WorksheetsHistory of Ismaili Imamat
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
During this time, the Imams lived in mountain fortresses in Persia and Syria.
Dai Hassan-e-Sabah and Dai Rashid al-Din Sinan spread the Dawa widely.
The Seljuks and Abbasids were ruling in the Muslim world.
Dawr-e-Satr
Dawr-e-Alamut
Fatimid Period
Formative Period
Dawr-e-Satr starts with which Imam?
Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq (A.S)
Imam Mehdi (A.S)
Imam Ismail (A.S)
Imam Muhammad bin Ismail (A.S)
During this time, the Imams lived quietly in Medina and did not take part in politics. The Abbasids took power from the Umayyads because of their unjust rule and claimed that leadership should stay with the Prophet’s family (Ahl al-Bayt).
Post Alamut Period
Dawr-e-Satr
Fatimid Period
Formative Period
Fatimid Period starts with which Imam?
Imam Mehdi (A.S)
Imam Qaim (A.S)
Imam Nizar (A.S)
Imam Ali (A.S)
During this time, the Imams lived secretly near Salamiyah to stay safe from Abbasid persecution. Their identity was hidden, but they built a strong Dawa network that reached as far as Sindh.
Formative Period
Post Alamut Period
Dawr-e-Satr
Fatimid Period
Formative period starts with which Imam?
Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S)
Hazrat Imam Ali (A.S)
Hazrat Imam Mustansir Billah (A.S)
Hazrat Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq (A.S)
During this time, Egypt became the main center of Ismaili Dawa. The Imams became Imam-Caliphs and ruled Egypt. The Abbasids were in Baghdad, while the Umayyads were strong in Al-Andalus.
Dawr-e-Satr
Fatimid Period
Dawr-e-Alamut
Post Alamut Period
Alamut Period starts with which Imam?
Imam Mustansir Billah (A.S)
Imam Mahdi (A.S)
Imam Hussain (A.S)
Imam Nizar (A.S)
During this time, the Mongols invaded and destroyed Alamut. The Imams moved to Azerbaijan, where the Taimurids ruled. Because of danger and persecution, the Imams again went into hiding.
Fatimid Period
Post Alamut Period
Dawr-e-Alamut
Dawr-e-Satr
Alamut Period ends on which Imam?
Imam Qasim Shah (A.S)
Imam Rukn al-din Khurshah (A.S)
Imam Wafi Ahmed (A.S)
Imam Hasan 'ala dhikrihi al-Salam (A.S)
What happened to Imams after Alamut Period? Where did they go?
Syria
India
Persia
Azerbaijan
