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==Defining the Topic== | ==Defining the Topic== | ||
According to [[Shi'a]] belief, God never leaves the earth without his authority, the ultimatum, and infallible Imam. After the martyrdom of the [[eleventh Imam (a)]] in 260AH/864, the twelfth Imam, [[Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-'Askari]], who was born in 255AH/646, inherited the position. By God's understanding and his will, the twelfth Imam disappeared from sight in | According to [[Shi'a]] belief, God never leaves the earth without his authority, the ultimatum, and infallible Imam. After the martyrdom of the [[eleventh Imam (a)]] in 260AH/864, the twelfth Imam, [[Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-'Askari]], who was born in 255AH/646, inherited the position. By God's understanding and his will, the twelfth Imam disappeared from sight in 260 AH/874, although he is still alive and shall reappear one day to free the world from the violence and injustice that fills it, in order to place justice and fairness instead. | ||
==Lexical Definition== | ==Lexical Definition== |