Nūr al-Dahr ʿAlī (

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: نور الدهر علي) or Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlī (Arabic: نور الدین علي) was the 38th

imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

of the Qasim-Shahi branch of the Nizari Isma'ili community. Nur al-Dahr Ali succeeded his father

Khalil Allah I Khalīl Allāh I (Arabic: خليل الله الاول), known in Nizari Isma'ili tradition by the Sufi name Dhūʾl-Faqār ʿAlī (Arabic: ذو الفقار علي), was the 37th imam of the Qasim-Shahi branch of Nizari Isma'ilism. Khalil Allah ...

when the latter died in March 1634, until his own death in November 1671. Like his father, he resided and was buried at Anjudan, where his tombstone survives to this day. He was succeeded by his son,

Khalil Allah II Ali Khalil Allah II Ali was the 39th imam of the Qasim-Shahi branch of the Nizari Isma'ili community. Khalil Allah II Ali succeeded his father Nur al-Dahr Ali when the latter died in 1671, until his own death in January 1680. He was buried in a tomb ...

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