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Ali Shams al-Din I
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 13th dai of taiyabi musta‘lī bohra islam”. Today it says “thirteenth tayyibi isma'ili dāʿī al-muṭlaq in yemen”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Ali Shamshuddin Bin Ibrahim (d. He succeeded the 12th Dai, Mohammed Bin Hatim, to the religious post. Shamshuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 729 AH (1345 AD). His period of Dawat was from 729-746 AH (1329-1345 AD) for about 16 years and 7 months. Ali Shamshuddin was succeeded by 14th Dai Syedna Abdul Muttalib who was his Mazoon (Associate).1
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 13th dai of taiyabi musta‘lī bohra islam”. Today it says “thirteenth tayyibi isma'ili dāʿī al-muṭlaq in yemen”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
the 13th dai of taiyabi musta‘lī bohra islam
Now
thirteenth tayyibi isma'ili dāʿī al-muṭlaq in yemen
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