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 : Of the sects we mentioned, in our time, that is in 373/983, only the Twelver Imamiyya has survived, that is, those who believe in the imamate of Hasan's son who is the Prophet's (s) namesake, and are certain about his life and survival until the day in which he will begin an uprising with his sword.
+===The Role of the "Tawqi'at" in the Establishment of Shiism===
+In this period, some [[Letters of Imam al-Mahdi (a)|tawqi'at]] (letters) were issued by Imam al-Mahdi (a) some of which were concerned with proofs for his imamate. The argument made by the Imam (a) for his imamate was based on the continuity of the divine guidance since the time of [[Adam (a)]] until that of Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) and the Earth not being void of the [[Hujja]]. He also introduced three criteria for telling the Imam (a) from false claimants of the imamate: [[infallibility]], knowledge, and divine verification.
+'''Some of the Tawqi'at'''
+Ibn Abi Ghanim al-Qazwini and a group of the Shi'as disagreed about the successor of Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a). Ibn Abi Ghanim said: "Abu Muhammad (a) has passed away and has no successor." The Shi'as wrote a letter in this regard and sent it to the [[Nahiya]] (Imam al-Zaman) and let him know about the disagreement. The Imam (a) wrote back with his own handwriting:
+: In the Name of God the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. I learned that a group of you have disputed about the religion and are confused about the guardians of your affairs (that is, the Imams). Have you not seen how God selected guardians for you since the time of Adam, peace be upon him, until the previous Imam so that you can refuge to them? God has raised flags with which you could be guided. Whenever a flag disappears, another appears, and whenever a star goes down, another rises. When God took him (that is, Imam al-'Askari) to Himself, you thought that the Exalted God has annihilated His religion and cut off the link between Him and His creatures. It has never been like this, and it will never be like this until the [[Resurrection]] when God’s affair shows itself. The previous Imam, peace be upon him, has passed away. And his will and his knowledge and his succession lie in us, and no one disputes us about his position except a sinful unjust person.
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