Article – The Concept of Succession in the Shi’a Isma’ili Imamate July 8, 2009
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On July 11, millions of Shi‘a Isma‘ili Muslims around the world will celebrate the anniversary of the ascension of their 49th hereditary Imam, Mawlana Shah Karim al-Husayni, to the office of the Isma‘ili Imamate. The notion of succession in the Imamate evokes several key questions: How is the next Imam chosen? Does the Imam-to-be know of his own status beforehand? Was he prepared for his function? Why does the Imamate continue in a single line of male descent? This article explores the principles of the Imamate succession in light of Shi‘a Isma‘ili intellectual literature and provides examples from the history of the Isma‘ili Imams including the most recent succession of the 49th Imam in light of these principles.
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Author Khalil Andani is a graduate from the University of Waterloo with Bachelor of Math (BMath) and Master of Accounting Degrees (MAcc) and is currently completing a Chartered Accounting (CA) designation. Khalil is also an aspiring contemporary Ismaili thinker and studies Islamic esoterism, Ismaili history and thought, and comparative religious thought such as the perennial philosophy. He occasionally writes short articles and reflections on subjects from Ismaili doctrine and intellectual thought and their connection to contemporary Ismaili doctrine and practice. He can be contacted at kandani @ hotmail .com
Compulsory reading for all Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Thank you for sharing
Once again Khalil Andani delivers
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I have just read this – amazing and informative.
You mention 4 other articles you have written of which only 2 are available as download
Where Can I get the other two?
Karim, please check this link and also find the email address of Khalil Andani in the pdf file.
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