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Abū al-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn al-Mustanṣir ( Arabic: أبو القاسم أحمد بن المستنصر; 15/16 September 1074 – 12 December 1101), better known by his regnal name al-Mustaʿlī biʾllāh ( المستعلي بالله, lit. 'The One Raised Up by God' ), was the ninth Fatimid caliph and the nineteenth imam [a] of Musta'li Ismailism .
The Musta‘lī ( Arabic: مستعلي) are a branch of Isma'ilism named for their acceptance of al-Musta'li as the legitimate nineteenth Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir Billah. In contrast, the Nizari —the other living branch of Ismailism, presently led by Aga Khan IV —believe the nineteenth caliph was ...
Aug 2, 2019 · One section of the Ismaili communities of Egypt, Yemen and western India recognized his younger son al-Musta‘li, who had succeeded to the Fatimid throne as the next caliph. The other faction based in Persia, under the leadership of Hasan-i Sabbah supported al-Mustansir’s elder son and designated heir, Nizar, as the rightful Imam.
al-Mustaʿlī. Fāṭimid caliph. Learn about this topic in these articles: Ismāʿīliyyah. In Fatimid dynasty: The end of the Fatimid state. …caliph with the regnal name al-Mustaʿlī (reigned 1094–1101); in doing so, al-Afḍal split the sect from top to bottom. Read More.
Abu Mansur al-Nizar, surnamed al-Mustapha al-dinillah (the chosen for God's religion), was born in Cairo on 437/1045. He assumed the Imamate on 18th Zilhaja, 487/January 6, 1095 at the age of 50 years. He had been however proclaimed as a successor in 480/1087 before the notables in the court by his father.
Al-Musta'li was about 20 years old, and already married to al-Afdal's daughter. Al-Afdal moved swiftly, and on the day following Imam al-Mustansir's death, he placed the young prince on the throne with the title of al-Musta'li-billah. He quickly obtained for al-Musta'li the allegiance of the notables of the court.
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Home. NIZAR I (487-490/1095-1097), 19TH IMAM. in. Encyclopedia Topic. Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin. "Abu Mansur al-Nizar, surnamed al-Mustapha al-dinillah (the chosen for God's religion), was born in Cairo on 437/1045. He assumed the Imamate on 18th Zilhaja, 487/January 6, 1095 at the age of 50 years.
