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Tag "Occultation"

tag name: Occultation  edit 5378 type: Religions, Middle Eastern
web link: Occultation
variations: Lesser or Minor Occultation (Ghaybat-i-Sughra) and Greater or Major Occultation (Ghaybat-i-Kubra)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation_(Islam)
referring tags: Hidden Imam
notes: Belief in Shia Islam that the Mahdi, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, has already been born and he was subsequently concealed, but he will return at the end of time.

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  1. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An, by Foad Seddigh (2019). — This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His compl...
  2. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective, by Said Amir Arjomand (1996-11). — Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth...
  3. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  4. Fire and Light in the Báb's Tablet Proclaiming to be the Qá'im, by Nader Saiedi (2016).
  5. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D., by Said Amir Arjomand (1997). — Examination of the end of the 9th century and events following the death of the eleventh Imam, and t...
 
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