Ghayba (Occultation)

The Occultation ( غيبة‎ ghayba) in Shia Islam refers to a belief that the messianic figure, or Mahdi, who in Shi'i thought is an infallible male descendant of Prophet Muhammad, was born but disappeared, and will one day return and fill the world with justice and peace.

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Philosophy Of Ghaybah 3/14 - Imam Mahdi (AJ) in the Global Context Jaffer Ali Ladak	The Concept Of Occultation Mohammad Ali Shomali
Imam Mahdi Series - Why The Occultation? 1/2 - Ramadan 1437/2016 Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini	Philosophy Of Ghaybah 8/14 - Imam Mahdi's (AJ) Method Of Uprooting Evil Jaffer Ali Ladak
Ma'arifah Of Imam Al-Zaman (AJ) - 7th Muharram 1440/2018 Vinay Khetia	Philosophy Of Ghaybah 13/14 - Imam Mahdi (AJ) And The Signs Of Reappearance Jaffer Ali Ladak
Philosophy Of Ghaybah 4/14 - Mission & Methodology of Liberation Jaffer Ali Ladak	Importance of Representation - The Awaited Apostle 3/5 Sayed Mothafar Al-Qazwini
Imam Mahdi Series - Why The Occultation? 2/2 - Ramadan 1437/2016 Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini	Philosophy Of Ghaybah 9/14 - Imam Mahdi (AJ) and the Illegal State of Israel Jaffer Ali Ladak
Ma'arifah Of Imam Al-Zaman (AJ) - 9th Muharram 1440/2018 Vinay Khetia	Philosophy Of Ghaybah 14/14 - Imam Mahdi (AJ) And The Shariah Law Jaffer Ali Ladak

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Is it true that Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni has written in his book "Mashra'at Bihar al-Anwar" that the people cannot benefit from Imam Mehdi (ajtf) in religious matters during his occultation and that those who believe in such things are wrong? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi	In the letter written to his last deputy, Imam Mehdi (a) said that anyone claiming to meet him during Major occultation before Sufyani's advent is a liar. But there are reports of various people meeting him, so how can these be reconciled? Amina Inloes
If there was no threat to the life of Imam al-Mahdi, and so there was no occultation, would he have lived a normal lifespan? If so, would there have been more than 12 Imams or would the world have ended early? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi	What are the narrations available regarding whom we should submit the Khums to during the major occultation? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi