During the same year that al-Ḥākim disappears …
Years: 1021 - 1021
During the same year that al-Ḥākim disappears in 1021, Hamza goes into retreat and delegates the third leading figure, Baha'u d-Dīn as-Samuqī ("al-Muqtana Baha’ud-Dīn") to continue the missionary movement.
Baha'u d-Dīn continues public preaching with the approval of Hamza, who is in a disclosed location known only to Baha'u d-Dīn and few other missionaries.
