Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sect of mustaali ismaili taiyebi bohras who are found in the state of gujarat in india and sindh in pakistan”. Today it says “tayyibi musta'lavi isma'ili shi'i muslim community from gujarat”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Present day; Pledge; Community Anthem (النشيد العلوي); Society; Naming of Child (تسمية)”.
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Muslim community from Gujarat, India Not to be confused with Alevi . The Alavi Bohras are a Tayyibi Musta'lavi Isma'ili Shi'i Muslim community from Gujarat , India. In India, during the time of the 18th Fatimid Imam Al-Mustansir Billah around 1093 AD in Egypt, the designated learned people ( wulaat ) who were sent from Yemen by missionaries ( du'aat ) under the guidance of the imam established a da'wah in Khambhat (Gujarat, India). After the division of the Musta'lid community, the Yemenite Da'wah followed their 21st imam, the son of 20th Imam Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah in the succession of Fatimid Imams of Egypt, At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim as their Imam of seclusion, and the Bohras are the modern descendants of Tayyibi Da'wah established from Khambhat, Patan and Sidhpur in the 5th century Hijri and also the immigrants from Yemeni Tayyibi Da'wah. Subsequently, splits occurred at various instances in the mainstream Bohra community regarding the spiritual appointment in the succession of the representative of the Imam us Satr or Da’i in Ahmedabad between 1422 and 1640 AD. Two major splits during this period resulted in the formation of three major groups of Bohras: Alavis, Dawoodis and Sulaymanis . The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning .
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The Alavi Bohras are sect of Mustaali Ismaili Taiyebi Bohras who are found in the state of Gujarat in India and Sindh in Pakistan . They arose out of a split with in the larger Bohra community. The Alavi Bohra believe that the 28 th da'i-e-mutlaq Saiyedna Shaikh Adam Safiyuddin (QR) in succession appointed his grandson Saiyedna ‘Ali Shamsuddin bin Ibraheem (QR) as the 29 th da'i-e-mutlaq and his successor through the tradition of propagation of nass. .
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The Alavi Bohras are a Taiyabi Mustaali Ismaili Shi'i Muslim community from Gujarat , India .In India, during the time of the 18th Fatimid Imam Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah around 1093 AD, the designated learned people (wulaat) who were sent from Yemen by the celebrated missionaries under the guidance of the Imam established a Dawah in Khambhat .After the division of the Mustaalid community, the Yemenite Dawah followed at-Tayyib Abi l-Qasim as their Imam, and the Bohras are the modern descendants of Taiyabi converts and immigrants.Subsequently, splits occurred at various instances in the mainstream Bohra community regarding the spiritual appointment in the succession of the representative of the Imam or Da’i in Ahmedabad between 1422-1640 AD.Two major splits during this period resulted in the formation of three major groups of Bohras: Alavis, Dawoodis and Sulaymanis .
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Wikipedia list article Ethnic group The Alavi Bohras are a Taiyebi Musta'alavi Isma'ili Shi'i Muslim community from Gujarat , India.In India, during the time of the 18th Fatimid Imam Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah around 1093 AD in Egypt, the designated learned people ( wulaat ) who were sent from Yemen by missionaries ( du'aat ) under the guidance of the imam established a da'wah in Khambhat (Gujarat, India).After the division of the Mustaalid community, the Yemenite Da'wah followed their 21st imam, the son of 20th Imam Aamir in the succession of Fatimid Imams of Egypt, at-Taiyeb Abul Qaasim as their Imam of seclusion ستر, and the Bohras are the modern descendants of Taiyebi Da'wah established from Khambhat, Patan and Sidhpur in the 5th century Hijri and also the immigrants from Yemeni Taiyebi Da'wah. Subsequently, splits occurred at various instances in the mainstream Bohra community regarding the spiritual appointment in the succession of the representative of the Imam us Satr or Da’i in Ahmedabad between 1422–1640 AD. Two major splits during this period resulted in the formation of three major groups of Bohras: Alavis, Dawoodis and Sulaymanis . The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning ."Welcome to the Official Website of Shi'a Isma'ili Musta'alavi Taiyebi Alavi Bohras – Home page" .
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sect of mustaali ismaili taiyebi bohras who are found in the state of gujarat in india and sindh in pakistan
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tayyibi musta'lavi isma'ili shi'i muslim community from gujarat
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