Ismaili Dictionary & Encyclopedia

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ChalantaEncyclopedia Topic

While departing, while going

Various Sources ChalanteEncyclopedia Topic

While going, while departing

Various Sources Chalante varEncyclopedia Topic

Time of departure, time of leaving

Various Sources ChalavonarEncyclopedia Topic

Driver, sailor

Various Sources ChalengoEncyclopedia Topic

Will go away, will pass

Various Sources ChaliEncyclopedia Topic

Continued, remained continue

Various Sources Chali chaliEncyclopedia Topic

Walking

Various Sources ChalioEncyclopedia Topic

Fortieth part, 2.50% due of the Pir

Various Sources ChalisaEncyclopedia Topic

40th part, 2.50%, the share or the due of the Pir

Various Sources ChalitraEncyclopedia Topic

Fraud, deception

Various Sources ChalitraEncyclopedia Topic

Miracle, play, spectacle

Various Sources ChaliyaEncyclopedia Topic

Acted, walked, went

Various Sources ChaliyoEncyclopedia Topic

Walked, treaded

Various Sources ChaljoEncyclopedia Topic

Act, walk, tread, remain

Various Sources ChalnaEncyclopedia Topic

Have to tread, have to go, to go, to finish

Various Sources ChalneEncyclopedia Topic

To go

Various Sources ChaloEncyclopedia Topic

Walk, tread, live, go

Various Sources ChalsheEncyclopedia Topic

Will walk, will tread

Various Sources ChaltaEncyclopedia Topic

Walking, while walking

Various Sources ChamarEncyclopedia Topic

Canopy, big wnbrella, shade

Various Sources Chamar dhalaveEncyclopedia Topic

Umbrella spread, canopy spread

Various Sources ChamatkarEncyclopedia Topic

Miracle, supernatural event

Various Sources ChamdoEncyclopedia Topic

Skin, hide

Various Sources ChamkarEncyclopedia Topic

Shine, brilliant, glittering

Various Sources ChampaEncyclopedia Topic

A flower, the tree Michelia champaca (bearing a fragrant yellow flower), name of a flower

Various Sources ChanavieEncyclopedia Topic

Made, built, constructed

Various Sources ChanchalEncyclopedia Topic

Clever, cunning, agile, active, alert, cunning, wanton, hyper, smart, clever

Various Sources Chanchal chalaEncyclopedia Topic

Full of blandishment, sportive

Various Sources ChandEncyclopedia Topic

Moon

Various Sources CHAND BIBIEncyclopedia Topic

Lack of material does not enable to give a detailed account of the Ismaili influence after the death of Shah Tahir Hussain Dakkani on 956/1549 in Ahmadnagar, India. We do not have explicit details, whether his descendants continued the Ismaili mission in the cloak of Shi'ism or not. There are however certain strong indications that a lady ruler, named Chand Bibi was secretly an Ismaili, but her faith is shrouded in her political activities. She was born in 957/1550 and died in 1006/1599, which implies that she was the contemporary of both Hyder bin Shah Tahir (d. 994/1586) and Sadruddin Muhammad bin Hyder (d. 1032/1622). She married to Ali Adil Shah (1558-1580) of Bijapur in 970/1562. Ali Adil Shah was killed in 988/1580. She had no child, therefore, the nephew of her late husband aged 10 years, Ibrahim Adil Shah I was crowned in Bijapur, and herself ruled as a regent with great prudence and intelligence till the young king came of age. When order was restored in Bijapur kingdom, Chand Bibi went back to her motherland, Ahmadnagar when she was about 35 years old. When Murtada Shah, the ruler of Ahmadnagar died at a moment when the foreign relations of the state were strained to breaking-point, she returned to Bijapur, and mustered a troop in consideration of the defence of Ahmadnagar's fort against the mighty army of the Mughals.

It was a question of saving the whole Deccan from Mughals, so Bijapur and Golconda kingdoms sent contingents. The Mughal force commanded by Prince Murad (d. 1007/1599) took field against Ahmadnagar. In the encounter, the Mughals were severely repulsed. Murad was compelled to negotiate truce, and recognized the rule of Ahmadnagar. The Mughals retained Birar and Ahmadnagar ruled independently. Henceforward, Chand Bibi came to be known as Chand Sultana. After some times, once again the opponents of Chand Bibi made approach to Prince Daniel (d. 1013/1604), the third son of emperor Akbar, who attacked Ahmadnagar and a terrible fight took place in the plain of Sonipat. The Mughals succeeded to turn the troops of Chand Bibi and had a siege over Ahmadnagar in 1008/1599. This time, emperor Akbar himself rushed to Deccan and pitched his tents outside the city. Chand Bibi became desperate and resisted the Mughal attacks with such courage that the invaders were repelled at many places. Hamid Khan, the traitor provided an entry to the Mughal force in Ahmadnagar. The Mughals reached the palace of Chand Bibi to kill her. At that moment of disaster, Chand Bibi came out of her apartments and fought bravely and was killed, and thus, the Mughals captured Ahmadnagar in 1009/1600.

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The moon and the sun The rise and the fall of Ingla and Pingla The breathing from one nostril is called lngla and from the other nostril is called Pingla and the unison of the both called Sukhmana (Shushumna) In view of their effects they are also called Chand and Suraj i e moon and sun

Various Sources ChandaEncyclopedia Topic

Moon

Various Sources ChandanEncyclopedia Topic

Sandalwood, aloe, name of a fragrant tree

Various Sources Chandan VirEncyclopedia Topic

Name of the person who brought the letter from Imam (Ginan: Shah na Khat)

Various Sources ChandanaEncyclopedia Topic

will ride

Various Sources Chandar / chandraEncyclopedia Topic

Moon, chandrat

Various Sources Chandra SurajEncyclopedia Topic

Moon and sun, names of two nerves, i.e. lngla and Pingla - also symbol of Pir and Shah.

Various Sources ChandramaEncyclopedia Topic

Moon

Various Sources ChandrunaEncyclopedia Topic

Bright like moon, moon light; light

Various Sources ChandruneEncyclopedia Topic

In the light, luminous

Various Sources ChangeEncyclopedia Topic

Good, sound, true, pure, right

Various Sources ChaoEncyclopedia Topic

Four

Various Sources CharEncyclopedia Topic

Four, four good deeds i.e. 1. Sat (Truth), 2. Saburi (Patience), 3. Iman (faith), and 4. Zikar (Remembrance of Allah).

Various Sources Char khanEncyclopedia Topic

Four stages of creation, four levels of creatures, four types of creatures. Following are the details: 1. Andaj khan, creatures created from eggs. 2. Jarayuj khan, created from womb like human, animals. 3. Swedaj khan, created from moisture and heat, like insects. 4. Udbhaj khan, vegetables, growing from land

Various Sources CharanEncyclopedia Topic

Feet, leg, step

Various Sources CharanEncyclopedia Topic

Four (4)

Various Sources Chare khanEncyclopedia Topic

Four stages of creation, four levels of creation

Various Sources Chare korEncyclopedia Topic

All around, in all four sides

Various Sources Charei khanEncyclopedia Topic

Four stages of creation

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