As one Protestant missionary told me: If Jesus had children, Christians would have had wars of dynastic succession. (As it is, once the church became wedded to political power, they figured out how to have wars with other flavors of Christian, as you mentioned.)
As a Christian I find all of this Shia history just crazy.... of course, I can think that as long as I forget about the Reformation, the Spanish Inquisition, Salem Witch Trials, Northern Ireland, etc. What is the definition of occultation? I am assuming this means an assent and descent from heaven during which time a person is not seen by others.
As one Protestant missionary told me: If Jesus had children, Christians would have had wars of dynastic succession. (As it is, once the church became wedded to political power, they figured out how to have wars with other flavors of Christian, as you mentioned.)
As a Christian I find all of this Shia history just crazy.... of course, I can think that as long as I forget about the Reformation, the Spanish Inquisition, Salem Witch Trials, Northern Ireland, etc. What is the definition of occultation? I am assuming this means an assent and descent from heaven during which time a person is not seen by others.
Yes, this the correct view of occultation.
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