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ABU DARR (ABUZAR)
7th Century. Famous for his piety, one of the first companions of Imam Ali.
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IKHWAN AS-SAFA, RASAIL
Encyclopedia of Ikhwan as safa* has 52 Volumes, the last volume "Risalat al Jamia" was written by Imam Taqi Mohammed.
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JAMAL, JANGE
Battle of the Camel. Hazarat Ali fought against Aisha*who was riding a camel.
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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.*
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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.
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SHAMS, 23è PIR(MULTAN)
Pir Shams arrived in Multan 240 years after Pir Satgur Noor. Pir Shams met Vimras and Surbhan in Multan. Jodilo 5 v. 1-2.
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SUMRA
Name of Ismaili dynasty that reigned in India for 309 years from 443 A.H to 756 A.H.
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RODAKI
(10th Century) Poet converted to Ismailism. He was born in Rodak near Samarkand. Composed1 300 000 verses, the Abbasides blinded him due to this adherence to the Ismaili faith. For detailed English text on Rodaki click here
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MIRZA SHAH QASIMALI, 41è PIR
(1086AH/1675 - 1143AH/1730.) Imam Qasim Ali*, nominated by his father,and succeeded by his son Abul Hassan Ali*.
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FATIMA "AZ-ZAHRA"
(604-632). Daughter of Prophet Mohamed, and wife of Hazrat Ali. Also known as Om Abiha (Mother of her father) and Fatima Fatir (Creator). Her rank was that of Hujjat.
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HASSAN SHAH, SEYYED
Descendant of Pir Hassan Kabirdin by his son Sayyed Remtullah Shah. HE was also known as Pir Doola (m. 1792). Last Vakil*.
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ABU RAKWA
Ommayad governor who rebelled against the Fatimid Caliphe al-Hakim in 1004. See Husseyn b. Jawhar.
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IMAM BEGUM, SEYYEDA
Was engaged to Hyder Shah* and both are buried close to each other. Has composed approximately 20 ginans of which only half are known.
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AHMAD HADI, 13è PIR.
(387AH - 448 ou 438AH) Son of Pir Mustansirbillah. Born in Yemen. Named by Imam Az-Zahir. Fathered 6 sons.
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JAMI AL-HAKIM
(1002 AD.)The grand mosque whose construction had started during the time of Imam al-Muizz and finished during the time of Imam al-Hakim in393AH/1002.
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