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The Four Deputies (, ') were the four individuals who are believed by the Twelvers to have successively represented their twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, during his Minor Occultation (874-941 CE). They were also known as the Gates , the Sufara? , or the Wukala? .

Historical background

Until their deaths, the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams (Ali al-Hadi

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