| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Shia_Islamic_doctrine 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Ghaybat_al-Kubra 
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                                | gptkbp:associatedWith | gptkb:Imam_Muhammad_al-Mahdi 
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                                | gptkbp:beganIn | 941 CE 
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                                | gptkbp:beliefOf | gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Muslims 
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                                | gptkbp:centralTo | Twelver eschatology 
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                                | gptkbp:contrastsWith | gptkb:Minor_Occultation 
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                                | gptkbp:duration | ongoing since 941 CE 
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                                | gptkbp:endDate | return of the Mahdi 
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                                | gptkbp:expectedToEndWith | reappearance of the Mahdi 
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                                | gptkbp:followedBy | gptkb:Minor_Occultation 
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                                | gptkbp:implies | Imam communicates only through divine means 
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                                | gptkbp:influenced | Shia jurisprudence and leadership 
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                                | gptkbp:involves | absence of appointed deputies 
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                                | gptkbp:mentionedIn | Shia hadith collections 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:Minor_Occultation 
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                                | gptkbp:refersTo | period when the twelfth Imam is hidden 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam 
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                                | gptkbp:significance | absence of direct Imam leadership 
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                                | gptkbp:theologicalBasis | protection of the Imam from persecution 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi gptkb:Occultation_of_the_twelfth_Imam
 gptkb:Occultation_of_the_Mahdi
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Major Occultation 
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