Tarikh al-Ghaybah al-Kubra (book)

Tarikh al-Ghaybah al-Kubra

Author	Sayyid Muhammad al-Sadr
Language	Arabic
Series	1 volume
Subject	Imamah, Mahdaviyya, Wilayah
Publisher	Ihiya' al-Kutub al-Islamiyah Institute
Publication date	1427/2006
Pages	664

Tārīkh al-Ghaybah al-Kubrā (Arabic: تاریخ الغیبة الکبری) is a book in Arabic that provides analysis on the Major Occultation. It is authored by Sayyid Muhammad al-Sadr. It is published by Ihiya' al-Kutub al-Islamiyah Institute.

Introduction to the Book

The basis for this work comprises of hadiths and narrations obtained from both Shi'a and Sunni sources. The author introduces two approaches for evaluating the Major Occultation. He argues that according to authentic hadiths, Imam Mahdi (a) was born and lives, awaiting reappearance. He later demonstrates the validity of his claim. He continues his discussion following three chapters: biography of Imam Mahdi (a) and his attributes, Muslims' and human communities’ struggle with incidents during Major Occultation, and signs of reappearance. He concludes by refuting the approach that considers evidence for the birth of Imam Mahdi (a) to be non-existent or insubstantial.

Author

Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Sadr

Ayatollah Sayyid Muḥammad al-Ṣadr (Arabic: السید محمد الصدر، b. 1943 - d. 1999), pursued his education with great scholars like Imam Khomeini, Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim. Besides teaching at hawza, he came to write scores of articles and books including:Tarikh al-Ghaybah al-Kubra (translated into Persian as Tarikh-e Ghaybat-e Kubra), Tarikh maba'd al-Zuhur, al-Yawm al-Maw'ud Bayn al-Fikr al-Maddi wa al-Dini and Mawsu'at al-Imam al-Mahdi (a). Establishing Islamic court, attempting to forward Islamic state, and writing editorials for Al-Huda journal on political, social and hawza-related matters are noted among his accomplishments .