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'''The Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi''' refers to the belief that the last and twelfth [[Shi'a Imam]], Imam al-Mahdi (a), was disappeared. The occultation occurred with the permission and will of [[God]] and is one of the basic and mandatory teachings of the [[Twelver]] Shi'a sect. Various reasons have been provided for the occultation in Hadiths one of which is testing the Shi'a. | '''The Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi''' refers to the belief that the last and twelfth [[Shi'a Imam]], Imam al-Mahdi (a), was disappeared. The occultation occurred with the permission and will of [[God]] and is one of the basic and mandatory teachings of the [[Twelver]] Shi'a sect. Various reasons have been provided for the occultation in Hadiths one of which is testing the Shi'a. | ||
According to Shi'a teachings, [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] has had two occultations: The [[Minor Occultation]], which lasted sixty nine lunar years{{enote|Sixty nine lunar years would be equal to | According to Shi'a teachings, [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] has had two occultations: The [[Minor Occultation]], which lasted sixty nine lunar years{{enote|Sixty nine lunar years would be equal to 67 solar years}}, and the [[Major Occultation]], which continues to the present day. During the Minor Occultation, Imam al-Mahdi (a) communicated with the Shi'a through [[the four deputies]], but during the Major Occultation this communication does not exits and the Shi'a must refer to the scholars for their religious needs. | ||
In order to explain occultation, Shi'a researchers have written numerous books on the issue, the most famous of which are al-Nu'mani's book on occultation (''[[Al-Ghayba (by al-Nu'mani)|Al-Ghayba]]'') and [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]]'s Book on occultation (''[[Kitab al-Ghayba (by al-Shaykh al-Tusi)|Kitab al-Ghayba]]''). | In order to explain occultation, Shi'a researchers have written numerous books on the issue, the most famous of which are al-Nu'mani's book on occultation (''[[Al-Ghayba (by al-Nu'mani)|Al-Ghayba]]'') and [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]]'s Book on occultation (''[[Kitab al-Ghayba (by al-Shaykh al-Tusi)|Kitab al-Ghayba]]''). | ||