In Search of the Day of Resurrection (A Journey through the Ismaili Books of History and Beliefs) مقالة

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Abbas Amanat In Search of the Day of Resurrection: An Overview of the Book "The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines" May the discussion of your tresses not end, O Hafiz, May that lineage continue until the Day of Judgment From the time when Hassan-i Sabbah set foot inside the fortress of Alamut in Rajab 483 AH (corresponding to September 1090 AD) until he died there thirty-five years later in Rabi' al-Awwal 518 (corresponding to June 1124 AD), as Farhad Daftar has stated in his scholarly work, the Da'i of Daylam apparently did not step out of his house more than twice, and even those two times, he did not go beyond the roof of his house. The third point is that, although Daftar often relies on the studies of Western researchers (especially up to the end of the Alamut era) and presents their results and outcomes to the reader, his work is at the same time not devoid of historical reasoning regarding obscure issues; in various places, through the comparison of contradictory or complementary theories, he has arrived at original thoughts, or by comparing the studies of other researchers with primary texts and sources, he has obtained new results. After addressing the sect that defended the imamate of Ismail ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq and his son Muhammad ibn Ismail, he has provided a description regarding the renewed manifestation of the beliefs of the Ghulat concerning the occultation and the appearance of the Imam at the end of time, including in sects such as the Mukhammisa and other Ghulat, and has attempted to present the existing works and evidence regarding this dark period of Ismaili history.