Pir Shams
Evolution and re-evaluation of the Ismaili Du’a following the Declaration of the Great Resurrection in Alamut.
Evolution and re-evaluation of the Du’a (Prayer ) of the Nizari Ismailis in the subcontinent following the Declaration of the Great Resurrection in Alamut.
There is also a video of this presentation on: https://youtu.be/jjt392ZrXcw
This paper was first presented during the 3rd Ismaili Study Conference in 2021.
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Evolution and re-evaluation of the Ismaili Du’a following the Declaration of the Great Resurrection in Alamut.
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Our 23rd Holy Pir Shams
Our 23rd Holy Pir Shams was born in Subzwar, Iran. His father was Hazrat Pir Sahebdin and mother's name was Fatima binte Sayyed Abdul Hadi. Our 29th Imam Kassim Shah appointed Pir Shams to propagate (Dawat) the Ismaili faith outside Iran. Pir Shams reached Badakshan, Ghazni, Kashmir and many other places in Hindustan. Pir Shams was also known as Pir Shams Subzwar because he spent part of his life in that place. In Ginans he has also been called Pir Shams Chot (because he had long hair which he tied as chotli). Pir Shams composed many ginans and granths.
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Hazrat Shams Tabrizi
Hazrat Shams Tabrizi the teacher of Rumi was also confused with Pir Shams Subzwari of the Ismailis who traveled to many places such as China, Tibet. Shams Tabriz was Ismaili said Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah at the Evian Conference in 1952. But he also said that Rumi was not an Ismaili though pupil of an Ismaili.
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