Shams al-Din Muhammad (Nizari imam)
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Shams al-Din Muhammad (Arabic: شمس الدین محمد, romanized: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad; before 1256 – c. 1310) was the 28th imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community. Little is known about his life. He was the first imam to rule after the destruction of the Nizari state by the Mongol Empire, and spent his life hiding his true identity.
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Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad | |
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Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism | |
Tenure | 1256–1310 |
Predecessor | Rukn al-Din Khurshah |
Successor | Qasim Shah (Qasim-Shahi) Mu'min Shah (Mu'mini) |
Born | Before 1256 |
Died | 1310 |
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Following his death, the line of succession split into two, the Qasim-Shahi line, which survives to this day in the form of mainstream Nizari Isma'ilism, led by the Aga Khans, and the Muhammad-Shahi or Mu'mini line, which has diminished today to a few thousand followers in Syria.[1]