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There is also a disagreement about the month in which the Imam (a) was born. The majority of scholars take it to be [[Sha'ban]] as is evidenced by many old Shiite sources.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma'', vol. 2, p. 424, 430, 432; Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 514; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 339.</ref> However, some Shiite<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma'', vol. 2, p. 417; Ṭūsī, ''Kitāb al-ghayba'', p. 238.</ref> and Sunni sources<ref>Irbilī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', vol. 2, p. 437.</ref> take it to be [[Ramadan]], and some Sunni sources<ref>Ibn Khallikān, ''Wafayāt al-aʿyān'', vol. 4, p. 176.</ref> take it to be [[Rabi' I]] or [[Rabi' II]]. | There is also a disagreement about the month in which the Imam (a) was born. The majority of scholars take it to be [[Sha'ban]] as is evidenced by many old Shiite sources.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma'', vol. 2, p. 424, 430, 432; Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 514; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 339.</ref> However, some Shiite<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma'', vol. 2, p. 417; Ṭūsī, ''Kitāb al-ghayba'', p. 238.</ref> and Sunni sources<ref>Irbilī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', vol. 2, p. 437.</ref> take it to be [[Ramadan]], and some Sunni sources<ref>Ibn Khallikān, ''Wafayāt al-aʿyān'', vol. 4, p. 176.</ref> take it to be [[Rabi' I]] or [[Rabi' II]]. | ||
In historical sources, there are different accounts of the day on which the Twelfth Imam (a) was born, the best-known of which is [[Sha'ban 15th]] ([[July 29]], [[869 CE|869]]).<ref>Muqaddasī, ''Bāzpazhūhī-yi tārīkh'', p. 597.</ref> This date is reported by Shiite scholars such as [[al-Kulayni]], [[al-Mas'udi]], [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]], [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]], [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]], [[Fattal al-Nisaburi]], [[al-Tabrisi]], [[Ibn Tawus]], [[Ibn Taqtaqi]], [[al-Allama al-Hilli]], [[al-Shahid al-Awwal]], [[al-Kaf'ami]], and [[al-Shaykh al-Baha'i]], and Sunni scholars such as Ibn Khallakan, Ibn Sabbagh al-Maliki, al-Sha'rani al-Hanafi, and Ibn Tulun. According to other reports, mentioned in al-Saduq's ''[[Kamal al-din]]'', the birthday of the Imam (a) was the eve of the first Thursday of Ramadan or the eve of one of the Thursdays in Ramadan. | In historical sources, there are different accounts of the day on which the Twelfth Imam (a) was born, the best-known of which is [[Sha'ban 15th]] ([[July 29]], [[869 CE|869]]).<ref>Muqaddasī, ''Bāzpazhūhī-yi tārīkh'', p. 597.</ref> This date is reported by Shiite scholars such as [[al-Kulayni]], [[al-Mas'udi]], [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]], [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]], [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]], [[Fattal al-Nisaburi]], [[Al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi|al-Tabrisi]], [[Ibn Tawus]], [[Ibn Taqtaqi]], [[al-Allama al-Hilli]], [[al-Shahid al-Awwal]], [[al-Kaf'ami]], and [[al-Shaykh al-Baha'i]], and Sunni scholars such as Ibn Khallakan, Ibn Sabbagh al-Maliki, al-Sha'rani al-Hanafi, and Ibn Tulun. According to other reports, mentioned in al-Saduq's ''[[Kamal al-din]]'', the birthday of the Imam (a) was the eve of the first Thursday of Ramadan or the eve of one of the Thursdays in Ramadan. | ||
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There are disagreements over when the [[Minor Occultation]] began. Some people believe that it began with the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a) in [[255]]/869, and thus, it lasted for seventy four years. But some others believe that it began since the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] in [[260]]/874 in which case the Minor Occultation lasted for sixty nine years. | There are disagreements over when the [[Minor Occultation]] began. Some people believe that it began with the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a) in [[255]]/869, and thus, it lasted for seventy four years. But some others believe that it began since the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] in [[260]]/874 in which case the Minor Occultation lasted for sixty nine years. | ||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] (d. 413/1022) in his ''[[al-Irshad]]''<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', 1372Sh, vol. 2, p. 340. </ref> and [[al-Tabrisi]] (d. 548/1153-4) in his ''[[I'lam al-wara]]'',<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 2, p. 259.</ref> and some other prominent Shiite [[jurist]]s and [[muhaddith]]s as well as many historiographers have subscribed to the first view, taking the Minor Occultation to be seventy four years. | [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] (d. 413/1022) in his ''[[al-Irshad]]''<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', 1372Sh, vol. 2, p. 340. </ref> and [[Al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi|al-Tabrisi]] (d. 548/1153-4) in his ''[[I'lam al-wara]]'',<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 2, p. 259.</ref> and some other prominent Shiite [[jurist]]s and [[muhaddith]]s as well as many historiographers have subscribed to the first view, taking the Minor Occultation to be seventy four years. | ||
During the Minor Occultation, Imam al-Mahdi (a) had interactions with the Shi'as through his [[Special Deputies]] and settled their issues, such as questions about beliefs, jurisprudential inquiries, and financial matters. | During the Minor Occultation, Imam al-Mahdi (a) had interactions with the Shi'as through his [[Special Deputies]] and settled their issues, such as questions about beliefs, jurisprudential inquiries, and financial matters. | ||