Kitab al Ghayba
The Kitāb al-Ghayba 'Book of Occultation') is a book by the 10th-century Shia scholar Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nu'mani on the subject of the occultation of the last Twelver Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi as in 873–4 (260 AH). The aim of the book was to refute the existing doubts about the occultation and to support it by reason and narration. In his book, al-Nu'mani wrote that, having noticed how the Shia followers were perplexed by the event of the occultation, he wanted to try and save them from this perplexity. He also tried to show that the doubt and ignorance of people originated from the concerns of worldly and mortal aims. There are many references to the characters and symbols occulted to the Imam.
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June 15, 2026
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The Kitāb al-Ghayba 'Book of Occultation') is a book by the 10th-century Shia scholar Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nu'mani on the subject of the occultation of the last Twelver Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi as in 873–4 (260 AH). The aim of the book was to refute the existing doubts about the occultation and to support it by reason and narration. In his book, al-Nu'mani wrote that, having noticed how the Shia followers were perplexed by the event of the occultation, he wanted to try and save them from this perplexity. He also tried to show that the doubt and ignorance of people originated from the concerns of worldly and mortal aims. There are many references to the characters and symbols occulted to the Imam.
