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MUHAMMAD AL-MAHDI (268-322/881-934), 11TH IMAM
"Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi was born on Monday, the 12th Shawal, 260/July 31, 873 in the town, called Askar-i Mukram (or Askar wa Makrum), situated between the rivers of Masrukan and Shushtar. His name was Abdullah al-Mahdi and assumed the Imamate at the age of 8 years. His father, Imam Radi Abdullah had assigned the control of organization to his uncle, Sa'id al-Khayr. By the time Imam al-Mahdi became young, and married a daughter of his uncle, who died after some time.
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Dictionary and Encyclopedia of ismailism entries
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #557
1. Unité de mesure de distance équiv. â 2 ou 3 pieds. (1m égale 3.2808 pieds), 2. éléphant, 3. barre de fer.
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #877
Deux pieds. Il y a 24 TaSOU* dans un GaJ. (Ne pas confondre avec 1 Gaw = 2 milles et 4 gaw dans 1 jojan)
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #960
SaTaR GaJ*. "aJaB SaHER MEDE KHALaK SIRaJIYA" g. 130:3
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #887
V. GaJ. SaWA GaJA/8 000 000 GaJA. g.104 Pir Sadardin.
- NameHeritage Dictionary of ismailism, entry #219
220 A.H. - 315 A.H. (Pir during 242 A.H.).Born at Mohamedabad; named by Imam Raziyudin Abdullah who sent him to Magreb where hewitnessed the birth of the Fatimide empire. He had 4 sons.
220AH-315AH (Pir en 242), né à Mohamedabad, nommé par l'Imam Raziyudin Abdullah qui l'envoya au Maghreb. Témoin de la naissance de l'Empire Fatimide. Eut 4 fils
- NameHeritage Dictionary of ismailism, entry #268
See GANGJI, VAZIR ISMAIL
M. 1873. Vizir en 1853 par Imam Ali Shah au Saurashtra. Originaire de BANTWA (Junagadh). Responsable du salut de 10 000 âmes. Mit 6 000 sur Satpanth. V.ANANDPUR For detailed English text on VAZIR ISMAIL GANGJI click here
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #996
Communauté, Monde, Passé. GaT Jamat*, GaT BaKSHE...
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #995
Distance de 2 miles. "Outar disé ékwis darwaja utam sara té gaw gaw poré ché wistar" (Au nord il y a 24 portes sublimes, chaque entrée est de 3.2 km de large).
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #994
Celui qui revient vainqueur d'une guerre sainte. "Pir Shams Gazi boliya..", g. 136:1
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
The Prophet left Medina for performing his farwell pilgrimage on Saturday, the 25th Zilkada, 10. He reached Mecca on Wednesday, the 7th Zilhaja, 10, and performed the pilgrimage. He left Mecca on 14th Zilhaja, 10. His caravan reached a little before noon to a pond (ghadir), known as Khum, on 18th Zilhaja, 10/March 16, 632. It is situated about 3 miles north-west of Mecca in the heart of the desert, called Sahara'i Huja, about 3 miles from the town, al-Jahfa.
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
The plural noun maghanim is used in the Koran (4:94, 48:15, 19:20) for the booty, and the verb ghanima (8:41,69). The Koran mentions the word ghunm or its derivatives on nine occasions as ghanamo, ghanomi, ghunm, ghanimtun, maghanimo and maghanima. The wars waged by the Prophet were purely for the purpose of security or defence. In the battles, the unbelievers left their means and materials in the field.
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #550
Moment. 22.5 minutes. il y a 8 GarI dans un PaHOR* et 64 GarI dans un DIN*. Un GarI de Brahma = 9 720 000 de nos années.
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #551
Il restait 4 GarI avant la fin du Khalifa Kalap* lorsque Dieu élargit ces 4 GarI pour en faire 4 JOUG*
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #554
Trente-deux (32) fois 22.5 minutes. Durée de la nuit. "Batris ghari ni rayan wiyani.." g. "Sat wanti jago mora bhay" v.9
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #552
6e GarI ou la plus haute GarI. "KHaT GarI to pachali ..."
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
"Abbas Shah, surnamed Shah Gharib or Gharib Mirza, was also known as Gharibu'l-lah and Mustansir billah III, and assumed the Imamate in 899/1493. Imam Gharib Mirza seems to have left Shahr-i Babak few months after assuming Imamate. He seems to have repaired for about one year out of Shahr-i Babak, leaving behind his hujjat, called Badiuddin Khwaja Kassim, and at length settled down in Anjudan, most possibly in 900/1494. Pir Shihabuddin Shah (d. 1884) also writes in his Khitabat-i Aliyya (pp.
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #39
GHat=récipient d'eau et PAt=place/table. Cérémonie de l'eau bénite. NYAZ*, aMI*, ISM E AZaM*
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
"The two connotations of the root are ghaba'an, meaning to be absent and ghaba fi, meaning to be hidden. In current usage, ghayb signifies absence. More frequently ghayb indicates what is hidden, inaccessible to the senses and reason, thus at the same time absent from human knowledge and hidden in divine wisdom. It is to this second meaning that al-ghayb refers, as a technical term of the religious vocabulary.
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #40
Occultation (employé pour les Imams Ithna ashari, Druzes ou Bohras) par oppos. au Satr qui est une dissimulation de la foi par mesure de précaution.
- NameHeritage Dictionary of ismailism, entry #220
(14/15e S.) Fils de Pir Hassan Kabirdin enterré à Multan.
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
Ghibah is the verbal noun (masdar) of ghaba and also that of ightiyab means backbiting. Jawahari writes, "It is said ighatabahu ightiyaban when one falls into backbiting. The noun is al-ghibah, and it means saying such things about an absent person. If it is true it is called ghibah and if false, buhtan (slander)." The Koran specifies the varieties of evil speech, which violate the dignity of others and seek to expose their weakness.
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
The Koran speaks on one occasion, of the presence in paradise of ghilman (pl. of ghulam meaning a boy), and on two occasions of wildan (pl. of walad meaning a son or a child): "And round them shall go boys (ghulman) of theirs as if they were hidden pearls" (52:24); "And round about them shall go children (wildan) never altering in age" (56:17, 76:19).
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #566
Ventre de la mère. V. GHIRBHAWALI*, GHIRBHASTHAN*
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #569
De GHIaBH (ventre) et STHAN (endroit). Dans le ventre de la mère. Réfère souvent â la promesse faite par l'âme avant de na
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #41
Sanscr. = Jnan. Connaissance méditative et intuitive. (Corpus composé de 1 millions de versets dans 24 langues et 36 rythmes. 622 ginans connus. v. GRaNTH)
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
"In about 488/1095, the Ismailis of Alamut took possession of one of the most important strongholds, Girdkuh, the old Diz Gunbadan (the domed fort) in Qumis. The valiant garrison of Girdkuh however continued to resist its Mongol besiegers for 13 years after the reduction of Alamut.
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
The Present Imam founded the Global Centre for Pluralism on April 18, 2005 in Ottawa. The Global Centre for Pluralism will be a non-denominational, not-for-profit, Canadian organization with global reach. The Government of Canada said it would contribute CAD$30 million to the Centre. The initial investment by the Aga Khan Development Network will be CAD$40 million.
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
"In August, 1935, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah completed 50 years of his spiritual leadership and the Ismailis decided to pay a memorable tribute to their Imam by weighing him against gold and making a present of it, as a mark of their love and gratitude. For this grand program, an All-India Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee had been formed, which was inaugurated by Lady Aly Shah on October 16, 1935 at Bombay. Sir Ibrahim Rehmatullah was elected its President and Ghulam Ali Merchant as the Vice-President.
- NameHeritage Dictionary of ismailism, entry #223
(end of 4/10th Century) Dai and philosopher whose famous Ismaili Qasida were commented by Mohammed Sork* of Nisahpour* and Nassir Khusraw .
(Fin 4/10e. S.) Dai et philosophe dont la célèbre "Qasida Ismaélienne" fut commentée par Mohammed Sork* de Nishapour* et Nassir Khusraw.