Muhammad at-Taqi (Isma'ili)
Abū al-Ḥusayn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl (Arabic: أبو الحسين أحمد بن عبد الله بن محمد بن إسماعيل),[1] better known as Muḥammad al-Taqī (born AH 174 (790/791), died AH 225 (839/840), Salamiyah, Syria, Imam: AH 212 (827/828)–AH 225 (839/840)) is the ninth Ismāʿīlī Imam. As the Imam, he was the supreme spiritual leader of the Ismāʿīlī 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. He was succeeded by his son, al-Ḥusayn ibn Aḥmad / ʿAbd Allāh al-Raḍī.
Muhammad al-Taqi | |
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| 9th Isma'ili Imam | |
| In office 828–840 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad al-Wafi |
| Succeeded by | Abd Allah al-Radi |
| Title | al-Taqi (lit. 'the pious one') |
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| Born | Ahmad 174 AH (approximately 790/791) |
| Died | 225 AH (approximately 839/840) |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
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| Other names | Ahmad ibn Abd Allah |
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The 8th to 10th Ismāʿīlī 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 those "hidden" imams: 8th Imam Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Ahmad al-Wafi), 9th Imam Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (Muhammad al-Taqi), and the 10th Imam Husayn ibn Ahmad (Abd Allah al-Radi).[2]
Ismaili Da'i, Idris Imad al-Din, in his book, Uyun al-Akhbar, claimed that Ahmad authored the epic Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity, concealing his identity, to fight against abrogation of Islam by Ashr'ites and Mu'tazilites, and rising religious intolerance among Muslims during the reign of Abbasids, especially during the period of Mihna instigated by the caliph, Al-Ma'mun.[3]
References
- The Hidden Imams of the Ismāʿīlīs Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Sami N.Makarem
- “In addition to what has been concluded from this study, the following deductions can also be drawn: To the Ismāʿīlīs, the names of the hidden Imams after Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Ja'far are: Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (better known in Isma'ili circles as Ahmad al-Wafi), Ahmad ibn Abd Allah (better known as Muhammad al-Taqi), Husayn ibn Ahmad (better known as ʿAbd Allāh al-Raḍī/al-Zakī) and Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn (better known as ‘Ubayd Allah ibn al-Husayn, with al-Mahdī as title)."- Quarterly Journal of the American University of Beirut, Vol. XXI. Nos. 1 2, Edited by Mahmud Ghul,The Hidden Imams of the Ismailis Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Sami N.Makarem
- Leaman, Oliver, ed. (2015). "Ikhwan al-Safa'". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472569455. Retrieved 4 Jun 2020 – via books.google.com.