The Seniority of Occultation Thought, an Answer to the doubt "novelty of Occultation Thought"

The article has started with three doubts. 1. The occultation thought in the minor occultation era has been a novel and new thought. 2. The Shia Muslims in the minor occultation era have been unfamiliar with the occultation thought. 3. The Shias in the era of occultation have had wandering and confusion in addition to lack of political theory. The current article, first deals with the doubts, their analysis and review and then it focuses on their answers in detail in order to prove the seniority of occultation thought as well as the unreasonableness of the Shia wandering and confusion. Accordingly, first, the constant efforts of the 14 Infallibles to promote and explain the issue of occultation with two spoken and behavioral methods are discussed and then some of the books and articles regarding occultation thought compiled by Imams' companions and scientists in the era of Imams are investigated. Then, the article deals with Mahdaviyat deviant sects which claim their leaders are absent from the eyes of the people. In the next section, the explanation of delegation and representation organization as well as their place, scope and function are considered and at the end of the article, the visits made in the era of occultation including private and public are examined. From the results of the articles, in addition to answering these doubts, one can justify the seniority of occultation and the occulted Imam.