Dai Abu Abdullah as-Shii prepared the arrival of Imam al-Mehdi in Northern Africa with the help of the Kutama Tribe and the Fatimid Empire was born on 15 January 910 in Raqquada.

As early as 762 A.D., Imam Jaffar as-Sadiq had sent 2 Dais in Maghreb in order to prepare for the arrival of Imam al-Mehdi. Their names were Dai Halwani and Dai Abu Sufiyan.

The Fatimid dynasty created by IIsmaili Imams ruled for about 250 years. The name fatimid comes from Fatima az-Zahra.

In 1899, Imam Sultan Mohammed decided to set up the "Sat Panthi Mission Society" which, in 1920, became the "Recreation Club Institute". In turn, the "Recreation Club Institute" became the "Ismailia Association". In 1986 with the New Constitution, the Ismailia Association became the "Ismaili Tariqa and Religious Education Board"

Pir Pandiyat-

Pir Mohammed Shah is better known under the name of Pir Satgoor Noor. From all his writtings, only 9 ginans and one Granth [Long work] named Putla (222 distiches) have survived.

A famous Ismaili alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, was the pupil of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq. He was known in Europe under the name of Jebber, and, according to some authors, was able to transform metal into gold.

A famous encyclopaedia, known as Rasail Ikhwan as-Safa, was written in 51 volumes by a group of Ismailis under the supervision of Imam Taki Mohammed, who personally wrote the 52nd volume. The said encyclopaedia deals with Logic, Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine, Astronomy.. Professor Yves Marquet wrote a lot on this subject.

It was in his Will that Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah appointed Mowlana Shah Karim as Pir and Imam of all Ismailis.

Hazrat Ali had two well-known sons. One of them, Hazrat Hussein inherited the Imamat from his father, and the other, Hazrat Hassan, received the Piratan.