Occultation in Shia Islam

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Occultation_in_Shia_Islam

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Religious_Belief
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ghaybah
gptkbp:beganIn	874 CE
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence gptkb:Shia_theology
gptkbp:centralTo	gptkb:Ismaili_Shia_Islam gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:coreBelief	Imam is alive but hidden Imam will return as Mahdi
gptkbp:dividedInto	gptkb:Major_Occultation gptkb:Minor_Occultation
gptkbp:expectedTo	End times Establishment of justice
gptkbp:influencedBy	Abbasid persecution
gptkbp:IsmailiImam	gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Isma'il gptkb:Isma'il_ibn_Jafar
gptkbp:keyFigure	gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi
gptkbp:Major_Occultation	941 CE–present
gptkbp:Minor_Occultation	874–941 CE
gptkbp:refersTo	hidden Imam disappearance of the Imam
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Imam gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence Messianic beliefs
gptkbp:roleDuringOccultation	Religious scholars as deputies
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hadith Quranic interpretation
gptkbp:TwelverImam	gptkb:Muhammad_al-Mahdi gptkb:12th_Imam
gptkbp:TwelverTerm	gptkb:Ghaybat_al-Kubra gptkb:Ghaybat_al-Sughra
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ghaybat_al-Kubra
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Occultation in Shia Islam