Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni聽(1804鈥1881), also known as Hasan Ali聽Shah, was the 46th聽Imam聽of the Nizari聽IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Ja士far al-峁⒛乨iq (d. 765), as his successor. and the first Ismaili聽Imam聽to bear the title of聽Aga KhanA title granted by the Shah of Persia to the then Ismaili Imam in 1818 and inherited by each of his successors to the Imamate., bestowed on him by the contemporary Qajar monarch of Persia. This book is the first English translation of his memoirs, the聽滨产谤补迟-补蹿锄补,听鈥楢 Book of Exhortation, or Example鈥, and includes a new edition of the Persian text and a detailed introduction to the work and its context.
The eventful career of this聽Imam聽coincided with the final decades of the Nizari Ismaili聽Imamate聽in Persia. 罢丑别听Aga Khan鈥檚 permanent departure from Persia in 1257/1841, marked the transference of the Seat of the Nizari Ismaili聽Imamate聽after more than seven centuries from Persia to India.
罢丑别听Ibrat-afza聽sheds invaluable light on the events leading to this watershed in Ismaili history, which can be much better appreciated in the light of the Imam鈥檚 own faithfully recounted testimony.
The First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili聽Imam聽was published as part of the IIS鈥檚 Diamond Jubilee publications in honour of His Highness the聽Aga Khan聽IV.
Speakers
Daniel Beben
Daniel Beben is Assistant Professor of History at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. He received his PhD from Indiana University Bloomington with a dissertation entitled The Legendary Biographies of Nasir-i Khusraw: Memory and Textualization in Early Modern Persian Ismailism. His research focuses on the history of Ismaili and Sufi communities in pre-modern Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. His current projects include a monograph on the history of Ismailism in Central Asia and a co-authored work on genealogical traditions in the Badakhshan region.
Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor
Course Director
Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Academic Research and Publications at 国产视频, and also lectures on the Institute鈥檚 educational programmes.
