT REFERENCES [entity_class]([class_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entities_entity_class]
    ON [entities] ([entity_class]);

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17 rows where tradition = "Islamic/Shi'a"

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