Al-Qāʾim, al-Qaim, or al-Ḳāʾim (Arabic: القائم, "the riser") may refer to:

People

• al-Qāʾim Āl Muḥammad, a messiah-like figure in Shi'a Islam, similar to the Mahdi
• People with full name or honorific al-Qāʾim bi-amr Allāh ("the one raised by [or 'who carries out'] God's order"):
  • Ali Ibn Abi Talib (d. 660) He was Called by Ismaili Shia in Kanz al Walad: Qaim Qyiama Sugra.
  • Jafar al Sadiq (d. 765), He was the Hope of Alid Shia in the Hashimite revolt events. Abu Muslim, Abu Salama, Suleiman ibn Kathir and some of His Compinions in Kufa pleged alligence to Him but He refused to be Caliph because He feared Umayyad Spies in Madina and used Taqiyya by saying to them: You are not Our Shia or Iam not You're Imam. Until this day, al Qaim is One of His most known titles, for example Khamenei in his book titled: 250 year Old man: contained on it a Chapter titled: Imam Jafar Qaim Āl Muhammad at his time.
  • Musa al Kadhim (12th November 745-799), the 7th Imam according to various Hadiths the 7th is Qaim and some of Prophecies readers saw that because He was born according to some traditions in 5500 Anno Mundi (739-745) and He was a suspected leader of a secret Political Dawa to destroy Abbasid regime. after his death Waqifites refused to accept his death and expected his Second Coming to destroy Abbasid Caliphate and Conquer Rome, Costantinapole, China and Kabul then fill earth with justice after these wars and establish new religion and Reveal new Scripture and new Sunna.
  • Muhammad ibn Ismail (d. 813) He was Called by Ismaili Shia in Dwa yaum asabt (Saturday Prayer) of al Muizz The Seventh Natiq (law giver Prophet) ,Mahdi and Qaim who is filling Earth by Justice (By Fatimid Imams) and by Kanz al Walad Qaim Qiyama Wusta.
  • Muhammad al-Mahdi (869–?), 12th Shia imam, also called Muhammad al-Qa'im.
  • al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph) (r.934–946), the second Fatimid caliph in Ifriqiya.
  • Hamza ibn Ali al Zawzani (?-?), Established the Druze Religion and worshiped Al Hakim as divine. Druze Calls him al Qaim be saif Mawlana al Hakim because They believe that He is still alive and will return before al Hakim to Conquer the World, destroy Ka'ba, Inslave Sunnis, Christians, Jews and Shias by The golden Sword of al Hakim then al Hakim will return again, He claimed that He is the Incarnation of Salman the Persian, Phythagoras, True Messiah (not Jesus), King Solomon and others.
  • al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Baghdad) (1031–1075), son of al Qadir.
  • Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Faraj, rival sultan to Muhammad IV of Granada in 1327.
  • al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Cairo) (f. 1451–1455), caliph under Mamluk authority.
  • Abu Abdallah al-Qaim (fl. 1509–1517), ruler of Sous in Morocco.
  • Báb (b. 20 October 1819 - d. 1850) Claimed to be Prophet and Qaim Bahais and Azalis revere him as Qaim Āl Muhammad but Azalis refer to him as Qaim bar Kull Nafs.
  • Ahmad al-Hassan (b. 21 march 1968), leader of Ansar al Imam al Mahdi Claimed to be First Mahdi of twelve, Yamani and Qaim, He have more than One Million devotees around the World Who claims Him as 13th Imam and descendant of 12th Imam.
  • Abdullah Hashem (b. 27 July 1983), split From Ansar to establish a new religion called Ahmedi religion of Peace and Light claimed to be Qaim and claimed that Ahmad al Hassan is an incarnation of Imam Husayn and claimed Himself as an incarnation of Baby Abdullah son of Imam Husayn, Alexander the great and Enoch.

Places

• Al-Qa'im District, a district of Iraq
• Al-Qa'im (town), a town situated in the above district
• Al-Qa'im border crossing, between Syria and Iraq