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The two Imams witnessed the deterioration of the Abbasid caliphate, [7] as the imperial authority rapidly transitioned into the hands of the Turks, [8] particularly after al-Mutawakkil. [ 9 ] Contemporary to the tenth Imam, the Abbasid al-Mutawakkil violently prosecuted the Shia, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] partly due to the renewed Zaydi opposition. [ 12 ]
Abu al-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ruh Nawbakhti (Arabic: أَبُو ٱلْقَاسِم ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱبْن رُوح ٱلنَّوْبَخْتِيّ, ʾAbū al-Qāsim al-Ḥusayn ibn Rūḥ an-Nawbakhtīy) was the third of the Four Deputies, who are believed by the Twelvers to have successively represented their Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, during his Minor Occultation (874–941 CE).
The simplified description of the hierarchy (hudūd) of the organization of the Ismaili da'wah was as follows: [1] [2] [3] Nāṭiq (ناطق), the messenger-propher. Waṣī (وصي), the prophet's "legatee". Imām (امام). The absolute head of the da'wah organization. All senior appointments had to be approved by him.
The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba, is a Shia term for the four Companions (ṣaḥāba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who are supposed to have stayed most loyal to Ali ibn Abi Talib after Muhammad's death in 632: [1] [2] Salman al-Fārisī; Abū Dharr al-Ghifāri; Miqdad ibn Aswād al-Kindi; Ammār ibn Yāsir
Three more people have been charged over the fatal shooting of a woman outside a church in north-west London. Michelle Sadio, 44, died outside the River of Life Elim Pentecostal Church on Gifford ...
Abu Ja'far in this role succeeded his father, Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi, the first deputy. After some forty years in office, Abu Ja'far died in 304 or 305 AH (917 or 918 CE) and was succeeded by Ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti, the third deputy. Abu Ja'far has been credited with the unification of the mainstream Shia.
Super commuting, defined by Standord researchers as traveling 75 miles or more to work, has been on the rise since the pandemic. Taking advantage of newfound flexibility, many employees moved to ...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan looms large over the country's political scene, despite being jailed. Now questions arise as to whether President Trump could bring him some relief.