Ibn Nusayr
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Abu Shu'ayb Muhammad ibn Nusayr was the pupil of the eleventh Twelver Shi'a Imam, Hasan al Askari (d. 873). Ibn Nusayr proclaimed himself the "bab" or door (representative) of al-Askari and later the twelfth Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi
during the Minor Occultation, and rejected the authority of the Four Deputies
during his lifetime. The followers of Ibn Nusayr are known as: Nusairyoon or Alawi
.
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī is believed by Twelver Shī‘a Muslims to be the Mahdī, an ultimate savior of humankind and the final Imām of the Twelve Imams...
during the Minor Occultation, and rejected the authority of the Four Deputies
The Four Deputies
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:...
during his lifetime. The followers of Ibn Nusayr are known as: Nusairyoon or Alawi
Alawi
The Alawis, also known as Alawites, Nusayris and Ansaris are a prominent mystical and syncretic religious group centred in Syria who are a branch of Shia Islam.-Etymology:...
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