Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni听(1804鈥�1881), also known as Hasan Ali听Shah, was the 46th听Imam听of the Nizari听Ismailis and the first Ismaili听Imam听to bear the title of听Aga Khan, bestowed on him by the contemporary Qajar monarch of Persia. This book is the first English translation of his memoirs, the听滨产谤补迟-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 Imam coincided with the final decades of the Nizari Ismaili听Imamate听in Persia. The听Aga Khan鈥檚 permanent departure from Persia in 1257/1841, marked the transference of the Seat of the Nizari Ismaili听Imamate听after more than seven centuries from Persia to India.
The听Ibrat-afza听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 Imam was published as part of the IIS鈥檚 Diamond Jubilee publications in honour of His Highness the Aga Khan 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听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.
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