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'''Abū ʾAḥmad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl''' ({{lang-ar|عبد اللّه بن محمد بن إسماعيل}}, born 766–828 CE/149–212 AH in [[Salamiyah]], [[Syria]]; Imamate 809–828 CE/193–212 AH), known by Isma'ilis as '''ʾAḥmad al-Wāfī'''<ref name=Makarem/><ref name=ismaili.net/>{{better source needed|date=July 2022}} and sometimes incorrectly identified with [[Abd Allah ibn Maymun al-Qaddah|ʿAbd Allāh ibn Maymūn al-Qaddāḥ]],<ref name="Daftary1990">{{cite book|author=Daftary, Farhad|author-link=Farhad Daftary|title=The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cSO9zh61AGEC&q=Hasan+al-Muthanna&pg=PA88|date=1990|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=978-0-521-42974-0|page=104}}</ref><ref name="Meymun">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/abdallah-b-maymun-al-qaddah-legendary-founder-of-the-qarmatian-ismaili-doctrine |title=Encyclopædia Iranica, ʿAbdallāh bin Maymūn Al-Qaddāḥ |access-date=2018-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516235417/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/abdallah-b-maymun-al-qaddah-legendary-founder-of-the-qarmatian-ismaili-doctrine |archive-date=2018-05-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was the eighth [[Imamate in Ismaili doctrine|Isma'ili Imam]]. He was the son and successor of the seventh Imam, [[Muhammad ibn Isma'il]].<ref>Tabari, 3rd vol., p. 2218</ref> He was called ''al-Wāfī'' "true to his word". |
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As the Imam, he was the supreme spiritual leader of the Isma'ili community from his appointment until his death. The [[Nizari Isma'ilism|Nizari]] and [[Musta'li Ismailism|Musta'li]] trace their Imamate lines from him and his descendants who founded the [[Fatimid Caliphate]]. For protection against his real Imam position, he was known as "Attar" (due to his profession in drug and medicine). He was succeeded by his son, [[Muhammad at-Taqi (Isma'ili)|Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad |
As the Imam, he was the supreme spiritual leader of the Isma'ili community from his appointment until his death. The [[Nizari Isma'ilism|Nizari]] and [[Musta'li Ismailism|Musta'li]] trace their Imamate lines from him and his descendants who founded the [[Fatimid Caliphate]]. For protection against his real Imam position, he was known as "Attar" (due to his profession in drug and medicine). He was succeeded by his son, [[Muhammad at-Taqi (Isma'ili)|Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad al-Taqi)]].<ref name=ismaili.net>[http://www.ismaili.net/histoire/history04/history417.html WAFI AHMAD (197-212/813-828)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> With the death of [[Ja'far al-Sadiq]] in 765 (148 AH), Isma'il in 775 (158 AH) and Muhammad in 813 (197 AH), the Isma'ili Imams were impelled to hide; this first [[occultation (Islam)|occultation]] lasted from 813 to 882 (197–268 AH).<ref>Achilles des Souza, "Mediation in Islam - an Investigation" (Rome, 1975, p. 35)</ref> |
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The eighth to tenth Isma'ili Imams were hidden from the public because of threats from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] and were known by their nicknames. However, the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] in their religious text, ''Taqqarub'', claim to have the true names of all 21 imams in sequence including the "hidden" imams: the eighth Imam Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Ahmad al-Wafi), the ninth Imam Ahmad ibn Abd Allah ([[Muhammad at-Taqi (Isma'ili)|Muhammad |
The eighth to tenth Isma'ili Imams were hidden from the public because of threats from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] and were known by their nicknames. However, the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] in their religious text, ''Taqqarub'', claim to have the true names of all 21 imams in sequence including the "hidden" imams: the eighth Imam Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Ahmad al-Wafi), the ninth Imam Ahmad ibn Abd Allah ([[Muhammad at-Taqi (Isma'ili)|Muhammad al-Taqi]]), and the tenth Imam Husayn ibn Ahmad ([[Abd Allah al-Radi]]).<ref name=Makarem>{{cite journal|last1=Makarem|first1=Sami|authorlink1=Sami Makarem|title=The Hidden Imams of the Ismailis|journal=Quarterly Journal of the American University of Beirut|volume=21|url=http://www.ismaili.net/Source/0910.html}}</ref> |
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Ahmad al-Wafi | |
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| Title | al-Azbab al-Itlaq (Absolute lord), al-Wafi |
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| Born | Abd Allah 179 AH (approximately 795/796) |
| Died | 212 AH (approximately 827/828) |
| Resting place | Salamiyah, Syria |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad al-Taqi) |
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| Other names | Abd Allah ibn Muhammad |
| Muslim leader | |
| Initiation | 212 AH |
| Post | eighth Isma'ili Imam |
| Part of a series on Islam Isma'ilism |
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Abū ʾAḥmad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl (Arabic: عبد اللّه بن محمد بن إسماعيل, born 766–828 CE/149–212 AH in Salamiyah, Syria; Imamate 809–828 CE/193–212 AH), known by Isma'ilis as ʾAḥmad al-Wāfī[1][2][better source needed] and sometimes incorrectly identified with ʿAbd Allāh ibn Maymūn al-Qaddāḥ,[3][4] was the eighth Isma'ili Imam. He was the son and successor of the seventh Imam, Muhammad ibn Isma'il.[5] He was called al-Wāfī "true to his word".
As the Imam, he was the supreme spiritual leader of the Isma'ili community from his appointment until his death. The Nizari and Musta'li trace their Imamate lines from him and his descendants who founded the Fatimid Caliphate. For protection against his real Imam position, he was known as "Attar" (due to his profession in drug and medicine). He was succeeded by his son, Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad al-Taqi).[2] With the death of Ja'far al-Sadiq in 765 (148 AH), Isma'il in 775 (158 AH) and Muhammad in 813 (197 AH), the Isma'ili Imams were impelled to hide; this first occultation lasted from 813 to 882 (197–268 AH).[6]
The eighth to tenth Isma'ili Imams were hidden from the public because of threats from the Abbasid Caliphate and were known by their nicknames. However, the Dawoodi Bohra in their religious text, Taqqarub, claim to have the true names of all 21 imams in sequence including the "hidden" imams: the eighth Imam Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Ahmad al-Wafi), the ninth Imam Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad al-Taqi), and the tenth Imam Husayn ibn Ahmad (Abd Allah al-Radi).[1]
Gallery
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Mosque of Imam Abd Allah, Salamiyah, Syria, renovated by Dawoodi Bohra -
"Kabra mubarak" Imam Abd Allah, Salamiyah -
House and Mausoleum of Abd Allah, Salamiyah
See also
References
- ^ a b Makarem, Sami. "The Hidden Imams of the Ismailis". Quarterly Journal of the American University of Beirut. 21.
- ^ a b WAFI AHMAD (197-212/813-828)
- ^ Daftary, Farhad (1990). The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge University Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0.
- ^ "Encyclopædia Iranica, ʿAbdallāh bin Maymūn Al-Qaddāḥ". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Tabari, 3rd vol., p. 2218
- ^ Achilles des Souza, "Mediation in Islam - an Investigation" (Rome, 1975, p. 35)