("He Who Arises"), who would restore true Islamic government and justice and usher in the end times. This figure was widely expectednot just among the Shi'ato be a descendant of Ali. Among Shi'a, however, this belief became a core tenet of their faith, and was applied to several Shi'a leaders who were killed or died; their followers believed that they had gone into "occultation" and would return (or be resurrected) at the appointed time.

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