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Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin

The word bab mean gate, referring to the administrative head of the mission under the Fatimids. The word bab al-abwab means gate of the gates, referring to the highest rank after the Imam in the mission hierarchy of the Fatimids.

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