Atba-i-Malak
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The Abta-i Malak jamaat (community) are a branch of Mustaali
Ismaili
Shi'a Islam
that broke off from the mainstream Dawoodi Bohra
after the death of the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq
, under the leadership of Abdul Hussain Jivaji
. They have further split into two more branches, the Atba-i-Malak Badar and Atba-i-Malak Vakil
.
Mustaali
The Musta‘lī Ismā'īlī Muslims are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the nineteenth Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir...
Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
Shi'a Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
that broke off from the mainstream Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra is a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa Islām. While the Dawoodi Bohra is based in India, their belief system originates in Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatimid Caliphate and where they were persecuted due to their differences from mainstream Sunni Islam...
after the death of the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq
Da'i al-Mutlaq
The term Dāʻī al-Mutlaq literally means "the absolute or unrestricted missionary". In Ismā'īlī Islām, the term dāʻī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imāms, and the Daʻwa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. "The Daʻwa" was a term for the...
, under the leadership of Abdul Hussain Jivaji
Abdul Hussain Jivaji
Abdul Hussayn Jivaji was the founder of the Atba-i-Malak branch of Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a Islam....
. They have further split into two more branches, the Atba-i-Malak Badar and Atba-i-Malak Vakil
Atba-i-Malak Vakil
The Atba-i-Malak Vakil are a branch of Atba-i-Malak Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a Islam. They follow Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji, who they believe to be the true successor to Abdul Hussain Jivaji. Their current leader is Tayyebhai Razzak....
.