Four Deputies

The Four Deputies (Arabic: ٱلنُّوَّاب ٱلْأَرْبَعَة‎, an-Nuwwāb al-ʾArbaʿah), also known as the Gates (Arabic: أَبْوَاب‎, ʾAbwāb), the Sufara (Arabic: سُفَرَاء‎, lit. 'emissaries') or the Wukala (Arabic: وُكَلَاء‎, lit. 'agents'), were the four individuals in Twelver Shia Islam who served as messengers between the community and the Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi, the twelfth and final Imam, upon his going into the Minor Occultation.

Four Deputies

The Four Deputies (Arabic: ٱلنُّوَّاب ٱلْأَرْبَعَة‎, an-Nuwwāb al-ʾArbaʿah), also known as the Gates (Arabic: أَبْوَاب‎, ʾAbwāb), the Sufara (Arabic: سُفَرَاء‎, lit. 'emissaries') or the Wukala (Arabic: وُكَلَاء‎, lit. 'agents'), were the four individuals in Twelver Shia Islam who served as messengers between the community and the Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi, the twelfth and final Imam, upon his going into the Minor Occultation.