Death of the fourth deputy and start of the Major Occultation
Religious occasion Strength of evidence: Medium
Ali ibn Muhammad al-Samuri, the fourth special deputy of Imam al-Mahdi, died in Baghdad in 329 AH. Six days earlier a letter from the Imam announced the end of special deputyship and the start of the Major Occultation.
- Other views
- Al-Saduq and al-Tabrisi give the year 328 AH.
- Sources
- کمال الدین و تمام النعمة، شیخ صدوق
- الغیبة، شیخ طوسی
- ویکیشیعه: علی بن محمد سمری