Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallāh
Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallāh ( Arabic أحمد بن عبد اللّه, DMG Aḥmad ibn ʿAbdallāh ) is according to the historiographical tradition of the Ismaili Shia their ninth imam .
Ahmad was born as the eldest son of the founder of the Ismaili mission ( daʿwa ) , Abdallah al-Akbar († approx. 874), in Chalus on the south coast of the Caspian Sea . He succeeded his father in the leadership of the mission, which he also led as living "evidence" (ḥuǧǧa) out of the hidden ( ġaiba ) , with the Syrian Salamiyya as its headquarters. As a merchant he traveled to the most important "islands" (ǧazīra) of the mission in Iraqi Kufa , in the southern Persian Askar Mukram and in the northern Persian mountain region of Dailam , which was one of the oldest mission areas of the Ismaili Shia and for several centuries its most important Settlement areas should count.
Ahmad's sons were Hussein († 882/883) and Abu Ali Muhammad "Abu sch-Schalaghlagh" († approx. 899), the latter of whom succeeded in leadership over the mission.
literature
- Farhad Daftary , The Ismāʿīlīs: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge University Press 1990, ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0 .
- Heinz Halm , The Empire of the Mahdi. The rise of the Fatimids (875–973). Beck, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-406-35497-1 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Abdallah al-Akbar | 9. Imam of the Ismailis | Hussein ibn Ahmad |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallāh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ninth imam according to the historiographical tradition of the Ismaili Shia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chalus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |