Ismaili.NET - Heritage F.I.E.L.D.Our 32nd Holy Imam Mustansir-Billah II
Imam Mustansir-Billah II ascended to the Masnad of Imamat 868 A.H. It is recorded that he lived in Shaher-Babak in Iran. His birth name was "Alyshah" according to history books like "Aasare-Muhammadi". History also records that the Imam lived in great splendor and was well-loved by all the people. During this time the Dawat of Ismailis spread to Kashmir and Jammu and various places in the Indian sub-continent where Pirs and Sayyeds such as Muhammad Nurbaksh (Pir Mitha) collected Maal-e-Waajbad from Imam's followers
Ismaili History 717 - MUSTANSIR BILLAH II (868-880/1463-1475)
Ali Shah, surnamed Mustansir billah, also known as Jalaluddin was born in Kahek. He seems to have known as Shah Qalandar among the Iranian mystics. He too resided in Kahek and sometimes in Shahr-i Babak. In 'Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi', we also find different terms for the Imam that became vogue among his followers, viz. Imam-i Zaman (Imam of the time), Imam-i Hazar (the apparent Imam), Sahibu'z Zaman (the master of the world), Ali Zaman (the Ali of the time), Sahibu'l Amr (the master of authority), Hazar Jama (the present bearer of light), and simply as Hazrat-i Mawlana Mustansir billah.
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