Ismāʿīlīs

The Qā’im and Qiyāma Doctrines in the Thought of Fāṭimid and Alamūt Ismāʿīlism: The Evolution of a Doctrine

This extraordinary narrative account vividly depicts a declaration proclaimed on 8th August 11642, during the Islamic month of Ramaḍān just after noon in the mountain fortresses of Alamūt. The orator of this quite unprecedented address was none other than the Nizārī Ismāʿīlī Imām Ḥasan II, designated by the Ismāʿīlīs with the honorific title of ʿalā dhikrihi al-salām („upon whose remembrance be peace‟).

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The Qā’im and Qiyāma Doctrines in the Thought of Fāṭimid and Alamūt Ismāʿīlism: The Evolution of a Doctrine

Publication Type		Article
Year of Publication		2012
Date Published		2012
Authors		Pabani, Nadim
Original Publication		MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Graduate School of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures University of Edinburgh
Key Words		Qiyama; Fatimid; Ismāʿīlīs; Ḥasan alā dhikrihi al-salām; declaration

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