User:Savior59/Major Occultation

The beginning of major Occultation

Muhammad al-Mahdi was born in 869. He was the last Imam and became 12th Imam at agae of 5. Shia believes that Muhammad al-Mahdi did not die but was hidden by Allah. This occultation takes place in two step. The first occultation,are the first years (847-941) when Muhammad al-Mahdi established communication with muslims by deputies. The second, major occultation, began in 941 and will continue until he appears by Allah's allowance and establishes peace and justice to the entire world.

Muhammad al-Mahdi only communicated with people through the Four Deputies and there is no direct link between the people and the Imam, since his Imamh began. The last deputies was Abul Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Samarri. One week before hi died, Muhammad al-Mahdi sent to him a letter:

"In the name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful

O Ali Ibn Muhammad Samari! May Allah increase the reward of your brothers concerning you (i.e. your demise)! Death will come to you within the next six days. So you complete your works and do not nominate any person after you. The sequence of special deputies will come to an end and the Major Occultation (غيبت كبرى) will commence with your demise.

Now the reappearance will occur only with the permission of Allah, after a prolonged period and after the hearts of people are hardened. And such a period will emerge on my Shias when people will claim that they have seen me. Whoever makes such a claim before the advent of Sufyani and the heavenly voice, is a liar, an impostor. There is no strength and power save that of Allah, the High, the Great.”