{"product_id":"years-of-perplexity-hasan-al-qummi-9798245376943","title":"Years of Perplexity: The Hidden Transition to the Major Occultation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter the Imam disappeared, certainty did not return-perplexity did.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYears of Perplexity\u003c\/i\u003e examines the most critical and least understood period in Shia history: the decades following the martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.), when the existence of the Twelfth Imam was tested by confusion, fragmentation, and doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing exclusively from classical Shia sources, this book reconstructs the era known as \u003ci\u003eal-Ḥayra\u003c\/i\u003e-the Years of Perplexity-when believers were forced to confront an unprecedented reality: an Imam who lived, yet could not be accessed openly. Through historical analysis, preserved testimonies, and the works of al-Nuʿmani, al-Saduq, and al-Tusi, the book traces how the Minor Occultation unfolded, how leadership was maintained through trusted deputies, and how the community was gradually prepared for the Major Occultation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than treating occultation as abstract theology, this volume presents it as lived history-marked by fear, resilience, intellectual struggle, and faith under pressure. It addresses the major objections raised against the continuity of the Imamate and explains how Shia scholars responded with reason, transmission, and spiritual discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for serious readers seeking clarity rather than speculation, \u003ci\u003eYears of Perplexity\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential continuation of \u003ci\u003eThe Samarra Code\u003c\/i\u003e, revealing how absence became a foundation rather than a collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hasan Al-Qummi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245376943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Hasan Al-Qummi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801256603903,"sku":"9798245376943","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/years-of-perplexity-hasan-al-qummi-9798245376943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}