THE OCCULTATION OF THE 12th IMAM

The Occultation Of The Twelfth Imam A Historical Background
By
Jassim M Hussain
First Published : in 1982 by Mohammadi Trust
Republished : by Buniad Be’thet
Printed : by Foreign Department of Bethat Foundation
during the time of Islamic Republic of Iran
No. of Pages : 221

CONTENTS

• Preface by Dr. I K A Howard
  
• Introduction and the Survey of the Sources
  
• The role of traditions in the occultation of the twelfth Imam
  
• The role of the Imams in the Shi’ites underground activities and their influence upon the evolution of the Ghayba
  
• The Imamites views concerning the concealed Imam and his birth
  
• The underground activities of the twelfth Imam as seen in the actions of the safirs
  
• The underground activities of the second safir of the twelfth Imam
  
• The career of the third safir Al-Nawbakhti
  
• The fourth safir and the complete occultation of the twelfth Imam