Major Occultation
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title:
Major Occultation
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In Twelver Shia Islam, the Major Occultation is the second occultation of the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, which is expected to continue until his rise in the end of time to establish peace and justice on earth. While various sects disagree about the identity of the eschatological Mahdi, the belief in him remains popular among all Muslims, possibly owing to numerous traditions to this effect in canonical Sunni and Shia sources. The Major Occultation began in 329 AH with the death of the fourt
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941CE- present, time period in the theology of Shia Islam
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Occultation
date created:
2008-04-01T03:05:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:22:16Z
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