Name

PEERA, ABDUL AZIZ GULAMHUSSEIN

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Name

Born in Zanzibar.Died 16th Sept. 1985 at the age of 72. First ismaili mayor in Eldoret,Kenya. Founder of Ismaili Boy Scouts Zanzibar. Member Kisumu Council and also an Alijah.

1466 reads

SADARDIN, 26è PIR (FRERES)

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Name

Had 6 brothers: Seyyeds Ruknuddin, Badruddin, Shamshuddin, Nasiruddin, Nassiruddin, Kalandar Shah.

1402 reads

JAFAR IBN ABU TALIB

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Name

(7th Century) Son of Imam Abu Talib and H. Ali's brother. Led the first Muslims to Abyssinia.

1278 reads

ALI IBN AL-FAZL

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Name

(9th Century) Converted at the same time as Ibn Hawshab* by Imam Raziyuddin Abdullah, who sent them both as missionaries to Yemen in 268/882.

1188 reads

KaMLA

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Name

Son of Surja Rani and brother of Damla* also called Kamla Kunvar. g. 80, ginan "antar jami, antar sami... of Pir Shams (verse 12)

1607 reads

BABaK

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Name

A city in Persia known as "Shehr-i Babak", in the province of Kihrman. Home of the Imams in the latter half of the 18th Century.

1356 reads

MaNSOUDH

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Name

King Mansudh - symbolizes the spirit. see ginaan. Prem Paatan. He helpedQueen Radeh.* to attained salvation.

1848 reads

DAR AL-TIBB

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Name

(10/11th Century) School of Medicine founded in Sicily by Imam al-Hakim. Includes a huge medical library.

1472 reads

MUHAMMAD SHAH, SEYYED

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Name

(15/16e S) son of Sayyed Imam Shah. Married the daughter of Prince Muhammed Beggro.

1326 reads

ABDUL MUTTALIB

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Name

Imam before Abu Talib. Son of Hashim and grandfather of The Prophet and of Hazrat Ali*. Fathered 5 sons: Al-Abbas*, Abu Lahab*, Hamza*, Abdallah*, Abu Talib*.

3607 reads

HULWANI, al-

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Name

(8th Century) He was a Dai sent with Abu Sufiyan to Northern Africa by Imam Jafar Sadiq in 145/762-763.

1388 reads

AGA ABUL HASSAN ALI, 42è. PIR

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Name

Son of Imam Qasim Ali, also known as Hassan Beg. Became Imam in 1780, named his brother Mirza Mohamed as Pir. Died in Mahalat, buried in Najjaf.

3123 reads

SETH TULSIDAS

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Name

Mukhi of Kashmir. Was appointed by Pir Sadardin.

1268 reads

(657 AD.) Battle on the plains of Siffin between H. Ali and Muawiya. The battle where copies of Quran were raised on the swords of Muawiya's soldiers, to come to a truce. The battle ended by a strategy imposed by Muawiya. See also. Adruh*

2246 reads

ZAM ZAMA B. KARKARA B. MARMARA

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Name

(7th Century) Name of the fish that Nuseri had sent. Imam Aga Ali Shah mention this special fish in many Farmans. Also mentioned in the 70 sacrifies of Nuseri.

1984 reads

PIRANA

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A village 19 miles from Ahmedabad.It is a centre of the Imam Shahis. The mouseleum of Sayyed Imam Shah and his sons Mohammad Shah* and Hajar Beg* are also at Pirana.