Part of a series on Shī‘a Islam Ismailism Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ...

Branches

Nizari • Druze • Mustaali The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 150 × 120 pixelsFull resolution (150 × 120 pixel, file size: 9 KB, MIME type: image/gif) It was found here http://www. ... Religions Druzism Scriptures Rasail al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom) Languages Arabic, Hebrew The Druze (Arabic: درزي, derzÄ« or durzÄ«, plural دروز, durÅ«z; ‎, Druzim; also transliterated Druz or Druse) are a Middle Eastern religious community whose traditional religion began as an offshoot of the Ismaili sect of Islam, but is unique... This group is named Mustaali because they follow Imam Mustalli, after Imam Mustansir Billah, and not Nazaar whom the Aga Khan group consider as their Imam. ...

Pillars

Walayah • Salah Zakah • Sawm • Hajj • Jihad Taharah • Shahada Shia Ismaili Seven Pillars of Islam have three doctrines that are not included in the Sunni Five Pillars of Islam: Walayah, Taharah and Jihad. ... Guardianship is a Ismaili and Druze pillar of Islam. ... It has been suggested that Salat of Quran be merged into this article or section. ... This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... {{this|the Islamic greenpeace which was built around the Kaaba (the cubical building at center). ... For other uses, see Jihad (disambiguation). ... Purity is a Ismaili pillar of Islam. ... There is also a town called Shāhāda, which is now in Nandurbār district (formerly in Dhule district) in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India. ...

Concepts

The Qur'an • The Ginans Reincarnation • Panentheism Imam • Pir • Da'i al-Mutlaq Aql • Numerology • Taqiyya Niranjan Nirakar Swaroop Zahir • Batin An esoteric interpretation of the Qur’an is an interpretation of the Qur’an which includes attribution of esoteric or mystic meanings to the text by the interpretater and in this aspect its method is different from the conventional exegesis of the Qur’an called tafsir. ... The Ginans are Nizari Ismaili religious texts. ... The belief in reincarnation in Nizari Ismailism is attested to in the Ginans and Ismailis perform chantas yearly, one of which is for sins committed in past lives. ... With the exception of the Mustaali Ismaili, most Ismaili believe in panentheism, meaning God is both reality and transcendent of it. ... This is a sub-article to Imamah (Shia doctrine). ... A Pir (Persian: پیر) meaning Old Man. ... The term Dāˤī al-Mutlaq (Arabic: الداعي المطلق) literally means the absolute or unrestricted missionary. In IsmāīlÄ« Islām, the term dāˤī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imāms and the Daˤwa or Mission is a clerical-style organisation. ... Shias believe that the souls of the Prophets and the Imams are derived from the first light in the universe which was created by Allah, the light of Aql, which in Arabic roughly translates as knowledge. ... Ismailis believe that numbers have religious meanings. ... Within Islamic tradition, the concept of Taqiyya (التقية - fear, guard against)[1] refers to a controversial dispensation allowing believers to conceal their faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion. ... This article should appear in one or more categories. ... The exterior or apparent meaning of the Quran. ... The interior or hidden meaning of the Quran. ...

History

All Imams • Fatimid Empire Hamza ibn Ali • ad-Darazi Hassan-i-Sabbah • Hashashin Dawoodi • Sulaimani • Alavi Hafizi • Taiyabi • Ainsarii Seveners • Qarmatians Sadardin • Satpanth This is a list of the Imams recognized by the Ismaili Shiites and their sub-branches. ... The Fatimid Empire or Fatimid Caliphate ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. ... Hamza ibn-Ali ibn-Ahmad was an 11th century Muslim preacher, and is counted among the founders of the Druze. ... Muhammad bin Ismail Nashtakin ad-Darazi (Arabic: ) was a 11th century Ismaili preacher and early leader of Druze. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin or Assassins) was a religious sect of Ismaili Muslims from the Nizari sub-sect. ... Dawoodi Bohras (Arabic: داؤدی بوہرہ, Gujarati: દાઉદી બોહરા ) are the main branch of the Bohras, a MustaˤlÄ« subsect of IsmāīlÄ« Shīˤa Islām, and are based in India. ... Sulaimani Bohra are a subsect of Ismaili Mustaali. ... Alavi Bohra (Arabic: علوی بوہرہ) are a subsect of Ismaili Mustaali. ... The MustaˤlÄ« (Arabic: مستعلي) group of IsmāīlÄ« Muslims are so named because they accepted al-MustaˤlÄ« as the ninth Fatimid caliph and the legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir. ... A branch of Mustaali Ismailism that split with the Fatimid supporting Hafizi branch by believing Tayyab AbÄ« l-Qāsim was the rightful Imam. ... The Ainsarii were a sect of the Ismaili Assassins who survived the destruction of the stronghold of Alamut. ... Seveners are a branch of Ismaili Shiism. ... The Qarmatians (from Arabic qaramita قرامطة, also spelled Carmathians, Qarmathians, Karmathians etc. ... Pir Sadardin or Pir Sadruddin was a fourteenth century spiritual leader and is regarded as the founder of Khoja Ismaili sect otherwise known as Satpanth. ... // The people of the Satpanth are originally from the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan. ...

Early Imams

Ali • Hasan • Husayn al-Sajjad • al-Baqir • al-Sadiq Ismail • Muhammad Ahmad • at-Taqi • az-Zaki al-Mahdi • al-Qa'im • al-Mansur al-Muizz • al-Aziz • al-Hakim az-Zahir • al-Mustansir • Nizar al-Musta'li • al-Amir • al-Qasim This is a sub-article to Imamah (Shia doctrine). ... For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation). ... Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ()‎ (Fifteenth of Ramadan, 3 AH – Twenty-eighth of Safar, 50 AH) [6] was the grandson of Muhammad, and was the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first Shi’ah Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph) and Fatima Zahra (a daughter of Muhammad). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Muhammad al-Baqir Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (676 - January 31, 743) was the fifth Shia Imam. ... ... Ismail bin Jafar (Arabic: إسماعيل بن جعفر) was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq. ... Muhammad ibn Ismail was the son of Ismail bin Jafar and an Ismaili Imam. ... The eighth Ismaili Imam, surnamed al-Wafi. ... The ninth Ismaili Imam. ... The tenth Ismaili Imam, surnamed az-Zaki. ... Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a. ... Muhammad al-Qaim Bi-Amrillah (893 - 17 May 946) (Arabic: محمد القائم بأمر الله) was the second Caliph of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya and ruled from 934 to 946. ... Isma`îl al-Mansûr (913 - 953) was the third Caliph of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya and ruled from 946 to 953. ... Was the fourth Fatamid caliph. ... Al-Aziz (* 955; † 996) was the fifth Caliph of the Fatimids (975-996). ... Tāriqu l-ḤakÄ«m, called bi Amr al-Lāh (Arabic الحاكم بأمر الله Ruler by Gods Command), was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. ... ˤAlÄ« az-Zāhir (20 June 1005 – 13 June 1036) (Arabic: الظاهر بالله) was the Seventh Caliph of the Fātimids (1021 - 1036). ... Al-Mustansir (July 2, 1029 - January 10, 1094), was born in Cairo on 16th Jamada II, 420/ and eight months afterwards was declared to succeed his father. ... Abu Mansur al-Nizar, (who was surnamed al-Mustapha al-dinillah, meaning the chosen for Gods religion) is a Nizari Ismaili Imam. ... Ahmad al-Mustali (d 1101) was the ninth Fatimid Caliph. ... Al-Amir (b. ... The 21st Fatimid Imam and son of the 20th Fatimid Imam Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah. ...

Contemporary Leaders

Aga Khan IV Mohammed Burhanuddin al-Fakhri Abdullah Taiyeb Ziyauddin Saheb Asghar Ali Engineer Mowafak Tarif KarÄ«m al-HussaynÄ«, Ä€gā Khān IV KBE CC GCC (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin // The 52nd Vicegerent Of The Fatimid Imam His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin is the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the largest group of Mustali Ismailis, the Dawoodi Bohras. ... The 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the Ismaili Sulaimani Bohra religious community. ... Saiyedna Abu Haatim Taiyeb Ziyauddin Saheb (born August 6, 1932) is the forty fourth and current Dai-e-Mutlaq (Spiritual & Temporal Head) of the Taiyebi Alavi Dawat community, in succession from the first Dai-e-Mutlaq, Saiyedna Zoeb bin Moosa. ... Asghar Ali Engineer, The Laaentie was born in Bohra priestly family (amils family) on 10th March, 1939 in Salumbar, Rajasthan (near Udaipur) where Qurban Husain, his father, was an amil at that time. ... Shaykh Muwaffak TarÄ«f (موفق طريف) is the current spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel. ... This box: view • talk • edit

Main article: Ismaili

The Nizārīyya (Arabic النزاريون Al-Nizarin) are the largest branch of the Ismā'īlī (in Persian: اسماعیلیه) and make up over two thirds of Ismā'īlī Muslims. The Ismā'īlī in turn together make up the second largest denomination of Shīa Muslims. The Shia represent the second largest movment in Islām. The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... Shī‘a Islam, also Shi‘ite Islam, or Shi‘ism (Arabic ) is the second largest denomination of the Islamic faith. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

The Nizāriyya differ from the Mustaˤliyya in that they believe that the successor-Imām to the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir was his elder son al-Nizār. However, the Fatimid Regent appointed al-Mustansir's younger son al-Mustaˤlī as caliph and as a result, an-Nizār died in prison when he attempted to claim the throne by rebellion.^[1] This group is named Mustaali because they follow Imam Mustalli, after Imam Mustansir Billah, and not Nazaar whom the Aga Khan group consider as their Imam. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Fatimids, Fatimid Caliphate or al-FātimiyyÅ«n (Arabic الفاطميون) is the Shia dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 5 January 910 to 1171. ... For main article see: Caliphate First of all, this system is invalid and is unlawful Islamicly. ... Al-Mustansir (July 2, 1029 – January 10, 1094), was born in Cairo on 16th Jamada II, 420/ and eight months afterwards was declared to succeed his father. ... Abu Mansur al-Nizar, (who was surnamed al-Mustapha al-dinillah, meaning the chosen for Gods religion) is a Nizari Ismaili Imam. ... Ahmad al-Mustali (d 1101) was the ninth Fatimid Caliph. ...

The Nizāriyya are the spiritual descendants of "Assassins" of Alamūt under the leadership of Dā'ī Hassan as-Sabbaħ ((c. 1034-1124)). The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin or Assassins) was a religious sect of Ismaili Muslims from the Nizari sub-sect. ... The remains of the fabled Alamut castle. ... The term Caller to Islam is an English adaptation of the Arabic word Da`ee. ... Artistic Rendering of Hassan-Sabbah Hassan-i-Sabbah (in Persian: بن صباح or حسن صباح) (circa 1034 - 1124), or The Old Man of the Mountain (Arabic شيخ الجبل), was an Iranian Ismaili missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. ...

The current Nizārī Imām is Prince Shah Karim Al-Husayni, the Aga Khan IV. KarÄ«m al-HussaynÄ«, Ä€gā Khān IV KBE CC GCC (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ...

History

See also: Isma'ili history The Ismāʿīlī (Urdu: اسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-Ismāʿīliyyūn; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the Shīa community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ...

The Founding of Imāmi Shia Theology

Imām Ja'far Al-Sadiq was the acknowledged head of the Ahl-Al-Bayat or Household of the Prophet Muhammad, he was also a highly accomplished theologian during a period of change when Muslims were beginning to ask questions like "what does it mean to be a Muslim"? Many sought answers from the new learned classes which would eventually develop into Sunni Islam, but for some the answer had always remained in the house of the Prophet Muhammad. Imām Jaʿfar being the head of the Ahl-Al-Bayat had even tutored Imām Abu Hanifa, who whould go onto found the largest Sunni Theological school in practice today. Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

Imām Ja'far Al-Saddiq saw the need for there to be a systematic school of thought for those who sought guidance from the Prophets family, as distinct from the new scholor schools that were being founded in his day. His answer. according to Shi'ites, was the Imāmi or Jāfāriyya school of thought. Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

One of the most important aspects of this school was that the Prophet Muhammad was given a divine spark that dated back to the founding of the universe, this Noor Din Muhammad, or Light of Muhammad had been passed onto Imām Ali Ibn Talib who had in turn passed it on to his descendants through the concept of Nass; where divinly inspired, the Imām appoints his successor. Religious guidance could thus only come from the designate Imām, who would remain a constant guide from God. The term Imām thus took on new meaning and significance for the Shia; Where as in Sunni schools the Imām was any member of the congregation who leads prayer.

The Imāmi Shia Split

Both branchs of the Imāmi Shia; The Ismā'īliyya and the Ithna' Ashariyya (Twelvers), accept the same initial Imāms from the descendants of Muħammad through his daughter Fāṭima az-Zahra and therefore share much of their early history. However, a dispute arose on the succession of the Seventh (Sixth) Imām Ja'far as-Sadiq.^[2] Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... This article is about Muhammads daughter. ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

Imām Ja'far Al-Saddiq and his wife Fatima (the great grandaughter of Imām Hassan ibn Ali), had two sons, the eldest Ismā'īl Al-Mubarak and his younger brother Abd' Allah. Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

Imām Ja'far Al-Saddiq is acknowledged as declaring Ismā'īl Al-Mubarak his successor however what occurred next was to cause division and controversy. Ismāʿīlī Al-Mubarak seems to have predecessed his father, however many of Ismā'īlī's supporters claimed he was went into hiding to protect his life. Not long after Imām Ja'far Al-saddiq himself passed on and many refused to accept his death, most Shia however followed Ismā'īlī's younger brother Abd' Allah but he too died not long after. Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

Another would be Imām was Musa Al-Kazim, a son from a slave concubine named Umme Hamida whom Imam Ja'far had taken after his wifes death. Following the death of Imām Abd' Allah, and looking to have guidance from an orthodox member of the prophets family, most then looked to Musa Al-Kazim as their Imām; and those who followed him would eventually become the Ithna' Ashariyya or Twelver shia. Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

Ismā'īlī's argue that since a defining quality of an Imām is his infallibility; Imam Ja'far Al-Saddiq could not have mistakingly passed his Nass onto someone who would be either unfit, or predecease him. So the natural choice should be Imam Muhammad Al-Maktoumn; Ismā'īlī's son who was himself several years the senior of Imām Musa Al-Kazim. Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ...

However Imām Muhammad Al-Maktoumn made his peace with Imām Musa Al-Kazim, and left for unknown destinations with his fathers most loyal supporters, effectively disappearing from historical records. However there followed a period when mysterious intellectual writings of an Ismā'īlī character appeared, challenging the political and religious establishments with calls for revolution, through the Da'iyyun, "Callers to Islām" propergation machine. This distinctive charateristic of the Ismāʿīlī to challenge established social, economic, and intellectual norms, with their vision of a just society was opposed directly opposed to Twelver Shia quietism, and political apathy, and would mark Ismāʿīlī high points, and low. Ismāʿīl as Mūsā-l-Kāzim.^[3][2] The term Caller to Islam is an English adaptation of the Arabic word Da`ee. ... Ismail bin Jafar (Arabic: إسماعيل بن جعفر) was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq. ... Imam Musa al Kazim (November 10, 745 - September 4, 799) was the seventh Shia Imam (he is not accepted by the Ismailis as the seventh Imam). ...

The Fatimid Empire

In the face of persecution, the bulk of the Ismāʿīlī continued to recognize Imāms who as aforementioned secretly propagated their faith through Dāʿiyyūn "Callers to Islām" from their bases in Syria.^[4] However, by the 10th century, an Ismāʿīlī Imām, ʿUbaydullāhu-l-Mahdī Billāh, correctly known as ʿAbdullāhu-l-Mahdī, had emigrated to North Africa and successfully established the new Fatimid state in Tunisia.^[5] His successors subsequently succeeded in conquering all of North Africa (including highly-prized Egypt) and the fertile creasent and even holding Mecca and Medina in Arabia.^[3][5] The capital for the Fatimid state hence shifted to the newly-founded city of Cairo(Al-Qarhira) meaning the victorious in honour of the Ismāʿīlī military victories, from which the Fatimid Caliph-Imāms ruled for several generations, establishing their new city as a centre for culture and civilization; with for example the worlds first University, The Al Azhar University, and the Dar Al-Hikma.^[5] and from where mathematics, art, biology, and philosophy reached new heights in the known world. The term Caller to Islam is an English adaptation of the Arabic word Da`ee. ... Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a. ... The Fatimids, Fatimid Caliphate or al-FātimiyyÅ«n (Arabic الفاطميون) is the Shia dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 5 January 910 to 1171. ... For main article see: Caliphate First of all, this system is invalid and is unlawful Islamicly. ...

Main article: Al-Azhar

Main article: Al-Azhar Park

Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. ... Al-Azhar Park is a major park in Cairos Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood in Egypt. ...

The Nizari-Mustalli Split

A fundamental split amongst the Ismāʿīlī occurred during a period of decline on which son should succeed the 18th Imam Mustansir Aḥmadu-l-Musta'lī, While Nizar was originally designated Imam, he was in Alexandria when he heard of his farthers death, and his younger brother was installed as Imam in Cairo with the help of the powerful Vizier Badr al-Jamali, who claimed that Imam Mustansir Aḥmadu-l-Mustaʿlī had changed his choice on his death bed, and had insteed appointed his younger son.^[1] Ahmad al-Mustali (d 1101) was the ninth Fatimid Caliph. ... ik ben jaaapie A Vizier (Persian,وزير - wazÄ«r) (sometimes also spelled Vazir, Vizir, Vasir, Wazir, Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages), literally burden-bearer or helper, is a term, originally Persian, for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or minister, often to... al-Malik al-Afdal ibn Badr al-Jamali Shahanshah (1066 – December 11, 1121) (Arabic: الأفضل شاهنشاه بن بدر الجمالي) was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt. ... Ahmad al-Mustali (d 1101) was the ninth Fatimid Caliph. ...

However Nizar contested this claim, but was defeated after a short campaign and imprisoned; however he did gain support from an Ismāʿīlī Dāʿī based in Iran, Hassan as-Sabba.^[1] Hasan-i Sabbah|As-Sabba is noted by Western writers to be the leader of the legendary "Assassins". Abu Mansur al-Nizar, (who was surnamed al-Mustapha al-dinillah, meaning the chosen for Gods religion) is a Nizari Ismaili Imam. ... Hasan ibn Sabbah (circa 1034 - 1124), or The Old Man of the Mountain, was an Iranian Ismaili missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. ... The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin or Assassins) was a religious sect of Ismaili Muslims from the Nizari sub-sect. ...

Fatimid Caliphs recognised by the Nizari

1. Abū Muḥammad ˤAbdu l-Lāh (ˤUbaydu l-Lāh) al-Mahdī bi'llāh (909-934) founder Fatimid dynasty
2. Abū l-Qāsim Muḥammad al-Qā'im bi-Amr Allāh (934-946)
3. Abū Ṭāhir Ismā'il al-Manṣūr bi-llāh (946-953)
4. Abū Tamīm Ma'add al-Mu'izz li-Dīn Allāh (953-975) Egypt is conquered during his reign
5. Abū Manṣūr Nizār al-'Azīz bi-llāh (975-996)
6. Abū 'Alī al-Manṣūr al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh (996-1021)
7. Abū'l-Ḥasan 'Alī al-Ẓāhir li-I'zāz Dīn Allāh (1021-1036)
8. Abū Tamīm Ma'add al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh (1036-1094)
9. al-Musta'lī bi-llāh (1094-1101) Quarrels over his succession led to the Nizari split.

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The Lords Of Alamut

Most Ismāʿīlī's outside North Africa; in Persia and the Levant, came to acknowledge Imam Nizar b. Mustansir Bi'llahs claim to the Imamate as maintained by Hassan as-Sabba, and this point marks the fundermental split. Within two generations the Fatimid Empire would suffer several more splits, and eventually implode. Hasan ibn Sabbah (circa 1034 - 1124), or The Old Man of the Mountain, was an Iranian Ismaili missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. ...

Main article: Alamut

Artistic Rendering of Hassan-i-Sabbah

Hassan as-Sabba termed his doctrine "The New Preaching" or Al-Dawa al Jahida, in stark contrast to the Fatimid "Old Preaching". He was viewed as the Hujjah or proof of the Imam; having direct secret contact with Imam Nizar and his rightful successors. Hassan as-Sabba is also known as the first of the Seven Lords of Alamut, as he chose this secluded fortress as his base. The remains of the fabled Alamut castle. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Hassan-i-Sabah ... File links The following pages link to this file: Hassan-i-Sabah ... Hasan ibn Sabbah (circa 1034 - 1124), or The Old Man of the Mountain, was an Iranian Ismaili missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. ... Hasan ibn Sabbah (circa 1034 - 1124), or The Old Man of the Mountain, was an Iranian Ismaili missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. ...

Hassan began converting local inhabitants, and much of the military stationed at the fortress to the Islamic ideals as invisoned by the Ismā'īlī of social justice and free thinking, he is believed to have spent the last stage of his plan living within the fortress possibly as a chef under pseudonym Dihkunda. He seized the fortress in 1090 AD from Mahdi it's then Zaidi Shia ruler, which marks the founding of the Nizari Ismāʿīlī state. Mahdi's life was spared and he later received 3,000 gold Dinars in compensation. Hassan and the succeeding Lords of Alamut created a state of unconnected fortresses, surrounded by huge swathes of hostile territory, and surprisingly even created a unified power structure that proved more effective then that in Fatimid Cairo, and Seljuq Bagdad; both of whom suffered political instability, particularly during the transition between leaders, which allowed the Ismāʿīlī state respite from attack, and even to have such soverignty as to have minted their own coinage.

The Fortress of Alamut was thought inpreganable to any military attack, was fabled for its heavenly gardens, impressive libraries, and laboratories where philosophers, scientists, and theologians could debate all matters in intellectual freedom.^[6]

The Seven Lords of Alamut

• Hassan Sabbah (1090–1124)
• Buzurg-Ummid (1124–1138)
• Muhammad I of Alamut (1138–1162)
• Hassan II of Alamut (1162–1166)
• Muhammad II of Alamut (1166–1210)
• Hassan III of Alamut (1210–1221)
• Mohammed III (1221–1255)
• Ruknud-Dīn Khurshāh (1255–1256)

The fortress was destroyed on December 15, 1256, by Hulagu Khan as part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia. The last Lord Ruknuddin Khor-shah surrendered it as part of a deal with Hulagu, however the Monguls slaughtered the inhabitants, burnt the libraries, and brought down the fortifications. For the intervening years anyone suspected of being Ismā'īlī would inccur an instant death. Artistic Rendering of Hassan-i-Sabbah Hassan-i-Sabbah or Hassan-e-Sabbah (Persian: بن صباح or حسن صباح) (circa 1034 - 1124) or The Old Man of the Mountain (Arabic: شيخ الجبل), was an Iranian Ismaili Nizari missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Hulagu Khan (also known as Hülegü, , Hulegu and Halaku) (1217 – 8 February 1265) was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ...

Anjudān Renaissance

Shams Tabrizi in a circa 1503 copy of his disciple Rumi's poem, the "Diwan-e Shams-e Tabriz-i". Shams Tabrizi is believed to have been an Ismaili Dai and his relationship with Rumi a symbolic manifestation of the sacred relationship between the guide and the guided

The Ismā'īlī Imāms, and their followers would wonder Iran for several centuries in concealment, The Imāms would often take on the garb of a tailor, or mystic master, and their followers as Sufi Muslims. During this period Iranian Sufism, and Ismāʿīlīsm would form a close bond. Image:Shams ud-Din Tabriz 1502-1504 BNF Paris. ... Image:Shams ud-Din Tabriz 1502-1504 BNF Paris. ... Rumi (born November 29, 1982) is a Persian-Canadian Singer-songwriter and a Photographer who is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Diwan-e Shams-e Tabriz-i or Diwan i Shams is Moulana Rumis masterpiece in the Persian language, a collection of poems that contains more than 40,000 verses. ...

Many Sufi Orders would eventually contribute to the Shi'ization of Iran; transforming it from a Sunni nation. By the 16th century there would be an Ismāʿīlī revival, involving a theological debate and the production of a new body of theological tretease, the first time since the fall of Alamut.

This revival is commonly termed the "Anjudān Renaissance" after the town where it began. These small steps would eventually lead to the open reappearence if the Imāms by the 19th century, and their attempts to reunite the scattered and dwinderling communities once more; asserting their ancient position; as Imām of the Age.^[6]

The Agha Khans

Almost all Nizārī Ismā'īlī today accept His Highness Prince Shah Karim Al-Husayni, the Agha Khan IV as their Imām-I-Zaman (Imam of the Time), but for about 30,000 in western Syria.^[3]

The period of the Agha Khans begins in 1817, when 45th Imām Shah Kalīl Allāh was murdered while giving refuge to his followers by a Twelver Shia mob lead by local religious leaders. His wife took her young 13 year old son and new Imām, Hassan Ali Shah to the then Qajah ruler in Tehran to seek justice. Although there was no serious penalty brought against those involved; Shah Fath' Ali Shah gave his daughter the Princess Sarv-I Jahan in marriage to the new Imām, and awarded him the title Agha Khan (Lord Chief). ^[6]

Agha Khan I

Main article: Aga Khan I

The 46th Imām Aga Hassan Ali Shah, The Agha Khan I, restored order to the eastern provinces following the death of Shah Fath' Ali Shah in October 1834. In gratitude of his efforts the new Qajah Shah, Muhammad Shah, appointed him the Governorship of Kirman. The Agha Khan I spent his early rule fending off Afghan Raiders, and pretenders to the Qajah throne. However, after order was restored he was summoned to Tehran where he was dissmissed as Governor. Aga Khan I (Arabic: ‎) (1800 1881) was the title accorded by general consent to Hasan Ali Shah (born in Persia, 1800), when, in early life, he first settled in Bombay under the protection of the British government. ...

The Imām resisted his dismissal, but was eventually defeated and fled Iran to South Asia in the 1840s. Qajar dynasty.^[7] Aga Hassan Ali Shah settled in Mumbai in 1848.^[7] The Judge in this case, Sir Joseph Arnold, ruled that the Khoja Muslim community was Ismāʿīlī (and not Sunni), that the "Aga Khan" was its leader, that he was due the traditional tithes of the community, and that community property belonged to his Imamate.^[7] He described the community as having been "converted to and throughout abided in the faith of the Shi'a Imami Ismailis and which has always been and still is bound by ties of spiritual allegiance to the hereditary Imams of the Ismailis."^[8][9] The Qajar dynasty ( ) (Persian: ‎ - or دودمان قاجار - Qâjâr) was the ruling family of Persia from 1781 to 1925. ...

Agha Khan II

Main article: Aga Khan II

Aqa Ali Shah succeeded to the Imamate in 1881, as Agha Khan II. Moving to Bombay from Iran in 1853, he made frequent visits to Nizari Khoja communities in the Sind and elsewhere. His concern for the welfare of the Ismaili and Muslim community in general prompted him to construct a number of schools in the subcontinent for children of the disadvantaged, and a number of philanthropic institutions for Muslims of all religious persuations. He was appointed to the Bombay Legislative Council, and was also the President of the Muhammadan National Association, representing Muslim opinion at a time when sectarian differences were of less importance. Agha Khan II maintained a close relationship with Sufi orders in particular the Nimatullahi Order. Shah Aly Shah Aga Khan II (~1830 - 1885) is known to Ismaili Muslims as Imam Shah Aly Shah. ...

Several prominent members of whom were given hospitality by Agha Khan II when visiting India, where under his patronage they composed several works of theology, and poetry. The Nimatullahi Sufi Order also eased the way for Aqa Ali Shah to eventually marry the Qajah Princess Shams Al-Maluk. Aqa Ali Shah died in August 1885, his final resting place is the family mausoleum in the Holy Shia city of Najaf, Iraq.

Agha Khan III

Main article: Aga Khan III

Under the leadership of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, the first half of the twentieth century was a period of significant development for the Ismā'īlī community. Numerous institutions for social and economic development were established in South Asia and in East Africa.^[10] Ismailis have marked the Jubilees of their Imāms with public celebrations, which are symbolic affirmations of the ties that link the Ismāʿīlī Imām and his followers. Although the Jubilees have no religious significance, they serve to reaffirm the Imamat's world-wide commitment to the improvement of the quality of human life, especially in the developing countries.^[10] Aga Khan III Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah, The Aga Khan III (Persian: آغا خان الثالث), GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, PC, (November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. ... Aga Khan III Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah, The Aga Khan III (Persian: آغا خان الثالث), GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, PC, (November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. ...

The Jubilees of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, are well remembered. During his 72 years of Imamat (1885-1957), the community celebrated his Golden (1937), Diamond (1946) and Platinum (1954) Jubilees. To show their appreciation and affection, the Ismā'īliyya weighed their Imam in gold, diamonds and, symbolically, in platinum, respectively, the proceeds of which were used to further develop major social welfare and development institutions in Asia and Africa.

In India and Pakistan, social development institutions were established, in the words of the late Aga Khan, "for the relief of humanity". They included institutions such as the Diamond Jubilee Trust and the Platinum Jubilee Investments Limited which in turn assisted the growth of various types of cooperative societies. Diamond Jubilee Schools for girls were established throughout the remote Northern Areas of what is now Pakistan. In addition, scholarship programs, established at the time of the Golden Jubilee to give assistance to needy students, were progressively expanded. In East Africa, major social welfare and economic development institutions were established. Those involved in social welfare included the accelerated development of schools and community centres, and a modern, fully-equipped hospital in Nairobi. Among the economic development institutions established in East Africa were companies such as the Diamond Jubilee Investment Trust (now Diamond Trust of Kenya) and the Jubilee Insurance Company, which are quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and have become major players in national development. Aga Khan School may refer to the following: Aga Khan School, Dhaka Diamond Jubilee High School for Boys, Mumbai Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls, Mumbai Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi Aga Khan Junior Academy, Nairobi Aga Khan School, Osh Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit Aga... The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS). ...

Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah also introduced organizational forms that gave Ismāʿīlī communities the means to structure and regulate their own affairs.^[10] These were built on the Muslim tradition of a communitarian ethic on the one hand, and responsible individual conscience with freedom to negotiate one's own moral commitment and destiny on the other. In 1905 he ordained the first Ismā'īlī Constitution for the social governance of the community in East Africa. The new administration for the Community's affairs was organized into a hierarchy of councils at the local, national, and regional levels. The constitution also set out rules in such matters as marriage, divorce and inheritance, guidelines for mutual cooperation and support among Ismā'īlīs, and their interface with other communities. Similar constitutions were promulgated in the South Asia, and all were periodically revised to address emerging needs and circumstances in diverse settings.^[10]

Following the Second World War, far-reaching social, economic and political changes profoundly affected a number of areas where Ismāʿīlīs resided. In 1947, British rule in the South Asia was replaced by the two sovereign, independent nations of India and Pakistan, resulting in the migration of 14 million people and significant loss of life and property. In the Middle East, the Suez crisis of 1956 as well as the preceding crisis in Iran, demonstrated the sharp upsurge of nationalism, which was as assertive of the region's social and economic aspirations as of its political independence. Africa was also set on its course to decolonization, swept by what Harold Macmillan, the then British Prime Minister, aptly termed the "wind of change". By the early 1960s, most of East and Central Africa, where the majority of the Ismāʿīlī population on the continent resided (including Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Malagasy, Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire), had attained their political independence.

Agha Khan IV

Main article: Aga Khan IV

This was the world in which the present Aga Khan acceded to the Imāmat in 1957. The period following his accession can be characterized as one of rapid political and economic change. Planning of programs and institutions became increasingly difficult due to the rapid changes in newly-emerging nations. Upon becoming Imām, the present Aga Khan's immediate concern was the preparation of his followers, wherever they lived, for the changes that lay ahead. This rapidly evolving situation called for bold initiatives and new programs to reflect developing national aspirations.^[11] KarÄ«m al-HussaynÄ«, Ä€gā Khān IV KBE CC GCC (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ...

In Africa, Asia and the Middle East, a major objective of the Community's social welfare and economic programs, until the mid-fifties, had been to create a broad base of businessmen, agriculturists, and professionals. The educational facilities of the Community tended to emphasize secondary-level education. With the coming of independence, each nation's economic aspirations took on new dimensions, focusing on industrialization and modernization of agriculture. The Community's educational priorities had to be reassessed in the context of new national goals, and new institutions had to be created to respond to the growing complexity of the development process.

In 1972, under the regime of the then President Idi Amin, Ismā'īlīs and other Asians were expelled despite being citizens of the country and having lived there for generations. The Aga Khan had to take urgent steps to facilitate the resettlement of Ismāʿīlīs displaced from Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and also from Burma. Owing to his personal efforts most found homes, not only in Asia, but also in Europe and North America. Most of the basic resettlement problems were overcome remarkably rapidly. This was due to the adaptability of the Ismāʿīlīs themselves and in particular to their educational background and their linguistic abilities, as well as the efforts of the host countries and the moral and material support from Ismāʿīlī community programs. Idi Amin Dada (mid-1920s[1]–16 August 2003) was an army officer and president of Uganda. ...

Spiritual allegiance to the Imām and adherence to the Shī'a Imāmī Ismā'īlī ṭariqat (persuasion) of Islām according to the guidance of the Imām of the time, have engendered in the Ismāʿīlī community an ethos of self-reliance, unity, and a common identity notwithstanding centuries of being marginalized and persecuted by native and established societies. The present Aga Khan continued the practice of his predecessor and extended constitutions to Ismā'īlī communities in the US, Canada, several European countries, the Gulf, Syria and Iran following a process of consultation within each constituency. In 1986, he promulgated a Constitution that, for the first time, brought the social governance of the world-wide Ismā'īlī community into a single structure with built-in flexibility to account for diverse circumstances of different regions. Served by volunteers appointed by and accountable to the Imām, the Constitution functions as an enabler to harness the best in individual creativity in an ethos of group responsibility to promote the common well-being.

Like its predecessors, the present constitution is founded on each Ismā'īlī's spiritual allegiance to the Imām of the Time, which is separate from the secular allegiance that all Ismā'īlīs owe as citizens to their national entities. The present Imām and his predecessor emphasized Ismāʿīliyya's allegiance to his or her country as a fundamental obligation. These obligations discharged not by passive affirmation but through responsible engagement and active commitment to uphold national integrity and contribute to peaceful development.

The Nizārī Ismā'īlī community today

In view of the importance that Islām places on maintaining a balance between the spiritual well-being of the individual and the quality of his life, the Imām's guidance deals with both aspects of the life of his followers. The Aga Khan has encouraged Ismā'īlī Muslims, settled in the industrialized world, to contribute towards the progress of communities in the developing world through various development programs. In recent years, Ismā'īlī Muslims, who have come to the US, Canada and Europe, mostly as refugees from Asia and Africa, have readily settled into the social, educational and economic fabric of urban and rural centers across the two continents. As in the developing world, the Ismāʿīlī Muslim community's settlement in the industrial world has involved the establishment of community institutions characterized by an ethos of self-reliance, an emphasis on education, and a pervasive spirit of philanthropy.

From July 1982 to July 1983, to celebrate the present Aga Khan's Silver Jubilee, marking the 25th anniversary of his accession to the Imāmat, many new social and economic development projects were launched, although there were no weighing ceremonies. These range from the establishment of the US$300 million international Aga Khan University with its Faculty of Health Sciences and teaching hospital based in Karachi, the expansion of schools for girls and medical centers in the Hunza region, one of the remote parts of Northern Pakistan bordering on China and Afghanistan, to the establishment of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program in Gujarat, India, and the extension of existing urban hospitals and primary health care centers in Tanzania and Kenya. The Aga Khan University (AKU) is an elite coeducational university in Pakistan. ... The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi (AKUH) was established in 1985 as the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences. ... Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of four agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) supporting activities in the field of education. ... The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that supports activities in the health field, and manages more than 200 health facilities including a network of Aga Khan Hospitals. ... Aga Khan Hostpital can refer to: Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam Aga Khan Hospital, Hyderabad Aga Khan Hospital, Karimabad Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa Aga Khan Hospital, Mumbai Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi Aga Khan Health Services Aga Khan Development Network...

These initiatives form part of an international network of institutions involved in fields that range from education, health and rural development, to architecture and the promotion of private sector enterprise and together make up the Aga Khan Development Network. Founded and guided by Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. ...

It is this commitment to man's dignity and relief of humanity that inspires the Ismā'īlī Imāmat's philanthropic institutions. Giving of one's competence, sharing one's time, material or intellectual wherewithal with those among whom one lives, for the relief of hardship, pain or ignorance is a deeply ingrained tradition which shapes the social conscience of the Ismā'īlī Muslim community.

The Nizāri Ismā'īlīyya Imāmate

Those Imams recognised By both Ismā'īlīyya and Twelver:

1. Alī ibn Abī Tālib, died 661 CE
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• . Hasan, son of Ali, died 670 (viewed as temporary by Nizari)

2. Husayn, son of Ali, died 680
3. Alī Zayn al-Ābidīn, son of Husain, died 713
4. Muḥammad al-Bāqir, son of Ali Zayn, died 732
5. Ja'far aṣ-Ṣādiq, son of Muhammad, died 765
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The Ismā'īlīya and Ithna' Ashariya split:

6. Ismā'īl, Jafar's son and desginated heir, 755 accepted as Imam by the Ismailis.
7. Muhammad Al-Maktum, Ismail's son, died under the reign of Harun al-Rashid (786-809) Ismail bin Jafar (Arabic: إسماعيل بن جعفر) was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq. ... Events Abd-ar-rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty. ... Bold textItalic text == Headline text ==He was born a 4 headed man but 3 of his 4 heads died along with all but one of his 90 hearts. ...

A Period of Concealment: The Ismā'īlī leave Mecca and propagate their faith in secret, and produce lierature against the established state.

8. Wafi Ahmad Also known as Abd'Allah. The eighth Ismaili Imam, surnamed al-Wafi. ...

9. Ahmed Taqi Muhammad, son of Abd'allah. The ninth Ismaili Imam. ...

10. Rabi Abdullah, son of Muhammad
The tenth Ismaili Imam, surnamed az-Zaki. ...

The Fatimid Empire The Ismā'īlī re-emerge and found the Fatimid Empire in north Africa, proclaiming themselves Caliphs of the Islamic world.

11. Ubaydullāh al-Mahdī billāh, openly announced himself as Imam, 1st Fatimid Caliph, died 934
Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a. ...

12. Muḥammad al-Qā'im bi-'Amrillāh 2nd Fatimid Caliph, died 946
Imam Muhammad al-Qaim Bi-Amrillah (893 - 17 May 946) was the second Caliph of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya and ruled from 934 to 946. ...

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