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Kitab al-Ghayba is one of tens of books written having this title. It is not known what book has been the oldest book titled as al-Ghayba, but references of bibliography have listed books titled as such after the 2nd/8th century. Among the most important books written on this topic and this title written before the book of al-Shaykh al-Tusi, ''[[Al-Ghayba (Nu'mani)|al-Ghayba]]'' of [[al-Nu'mani]] (d. [[360]]/970-1), ''Ghayba'' of [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] (d. [[413]]/1022) and ''Ghayba'' of al-Sayyid al-Murtada (d. [[436]]/1044) can be mentioned. | Kitab al-Ghayba is one of tens of books written having this title. It is not known what book has been the oldest book titled as al-Ghayba, but references of bibliography have listed books titled as such after the 2nd/8th century. Among the most important books written on this topic and this title written before the book of al-Shaykh al-Tusi, ''[[Al-Ghayba (Nu'mani)|al-Ghayba]]'' of [[al-Nu'mani]] (d. [[360]]/970-1), ''Ghayba'' of [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] (d. [[413]]/1022) and ''Ghayba'' of [[al-Sayyid al-Murtada]] (d. [[436]]/1044) can be mentioned. | ||
About the name of the book, the author has not chosen a title, but [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]] called it al-Ghayba. About this book, he said, "al-Shaykh al-Tusi's al-Ghayba contains the strongest rational and traditional proofs for the existence of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]], the reason for his [[occultation]] and signs of his advent toward the end of the time." | About the name of the book, the author has not chosen a title, but [[Aqa Buzurg Tihrani]] called it al-Ghayba. About this book, he said, "al-Shaykh al-Tusi's al-Ghayba contains the strongest rational and traditional proofs for the existence of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]], the reason for his [[occultation]] and signs of his advent toward the end of the time." | ||