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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.
-[[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. 1154) 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-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.