Khalil Allah II Ali

Khalīl Allāh II ʿAlī (Arabic: خليل الله الثاني علي) was the 39th imam of the Qasim-Shahi branch of the Nizari Isma'ili community.^[1]

Khalil Allah II Ali succeeded his father Nur al-Dahr Ali when the latter died in 1671, until his own death in January 1680.^[2] He was buried in a tomb in the mausoleum of his predecessor, al-Mustansir Billah III.^[3] Khalil Allah II Ali was the last Nizari imam to reside in Anjudan; his successor Shah Nizar II moved his residence to the nearby village of Kahak.^[4]

References

1. Daftary 2007, pp. 425, 509.
2. Daftary 2007, pp. 425, 439, 509.
3. Daftary 2007, pp. 423, 425.
4. Daftary 2007, pp. 439, 456.

Sources

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• Daftary, Farhad (2007). The Ismāʿı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-61636-2.

Khalil Allah II Ali of the Ahl al-Bayt Banu Hashim Clan of the Banu Quraish Born: ? C.E Died: 1680 C.E.
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Preceded by Nur al-Dahr Ali	39th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism (Qasim-Shahi line) 1671–1680	Succeeded by Shah Nizar II