Muhammad at-Taqi (Ahmed ibn Abadullah)

For the Twelver Shia imam, see Mohammad al-Taqi.

Muhammad at-Taqi (or Ahmed ibn Abdullah) (born 198 AH, died 225AH, 840AD, Salamia, Syria, Imam: 212-225 AH, 828-840 AD) is the ninth Ismaili Imam . As the Imam, he was the supreme spiritual leader of the Ismaili community from his appointment until his death. The Nizari and Mustaali trace their Imamate lines from him and his descendants who founded the Fatimid Empire. He was succeeded by his son, Husain ibn Ahmed/Rabi Abdullah.

The 8th to 10th Ismaili Imams were hidden from the public, because of threats from the Abbasid caliphate, and were known by their nicknames.However the Dawoodi Bohra in their religious text, Taqqarub, claim to have the true names of all 21 imams in sequence including those "hidden" imams: 8th Imam Abdillah-ibne-Mohammad the true name/ (Wafi Ahmad), 9th Imam "Ahmed-ibne-Abdillah (Taqi Muhammad), and the 10th Imam Husain-ibne-Ahmed(Rabi Abdullah).[1],[2]

References

  1. ^ The dua (prayer) "Taqarrub" lists these names amongst the Imams.
  2. ^ “In addition to what has been concluded from this study, the following deductions can also be drawn: To the Isma'ilis, the names of the hidden Imams after Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Ja'far are: Abdallah ibn Muhammad (better known in Isma'ili circles as Ahmad al- Wafi), Ahmad ibn Abdallah (better known as Muhammad at-Taqi), Muhammad ibn Ahmad (better known as 'Abdallah ar-Radi) and Ali ibn Muhammad (better known as Ali ibn al-Husayn, with al-Mahdi as title)."- Quarterly Journal of the American University of Beiru, Vol. XXI. Nos. 1 2, Edited by Mahmud Ghul,The Hidden Imams of the Ismailis, Sami N.Makarem