Khalil Allah I
Khalīl Allāh I (
Sufi name Dhūʾl-Faqār ʿAlī (Arabic: ذو الفقار علي), was the 37th imam of the Qasim-Shahi branch of Nizari Isma'ilism.[1]
Khalil Allah succeeded his father
Persia, where his tombstone survives to this day. The tombstone gives the date of his death as March 1634.[2]
Khalil Allah had close relations with the ruling
Twelvers, indicating that Khalil Allah and his followers were hiding their true faith.[2]
He was succeeded by his son, Nur al-Dahr Ali.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Daftary 2007, pp. 425, 437, 509.
- ^ a b c Daftary 2007, p. 437.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-521-61636-2.