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Minor Occultation

The Minor Occultation (Arabic: الغيبة الصغرى, al-Ghayba al-Ṣughrā), also known as the First Occultation (Arabic: الغيبة الأولى, al-Ghayba al-Ūlā), refers in Twelver Shia Islam to a period of nearly seventy years (874–941 CE) during which the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to have communicated regularly with his followers through the Four Deputies.

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