The Four Deputies
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In Twelver Shia Islam, the Four Deputies were the four individuals who served as messengers between the community and the twelfth and final Imam, upon him going into the Minor Occultation.

Twelver Tradition hold that four deputies acted in succession to one another:
  1. Uthman ibn Sa’id al-Asadi
    Uthman ibn Sa’id al-Asadi
    In Twelver Shia Islam, Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi was the first of The Four Deputies appointed by the twelfth and final Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, while he was in the Minor Occultation....

  2. Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman
    Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman
    In Twelver Shia Islam, Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi was the second of The Four Deputies appointed by twelfth and final Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, while he was in the Minor Occultation....

  3. Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti
    Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti
    Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti In Twelver Shia Islam, was the third of The Four Deputies appointed by twelfth and final Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, while he was in the Minor Occultation....

  4. Abul Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Samarri
    Abul Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Samarri
    In Twelver Shia Islam, Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi was the fourth and last of The Four Deputies appointed by the twelfth and final Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, while he was in the Minor Occultation. Unlike his predecessors he had not appointed a successor, and the Major Occultation began....

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