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The Fatimids and the Red Sea

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From 969 to 1073, the Red Sea does not seem to have been of much interest to the Fatimids. During this period, the
Fatimid imams were engaged in an ideological struggle with the Abbasids, and the main territory for this battle
was the Hijaz and its holy Muslim cities. The period after 1073, and especially the 12th century, can be considered
as a time of pragmatism. The ideology that seems to have dictated Fatimid actions since the very beginning of the
dynasty disappeared under the extensive reforms of Badr al-Jamālī. Keeping the Red Sea open for trade became the

Hazrat Imam Taqi Muhammad

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Our 9th Holy Imam Taqi Muhammad ascended the throne of Imamat in Salamiya, Syria in A.H. 212. He was fondly known by the people as Muhammad al-Habib. At this time the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad was Al-Mamun who searched extensively for the Imam but without success

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Hazrat Mowlana Imam Wafi Ahmad

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Our 8th Holy Imam Wafi Ahmad ascended to the throne of Imamat in A.H. 197. He was also known as Jafar al Musdak. His mother's name was Fatima and she was the daughter of Sarah who was the sister of the Amir of Ray Ishaaq bin Abbas

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0635-IMAMS PIRS HISTORY -

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0634-IMAMS PIRS HISTORY -

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0533-IMAMS PIRS HISTORY (Previous to lecture) -

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0503-HIGHLIGHTS OF IMAMS -

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IMAMS CONTRIBUTION TO ISLAM - August 18, 1988

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Eji Aal Ali Nabiji - ne olkhine srevjo

Contributions our Imams have made to the cause of Islam starting with Hazrat Ali

Mention of Nur - e- Mobin
Mowlana Sultan Mohammed Shah gave a few books to Ali Mohammed Jan Mohammed Chunara in 1932 to compile the history of Ismaili Imams

Hazrat Ali compiled the complete Quran after the death of the Holy Prophet
Accepted the Caliphat of 3 caliphs to save Islam from civil war
Ismaili Imams established Al-Azhar university
Mowlana Sultan Mohammed Shah's contribution to Muslim League


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