Threshold of the Imāmate Isma'ilism
view of alamut besieged.
after imprisonment of nizar younger brother ahmad al mustaali, various sources indicate nizar s son ali al-hadi ibn nizar|al-hādī survived , fled alamut. offered safe place in alamut, hassan-al-sabbah welcomed him. however, believed not announced public , lineage hidden until few imāms later.
it announced advent of imām hassan ii. in show of imāmate , emphasize interior meaning (the batin) on exterior meaning (the zahir), imam hasan announced qiyamah (spiritual resurrection) - beginning of new era in spiritual meaning of religious law revealed , practiced openly. prayed mecca, did rest of congregation, prayed behind him, , ordered community break ramadan fasting feast @ noon. made speech saying imam had brought murids qiyamah shariah.
afterwards descendants ruled imāms @ alamut until destruction mongols.
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