The family of the Prophet, Panj Tan Pak*.

(387AH - 448 ou 438AH) Son of Pir Mustansirbillah. Born in Yemen. Named by Imam Az-Zahir. Fathered 6 sons.

King Dashrath's father. King Dashrat was Shri Krishna's father.Indoumati*.

Dai sent to Almut to relieve Dai Assad b. Kassam al Ajami.He established military formations in the Ismaili army. Maintained good relations with Amir Rudwan.

Persian Dai, served as Deputy for Emir Radhwan of Alep whose son Alp Arslan overtook his power and attempted to destroy the Ismailis. Ibrahim escaped and sought refuge in Sheizar*.

Son of Hayder Ali. Named by Imam Abuzar Ali. Travelled to Afghanistan and Badakshan. Died during the time of Imam Zulfikar Ali.

14/15th Centurey. One of the 19 children of Pir HK. Buried in Multan.

Son of Pir Mehrab Beg*. Named by Imam Hassanali. Died after a few years of Piratan.His brother Sayyed Ali Ashgar Beg became PIR after Ali Akbar Bed died. See ginans 298, 513.

Son of Pir Mehrab Beg and brother of Pir Ali Akbar Beg. Last Pir in the lineage of descendants from Pir Hayder Ali.

(429/1037-483/1080 or 410/1020-459/1067) Dai and founder of the Ismaili Sulayhide dynasty which ruled Yemen from 1037 to 1139. For detailed English text on ALI B. MUHAMMAD AL-SULAHI click here

(9th Century) Converted at the same time as Ibn Hawshab* by Imam Raziyuddin Abdullah, who sent them both as missionaries to Yemen in 268/882.

See Asal Du'a by Pir Sadardin.

(600-661 A.D.) Imam in 619. Born in the Kabba, son of Imam Abu Talib* and Fatima b. Asad*. Married Fatima and had 4 children, including Om Kulsum and Zainab. He married 9 other women after Fatima and had 14 sons and 19 daughters. The Imamat was declared by Divine Order at Gadir-e-Khum.

God the Creator, Bhrama, focal point of all the Attributes. Aql-i Qul*, Light, Noor*, explanation in Sura al Noor. Allah was also the name of the "head" idol in Mecca during pre-islamic time.

Name of a Farman Book - see. ami - Nyaz

(6th Century) Wife of Abdallah ibn Abdul Muttalib* and mother of Prophet Mohamed.

(83AH/702 - 148AH/765) Imam Jaffar Sadiq, son of Imam al-Baqir. Pir during the Imamat of his father. His grand-son Nooruddin succeeded him on the trone of Piratan during the Imamat of Mowlana Mohmmad bin Ismail.*

A village in India which was visited by Pir Shams. This village is mentioned in Garbi 1/2 and g. 618.

Village built by the Khojas on land given by the Nawab of Junagadh to Vazir Ismail Gangji in return for his honesty.

Wife of Atrimuni*. She had 2 children: Datrâtéy* and Dourwâsâni*

Son of Pandu, the father of the 5 Pandavs. Married Chitraganda and Ulipi. Father of Babhruwana*, brother to Sohodew, Bhim.

Dai and astronomer sent in 490AH to Alep by Hassan bin Sabbah. Converted Emir Ridwan and delivered the Khoutba in the name of the Fatimid Caliphate for 1 month.

(520/1126-595/1198). Accomplished Ismaili philosopher, born in Cordoba, Spain. Wrote about Aristotle. Had controversy withGazali (Tahaf

(14/15th Century). Son of Pir HK. Buried in Multan.

City in India, home of Tara Rani and Haristchandra*. g. 348/15.

970 AD. Mosque built by Jawhar for Imam al-Muiz. Became a University during the time of Imam al-Aziz. Named after Fatima az-Zahra. Attended by approximately 10,000 students.

A city in Persia known as "Shehr-i Babak", in the province of Kihrman. Home of the Imams in the latter half of the 18th Century.

One of Pir sadardin's 6 brothers. Upon meeting a group of pilgrims, he made the Ganges River appear at their feet. 14 of the pilgrims had faith in the miracle and became his followers. Sayyed Badruddin composed ginans and his 17 disciples formed a community who still recite ginans as, "bhanne Pir Sadardin, kahet Badruddin". Some members of this community live today in Hamilton.

(6th Century) Nestorian monk who predicted the arrival and prophethood of Mohamed after his journey with Abu Talib to Basra (Bocra).

(15th Century) Only daughter of Pir HK. A granth is devoted entirely to her. She preached to the people of Punjab, Sind and Gujarat. She had 18 brothers.

(15/16th Century). Son of Seyyed Imam Shah.

Hero and brother to Wasoudev and Krishna. He rebirths 9 times in each cycle.

Brother of Krishna.

Bengalis' country. Mentioned in Jodilo 13 of Pir Shams.

(15/16th Century). Son of Seyyed Imam Shah.

57AH/677-114AH/732. Imam in 713, born in Medina. Son of Imam Zainul Abidin and Om Abdulla (daughter of Hazrat Hassan). Married Om Farwa, grand daughter of Abu Bakr. The city of Fadak*which was confisticated from Bibi Fatima was givenback to him.

Cemetary where Hazrat Hassan and Bibi Fatima are buried.

(Arabic) batin = estoeric. Name given to the Ismailis, those who believe in the esoteric.

Located in "Château de Bellerive" and founded by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan*. Château de Bellerive, 1245 Coulonge Bellerive, Geneva, Switzerland.

(14/15th Century) Son of Pir HK. Buried in Akbarabad.

(Sanskrit). God, equivalent of Allah, The Creator. Came from the Light of the Imam [See Khat Nirinjan]. Revealed the 4 Vedas as Gur Brahma. Image and Hujjat of the Imam. PIR*

(1004AD). "House of Knowledge", International university in Cairo founded by Imam Hakim. Holds 2 million books in its libraries.

(10/11th Century) School of Medicine founded in Sicily by Imam al-Hakim. Includes a huge medical library.

Daint = demon, Kalingo = Kali, black. Damned Demon,represents the opposite of the Naklanki* Avtar.

Dai who accompanied Imam Hassanali to India at 20 years of age. In 1899, founded the "Sat Panthi Mission Society" (ITREB) with the help of Mustakali, his son*.

(Mystical?) Horse belonging to Hazrat Ali, upon which the Imam will ride on the Day of Judgement.

Dai of Imam az-Zahir who also named him Governor of Syria. He won the battle of al-Ukhuwna and reclaimed Alep of Mirdasides in 1038.

Also known as Lady Ema or Emra. ___149:4. Historical figure, referred to as a saint in the ginan "Satiye toriya motira no har." She was a gupti who practised Taqiya* and left this world in a Wiman [flying saucer].

(14/15th Century). Son of Pir HK, buried in Multan.

(604-632). Daughter of Prophet Mohamed, and wife of Hazrat Ali. Also known as Om Abiha (Mother of her father) and Fatima Fatir (Creator). Her rank was that of Hujjat.