"The imamate cast its staff in its house with delight; its solitude became tamed, and its basis became firm. The Commander of the Faithful became a high, lofty mountain, a firm mountain on earth and a sheltering shadow for its inhabitants. The foothold of guidance became firm and the fright of piety was calmed by him. He straightened its support which had become crooked, and strengthened its foundations which had become loose. He reinforced its rope (ḥabl) which had dissolved, restoring its unity which had been dispersed. What was scattered was repaired by the blessing of the Commander of the Faithful, the good fortune of his nature, the good omen of his star and the breeze of his zephyr. He treated Islam from incurable disease and repaired its fissures. He mended cracks in it which could not be mended, and reconciled splits in it which could not be reconciled. He is the key of mercy and the guide of the good, defending the truth, protecting religion, taking care of the affairs of Muslims, and watchful of that which thwarts the aspirations of the peddlers of falsehood." - Imam ‘Abdullah al-Mahdi bi’llah (Anthology of Ismaili Literature 53) According to Ismaili Dai Qadi al-Numan: "(Al-Mahdī) was proclaimed caliph on Friday 2 Rabīʿ II 297/7 January 90 at Raqqāda, al-Qayrawān, and al-Qaṣr al-Qadīm. This letter was read out from the pulpit of al-Qayrawān and was dispatched to the provinces with the dāʿīs. He was proclaimed thereafter and it was read out from the pulpits when it reached there." #Ismailis #Ismailism #AgaKhan #AhlAlBayt #ProudIsmaili #SpiritualChildren #HazarImam #SpiritualFather #SpiritualMother #ShahPir #Blessed #Faith #Love4Imam #Imam #Imamat #IsmailiPride #LessonsInIsmailism #DidYouKnow #OneJamat #UltimateJamat #JourneyToDubai #FollowtheFanous #JGCAN #KeyOfMercy #Fatimid #ImamAlMahdi #Mahdi
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