The Just Leader of Humanity 6(3) 'Uthman b. Sa'id (4) Muhammad b. 'Uthman (5) 'Umar al-Ahwazi (6) Ahmad b. Ishaq (7) Abu Muhammad al-Wajna' (8) Ibrahim b. Mahziyar (9) Muhammad b. Ibrahim[34] Shaykh Tusi introduces the names of the deputies of the Imam as follows: From Baghdad 'Uthman b. Sa'id and his son Muhammad b. 'Uthman, Hajiz, Bilali, and 'Attar; from Kufa 'Asimi; from Ahwaz Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Mahziyar; from Qumm Ahmad b. Ishaq; from Hamadan Muhammad b. Salih; from Rayy Shami and Asadi; from Azerbaijan Qasim b. 'Ala'; and from Nishabur Muhammad b. Shadhan.[35] However, the deputyship of the four prominent members of the community is famous among the Shi'is. These are:
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