Minor Occultation (Gaibat Sugra) Of Imam Mahdi (A.T.F.S)
2024-09-06
There are two types occultation of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), namely In this post we will look at Minor Occultation and Insha-Allah in the next post we will see about major occulation. The Minor Occultation The oppressive Abbasid caliphs tried very much to arrest His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s) and put him to death. Therefore the Almighty Allah bestowed a great favor and mercy on His Eminence, the Awaited Imam and kept him away from the eyes of the Abbasids, just like He had concealed the great-grandfather, the Prophet of Islam (a.s) from the view of the Quraish who had gathered to assassinate him and theRead More →
Major Occultation (Gaibat Kubra) Of Imam Mahdi (A.T.F.S)
2024-09-06
The major occultation began after the death of Ali bin Muhammad Samari in 328 A.H. and the point of referral and general deputyship of His Eminence, the Master of the Age (a.s) reached the great jurists. Throughout the period of the major occultation attention and written communications have come from His Eminence, to the prominent and knowledgeable Shia personalities. For example, that great personality sent a few letters to the great scholar and leader, Shaykh Mufeed from his side, which were received by Shaykh Mufeed, and we shall quote two of these letters in the coming posts. Similarly it has been proved by widely relatedRead More →
The Important Role Of The Special Representatives Of Imam Mahdi (A.S.)
2024-08-29
As we are aware, occultation is of two types: the Minor Occultation and the Major Occultation with the former being the foundation for the latter.Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) was martyred in 260 A.H., within 5 years of the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in 255 A.H. Immediately after his martyrdom, the soldiers of the Abbassid Caliph surrounded his house. They were in search of his son, who was his successor. These historical incidents in themselves are a proof of the danger to the life of Imam Hasan Askari’s (a.s.) son. Occultation was thus necessary for the protection of Imam Mahdi’s (a.t.f.s.) life and for theRead More →