al-Qa'im
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| Pronunciation | Al-Qaim Al-Ḳāʾim |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
| Meaning | The riser, He who carries out the command of God (Al-Qa'im bi-amri 'llah) |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
Al-Qāʾim, al-Qaim, or al-Ḳāʾim (Arabic: القائم, "the riser") may refer to:
People[edit]
- al-Qāʾim Āl Muḥammad, a messiah-like figure in Shi'a Islam, similar to the Mahdi
- People with full name or honorific al-Qāʾim bi-amr Allāh ("the one raised by [or 'who carries out'] God's order"):
- Jafar al Sadiq (702-765), He was the hope of Alid Shia at his time and was the first to be called Qaim āl Muhammad, in some Shia Hadith like in al Kafi or in other hadith books and history books Abu Muslim al Khorasani's and Abu Salamah al Khalal's will was to give him their allegiance for an unknown reason, His father said that: He is by (the grace of) God the riser (al Qaim) from Muhammad's household, however some of his compinions in Kufa also wanted to begin an uprising against Marwan II they were Abdul Salam ibn Nuaim, Sadir al Sairafi, Sulayman ibn Khalid and al Fayd ibn al Mukhtar (this is according to Kitab Rijal al Kashi) but He refused all of these ideas and refused to lead these uprisings, today one of his most notable titles is Qaim and this title was explained by Syed Ali Khamenei in his book A 250 Years Old Person in a chapter which titled (Imam Sadiq Qaim (Riser of) āl Muhammad (Household) at his time).
- Muhammad al-Mahdi (869–?), 12th Shia imam, also called Muhammad al-Qa'im
- al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph) (r.934–946), the second Fatimid caliph in Ifriqiya
- al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Baghdad) (1031–1075), son of al-Qadir
- Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Faraj, rival sultan to Muhammad IV of Granada in 1327
- al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Cairo) (f. 1451–1455), caliph under Mamluk authority
- Abu Abdallah al-Qaim (fl. 1509–1517), ruler of Sous in Morocco
Places[edit]
- Al-Qa'im District, a district of Iraq
- Al-Qa'im (town), a town situated in the above district
- Al-Qa'im border crossing, between Syria and Iraq
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