Name
AMINA BINT WAHB
(6th Century) Wife of Abdallah ibn Abdul Muttalib* and mother of Prophet Mohamed.
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MEHRAB BEG, 37è PIR
Son of Aga Aziz, named by Imam Hassanali Shah, succeeded bySeyyed Akbar Ali Beg. Had 2 sons Sayyed Ali Akbar Beg and Seyyed Aki Ashgar Beg.
- 1048 reads
EMA BAY
Also known as Lady Ema or Emra. ___149:4. Historical figure, referred to as a saint in the ginan "Satiye toriya motira no har." She was a gupti who practised Taqiya* and left this world in a Wiman [flying saucer].
- 2301 reads
HASHEM SHAH, SEYYED
Contemporary of Pir Baba Hasem Shah. Great grand son of Pir Hassan Kabirdin.
- 1286 reads
IKHWAN AS-SAFA 1
Brethern of Purity. In 9th Century, a secrect society of Basra following Ismaili philosphy. They also compiled an encylopedia known as Rasail Ikhwan as-safa. Not to be confused with: a. Ikhwan as safa of 1960 in Cairo, the group that Massignon had dealings with. b. An educational group that was created by Prince Aly Khan in Syria. c. A society called Ikhwan (ahl e safa) that preached salvation through the sufferings of the body.
- 1676 reads
AGA SHAH KHALILULLAH, 47è PIR
(1269AH/1853-1302AH/1885). Son of Aga Ali Shah, known also as Shabuddin Shah. Named by his father in 1881. Author of "Risalat dar Haqiqat-i Din".
- 1394 reads
SHAMS, 23è PIR (SATGOUR NOUR)
Pir Shams is also called Satgur Noor. (11th Jodilo). Both Pir Satgur Noor and Pir Shams were holders of the same Piratan. (they were in fact 2 different individuals at different time in history)
- 1314 reads
SOLEHDIN, 21è PIR
(534AH-584AH.) Born in Sabzwar.Son of Pir Salamudin. Nominated to Piratan by Imam Ala Mohammed in 579 A.H.His piratan lasted 5 years. He is also known as Sayyed Noorbaksh.
- 2172 reads
NASSIR MOHAMMED, 33è PIR.
Son of Pir Qasim Shah. Nomited to Pir by Imam Nurudin Ali.
- 1717 reads
RAMSANG, RAJA
In the 17th Jodilo of Pir Shams, Ramsang Raja is portrayed as being the king of Beth Nagar a place where Pir Shams along with his disciples Vimras and Surbhaan were denied permission to enter.
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JAMAL, JANGE
Battle of the Camel. Hazarat Ali fought against Aisha*who was riding a camel.
- 2129 reads
AMIR AHMED, 6è. PIR
(83AH/702 - 148AH/765) Imam Jaffar Sadiq, son of Imam al-Baqir. Pir during the Imamat of his father. His grand-son Nooruddin succeeded him on the trone of Piratan during the Imamat of Mowlana Mohmmad bin Ismail.*
- 1936 reads
KHOJA
Indian translation for "Khwaja" a title given by Pir Sadardin to the Lohana community [?] which converted in 15Century, in India. See Khoja Case. Ref: "Pir Sadardin jaher thaya, hindu kariya musulman, Lohana phri khoja karya téné aliyo satcho iman" (S. Imam Shah) and Momin chetamni "Téné (Bibi Fatima) tamén aljo dejo déj man khoja char". But the name probably comes from Khoj => Search => Gnostics.
- 1618 reads
MIRZA MOH'D BAQIR, PIR
Young son of Imam Aga Abul Hassanali. Was nominated Pir in 1780, was a Hujjat for 3 Imams. Gave his daughter's hand Bibi Maryam Khatun in marriage to Imam Shah Khalillullah (who was also his nephew)
- 1246 reads
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