Although some of his lands were restored to the control of his relatives, his safe return could not be arranged, and Hasan Ali Shah was forced to remain a permanent resident of India.

Although most of the members of the community signed a document issued by Hasan Ali Shah summarizing the practices of the Ismailis, a group of dissenting Khojas surprisingly asserted that the community had always been Sunni.

Although his father, Afzal Khan, who had none of these qualities, came to terms with the Amir Sher Ali, the son's behavior in the northern province soon excited the Amir's suspicion, and Abdur Rahman, when he was summoned to Kabul, fled across the Oxus into Bukhara.

Although found guilty of refusing to be inducted into the military, Ali later cleared his name after a lengthy court battle.

Although he did not care much for governing, Ahmad ibn Ali could not avoid dealing with family business.

Although many of Ali Nasir Muhammad's followers were appointed to senior governmental positions ( including Vice President, Chief of Staff, and Governor of Aden ), Ali Nasir Muhammad himself remained abroad in Syria.

Although Baron Cohen has repeatedly stated that the Ali G character is a parody of suburban, privileged youth ' acting black ', numerous commentators have opined that the force of the humour is derived from stereotypes of blacks, not poser whites.

Although most Shiites do not hold the view that Muhammad's son-in-law Imam Ali was God incarnate, a variety of heterodox Shiite sects collectively called Ghulat ( for " exagerated ")-such as the Alevi, Alawi, Ahl-e Haqq, and more arguably the Bektashi-believe that Imam Ali was God.

Although Mehemet Ali / Muhammad Ali used different symbols to mark his independence from the Sublime Porte, he never openly declared himself independent.

Although Elwell-Sutton accepted that the family were Sayyids descended from the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim, the great-greatgrandson of Hussein ibn Ali, who was the younger son of the marriage of Fatimah ( the daughter of the Prophet ) and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, he considered this an " undistinguished lineage " with no special sanctity because " Sayyids proliferate throughout the Islamic world, in all walks of society and on both sides of every religious and political fence.

Although the threat of Arif had been negated, another soon arose in the form of Rashid Ali, the exiled former Prime Minister who had fled Iraq in 1941.

Although the Egyptian monarchy was abolished in 1953, the title continues to be used by Muhammad Ali, Prince of Said and Hereditary Chief, Sheikh Beja Khawr al ` allaqi, Prince of Sa ' id.

Although Clay had converted to Islam long before his memorable first match with Sonny Liston in 1964, it wasn't until the day after he'd defeated Liston for his first heavyweight championship that he publicly identified himself as a Muslim and demanded to be called " Muhammad Ali ".

Although he was acknowledged by the Sultan in Constantinople in 1805 as his pasha, Muhammad Ali was in reality monarch of a practically sovereign state.

Although, Ali exchanged several letters with Muawiyah, he was unable to dismiss the latter, nor persuade him to pledge allegiance.

Although Cooper is best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali, he defeated a string of well known heavyweights during his career, including ; Zora Folley, Roy Harris, Karl Mildenberger, Alex Miteff, Wayne Bethea, Brian London, Joe Erskine, Jose Manuel Urtain, Piero Tomasoni, Dick Wipperman, Dick Richardson, Billy Walker, Tony Hughes, Jack Bodell, Jefferson Davis and Gawie De Clerk.

Although it is widely reported that Bardu Ali was born September 23, 1910, he was born in 1906, and in Mississippi.

Although more often described as the entrance to a now non-existent bazaar, the chief function of this building known as a Tekyeh, and the square before it, was to host the Ta ' ziyeh, a cycle of passion plays commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, which takes place once a year during the mourning month of Moharram.

Although their demands for pay had been the cause for Al-Bardisi's onerous levies that led to the public disturbances, Muhammad Ali Pasha's proclamation and concessions resulted in the Albanian forces gaining in popularity amongst the citizens, at the expense of the Mamelukes.

Although Junoon's two other members, Ali Azmat and Brain O ' Connell, left the band in 2005, Salman Ahmad continues to perform as a solo artist under the " Junoon " label and has moved to New York.

Although Jubail has three small airports ; Jubail Airport, Abu Ali Airport, and one in King Abdulaziz Naval Base, none of them are for public use.

Although Lincoln won only a plurality of the popular vote, his victory in the electoral college was decisive: Lincoln had 180 and his opponents added together had only 123.

Although reaching No. 8 in the world in 2000, she never won a WTA Title in singles.

Although England decisively won the Ashes 4 – 1, Bodyline caused such a furore in Australia that diplomats had to intervene to prevent serious harm to Anglo-Australian relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to curtail the number of leg side fielders.

Although the Falcons won 3 of their last 4 games after the return of Michael Vick, they ended up with a dismal 5 – 11 record that year.

Although Henry Lumley ’ s British cavalry had managed to cross the marshy ground around the Petite Gheete, it was soon evident to Marlborough that sufficient cavalry support would not be practicable and that the battle could not be won on the Allied right.

Although he won at Darlington, he failed to finish 15 races, and completed the season 12th in points, the worst of his career.

Although he had never seen action himself, he won the respect of front-line commanders.

Although Scottish Labour won more seats than any other party, they did not have a majority in Parliament to allow them to form an Executive without the help of a smaller party.

Although Dyson has won numerous scientific awards, he has never won a Nobel Prize, which has led Nobel physics laureate Steven Weinberg to state that the Nobel committee has " fleeced " Dyson.

Although the Romans won a clear victory over the Carthaginian relief force at the Battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian army defending the city managed to escape.

Although several reviews were critical of the film – Pauline Kael said it " staggers along " and Stanley Kauffmann thought Cukor's direction was like " a rich gravy poured over everything, not remotely as delicately rich as in the Asquith-Howard 1937 Pygmalion " — the film was a box office hit which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the Directors Guild of America Award after having been nominated for each several times.

Although Albinus came close to victory, Severus ' reinforcements won the day, and the British governor committed suicide.

Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances, Cinema had changed in the ten years since Walsh last directed Cagney ( in The Strawberry Blonde ), and the actor's portrayal of gangsters had also changed.

Although Marx won this contest, the transfer of the seat of the General Council from London to New York in 1872, which Marx supported, led to the decline of the International.

Although they were better than their expansion cousins, who won only eight games in their inaugural season, the Kansas City Scouts began to suffer from an economic downturn in the Midwest.

Until the day I die people will keep saying, ‘ Leni is a Nazi ’, and I ’ ll keep saying, ‘ But what did she do ?’” Although she won more than 50 libel cases against people accusing her of collaborating with the Nazis, there are many unanswered questions about her relation to National Socialism in particular and fascism more generally.

Although they arrived too late to engage in hostilities, the action won Morocco goodwill among other Arab states.

Although Fraser won, these events left him politically weakened.

Although having fewer adherents, Manichaeism won the support of many high-ranking political figures.

Although the Vikings have dominated the overall series, the Saints have won the last three including the 2009 NFC Championship Game.

Although the crusaders won their first battle, Bishop Berthold was mortally wounded and the crusaders were repulsed.

Although the Liberals had successfully led Paraguay's occupation of nearly all the disputed territory and had won the war when the last truce went into effect, they were finished politically.

Although it won early acclaim for its comfort and power, sales were slow.

Although clearly peers ( both won Nobel prizes in physics ), a formal panel of reviewers was not sought, as is done for many scientific journals today.