Table of Contents





  1. Chapter I - Arabia and imamat
    1. ARABIA AND IMAMAT
    2. MOWLANA MURTAZA ALY 1st Imam of the Shia and the 4th Caliph of the Muslims (10 A.H. - 40 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. The Prophet's flight (Hijrah) to Medina
      3. Ghadeer al-Khumm:
      4. Sagifa bani Saida
      5. The Battle of Jamel
      6. The Battle of Siffin
      7. The Battle of Naherwan:
      8. Death of Hazrat Aly:
      9. Imamat:
      10. Character:
    3. ISMAILIS - The Shia of Aly
    4. HAZRAT HASAN
      1. Early Life
      2. The Caliphate:
      3. Death of Hazrat Hasan:
    5. MOWLANA HUSAYN 2nd Imam - (40 A.H. - 61 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Opposition to Muawia:
      3. Invitation from Kufa:
      4. Muslim bin Aqil:
      5. Journey to Kufa:
      6. The Tragedy of Karbala:
    6. MOWLANA ZAIN AL - ABIDIN 3rd Imam - (61 A.H. - 96 A.H.)
      1. The Battle of Karbala:
      2. Early Life:
      3. Imamat:
      4. Death of Imam Zain al-Abidin:
    7. MOWLANA MUHAMMAD AL-BAQIR 4th Imam - (96 A.H. - 125 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Imamat:
      3. The Zaydi Movement:
      4. The System of Da'wa (Mission):
      5. Death of Imam al-Baqir:
    8. MOWLANA JA'FAR AS SADIQ 5th Imam - (125 A.H. -148 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. The Abbasid Caliphate:
      3. A Learned Imam:
      4. Ikhwan as-Safa (The Brethern of Purity):
      5. Shia Doctrine:
      6. Hazrat Fatima:.
      7. Death of the Imam:
      8. The Ithna Asharis:
  2. Chapter II - Syria and Imamat
    1. MOWLANA ISMAIL 6th Imam
    2. MOWLANA MUHAMMAD BIN ISMAIL 7th Imam
      1. Early Life:
      2. The Da'wa (The Mission):
      3. Journey to the East:
      4. Death of the Imam:
    3. MOWLANA WAFI- AHMAD 8th Imam
      1. Early Life:
      2. Abdullah bin Maymun al Qaddah:
      3. Headquaters of the Da'wa:
      4. The Da'wa:
      5. The Successor Imam:
    4. MOWLANA TAQI MUHAMMAD 9th Imam
      1. Early Life
      2. Rasail Ikhwan as-Safa (Encyclopedia of the " Brethern of Purity"):
      3. Dai Tirmidhi:
      4. Death of the Imam:
    5. MOWLANA RAZIYID-DIN ABDULLAH 10th Imam
      1. Early Life:
      2. The Da'wa:
      3. The Time for Action:
      4. The Future Imam:
      5. Said al-Khair:
  3. Chapter III - NORTH WEST AFRICA AND IMAMAT
    1. MOWLANA MUHAMMADINIL MAHDI 11th Imam 1st Fatimid Caliph - ( 268 A. H. - 322 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. From Salamiya to Egypt:
      3. From Egypt to North Africa:
      4. Dai Abdullah al-Shii:
      5. The Fatimid Caliphate:
      6. Imam al-Mahdi and Dai Abu Abdullah:
      7. Imam al-Mahdi's Death:
    2. MOWLANA AL-QAIM 12th Imam 2nd Fatimid C aliph (322 A.H. - 334 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Imam al-Qaim as Caliph:
      3. Imam al-Qaim's Death:
    3. MOWLANA AL-MANSOOR 13th Imam 3rd Fatimid Caliph - 334 A.H. - 341 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Abu Yazid:
      3. Sicily
      4. Death of Imam al-Mansoor:
  4. Chapter IV Egypt and Imamat
    1. MOWLANA AL-MUIZ 14th Imam 4th Fatimid Caliph - (341 A.H. - 365 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Preparations in North Africa for Invasion of Egypt:
      3. Conquest of Egypt:
      4. Construction of Cairo:
      5. The al-Azhar University:
      6. Qazi Jawhar's Reforms in Egypt:
      7. Imam al-Muiz's Departure from North Africa to Egypt:
      8. Administration:
      9. The Da'wa under Imam al-Muiz:
      10. Cultural Progress:
      11. Society:
      12. Death of Imam al-Muiz:
    2. MOWLANA AL-AZIZ 15th Imam 5th Fatimid Caliph - (365 A.H. - 386 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. The Maghrib (North Africa):
      3. Vazirate - Yaqub bin Killis:
      4. The Qadi:
      5. Death of Imam al-Aziz:
    3. MOWLANA AL-HAKIM BI-AMRILLAH 16th Imam 6th Fatimid Caliph - 386 A.H. - 411 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Abu Rakwa's Revolt:
      3. Abbasid Manifesto of 406 A.H.:
      4. The Institutions Under Imam Hakim bi-Amrillah:
      5. Da'wa Under Imam al-Hakim:
      6. The Last Years of Imam al-Hakim (407 A.H. - 411 A.H.)
      7. Character and Personality of Imam al-Hakim:
    4. MOWLANA AZ-ZAHIR 17th Imam 7th Fatimid Caliph (411 A.H. - 427 A.H.)
      1. Early Life and Succession:
      2. Sitt al-Mulk:
      3. Saif-ad-Dawla Yusuf bin Dawwas:
      4. Council of Administration:
      5. Famine:
      6. Syria, Byzantium, and Iraq:
      7. Last Days:
    5. MOWLANA AL-MUSTANSIR BIL-LAH 18th Imam 8th Fatimid Caliph - (427 A.H. - 487 A.H.)
      1. Early Life:
      2. Sikkin the Pretender:
      3. The Maghrib (North Africa) and the Eastern Trade:
      4. The Yazuri Administration:
      5. Visit of Dai Muayyad:
      6. Visit of Dai Nasir Khusraw:
      7. The Palace of Imam Mustansir bil-Lah
      8. Nasir ad-Dawla's Mischief:
      9. Invitation to Badr-al-Jamali:
      10. Imam Mustansir bil-Lah's Last Days:
      11. The Bohras:
    6. MOWLANA NIZAR 19th Imam - (487 A.H. - 490 A.H.)
  5. CHAPTER V : ALAMUT AND IMAMAT
    1. 20th Imam Mowlana al-Hadi

      1. Conquest of the Fortresses
      2. Life in Ismaili Fortresses

      3. The Name and Practice of the Assassins and the Legend of Paradise

    2. 21st Imam Mowlana al-Muhtadi
      1. Dai Kiya Buzurg Ummid

    3. 22nd Imam Mowlana al-Qahir
      1. Dai Muhammad bin Kiya Buzurg's Activities
    4. 23rd Imam Mowlana Ala Zikrihis-Salam
      1. Early Life
      2. Kura Kiya
      3. Death of Imam Ala Zikrihis-Salam
    5. 24th Imam Mowlana A'La Muhammad
      1. Early Life
      2. Fakhud-Din ar-Razi
      3. Important Events
      4. Dai Rashid-ud-din-Sinan
    6. 25th Imam Mowlana Jalalud-din Hasan
      1. early life
      2. Pilgrimage to Mecca
      3. The Qazwini People of Alamut
      4. Persia and Syria
      5. Death of Imam Jalalud-Din Hasan
    7. 26th Imam Mowlana Alaid-din Muhammad
      1. Early Life
      2. The Sharia Policy
      3. The Ismailis, the Khwarazmians and the Mongols
      4. Pir Satgur Noor
      5. Later Life of Imam Alaid-din Muhammad
      6. Death of Imam Alaid-Din Muhammad
    8. 27th Imam Mowlana Ruknud-din Khair Shah
      1. Early life
      2. Mongol Invasion
      3. Imam Ruknud-Din Khair Shah Among the Mongols
      4. Massacre of the Ismailis
      5. Syria
      6. Iranian Nizari Ismailis
  6. CHAPTER VI :PERSIA AND IMAMAT
    1. 28TH IMAM MOWLANA SHAMSUD-DIN MUHAMMAD
    2. 29TH IMAM MOWLANA QASIM SHAH
      1. Pir Shams
      2. Shams Tabriz
    3. 30TH IMAM MOWLANA ISLAM SHAH and 31ST IMAM MOWLANA MUHAMMAD BIN ISLAM SHAH
    4. 32ND IMAM MOWLANA MUSTANSIR BIL-LAH to 44TH IMAM MOWLANA ABUL HASAN ALI
    5. 45TH IMAM MOWLANA KHALILULLAH ALI
    CHAPTER VII : INDO-PAK AND IMAMAT
    1. 46th IMAM : MOWLANA SHAH HASAN ALI - AGA KHAN I
      1. THE KHOJA CASE
    2. 47th IMAM : MOWLANA SHAH ALI SHAH - AGA KHAN 11
    3. LADY ALI SHAH
    4. 48th IMAM : MOWLANA SULTAN MUHAMMAD SHAH
      1. Early Life
      2. The Multi-Sided Life
      3. Ithna Ashari Khojas
      4. Haji Bibi Case
      5. The Jubilees
      6. Sincere Devotion of the Ismailis
      7. The Family
      8. Prince Aly Soloman Khan
      9. Prince Karim
    5. CHAPTER VIII : MOWLANA SHAH KARIM AL-HUSAYNI
      1. MOWLANA SHAH KARIM AL-HUSAYNI
      2. Early Life
      3. At Harvard University:
      4. First Visit to the Followers:
      5. SILVER JUBILEE