Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Occultation of the Twelfth Imam (A Historical Background) Epub (E-Readers) Mobi (Kindle) (with a Foreword by Dr. I.K.A Howard, Edinburg University) A study of the occultation of the Twelfth Imam using rarely consulted early Shi’ite sources, covering the time period from Ja'far al-Sadiq, the Sixth Imam, to the end of the lesser occultation of the Twelfth Imam.
Dedication Preface Introduction Survey of the Sources The Role of Traditions in the Occultation of the Twelfth Imam The Role of the Imams in the Shiite 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 Twelth Imam as seen in the Actions of the Saf’irs The Underground Activities of the Second Saf’ir of the Twelfth Imam The Career of the Third Saf’ir, al-Nawabakhti The Fourth Saf’ir and the Complete Occultation of the Twelfth Imam Conclusion Bibliography List of Abbreviations Employed in the Footnotes and in the Bibliography