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               122  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (26): 121-144, Spring 2021

               Introduction                                 is no reappearance except
               Imam  Mahdi  announced  the                  after  the  permission  of
               end  of  the  era  of  the  Minor            Allah,    the    Exalted,
               Occultation  and  the  beginning             mentioning  him,  and
               of  the  Era  of  the  Great                 that  is  after  a  long
               Occultation, in which communication          period, hardness of hearts,
               with  the  Imam  is  cut  off,  and          and  the  earth  being

               its  duration  is  prolonged  until          filled  with  oppression”.
               the earth is filled with injustice,          (Tusi, 2012: 395)
               oppression and corruption.               In  our  research,  we  will
                  A few days before the death
               of  the  fourth  ambassador,  Ali     address  the  subject  of  the
               bin  Mohammad  al-Samuri,             philosophy of the great occultation
               Imam Mahdi sent a message to          of  Imam  Mahdi,  and  we  will
                                                     talk in it about the wisdom of
               his ambassador saying:                occultation  and  its  benefits
                      “In  the  name  of  God,
                      the  Most  Merciful,  the      briefly briefly,  and what is our
                      Most  Merciful,  O  Ali        assignment during the great era
                      bin    Mohammad        al-     of occultation. (Ref: Rzq, 2008)
                      Samari,  the  greatest  of     Philosophy, Causes and Benefits

                      God,  and  between  six        of the Great Occultation
                      days, gather your command      Through the hadiths of the Ahl
                      and  do  not  recommend        al-Bayt,  we  can  find  out  the
                      anyone  to  take  your         reasons  and  benefits  of  the
                      place  after  your  death,     great occultation, and we mention
                      for complete occultation       the following narrations:
                      has occurred, and there
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