Aga Khan I (; or, less commonly but more correctly (; ), was the title accorded to Hasan Ali Shah (; ; 1804 in Kohak, Iran – 1881 in Bombay, India ), the governor of Kirman, 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, and prominent Muslim leader in Iran and later in the Indian Subcontinent.

He was succeeded by his eldest son Hasan Ali Shah, also known as Muhammad Hasan, who became the 46th Imam.

The Imam Hasan Ali Shah's mother decided to go to the Qajar court in Tehran to obtain justice for her husband's death and was eventually successful.

Until Fath Ali Shah's death in 1834, the Imam Hasan Ali Shah enjoyed a quiet life and was held in high esteem at the Qajar court.

Soon after the accession of Muhammad Shah Qajar to the throne of his grandfather, Fath Ali Shah, the Imam Hasan Ali Shah was appointed governor of Kerman in 1835.

Hasan Ali Shah was succeeded as Imam by his eldest son Aqa Ali Shah, who became Aga Khan II.

* 846 – Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam ( d. 874 )

* December 6 – Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam ( d. 874 )

* Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and second Shia Imam

* January 1 – Hasan al-Askari, 11th Shia Imam

; Named after Imam Hasan ibn Ali

The city is also home to the al-Askari Mosque, containing the mausoleums of the Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, respectively, as well as the shrine of Muhammad al-Mahdi, known as the " Hidden Imam ", who is the twelfth and final Imam of the Shia of the Ja ' farī Madhhab.

# Imam Hasan ‘ Ala dhikrihi al-Salam ( 1162 – 1166 )

# Imam Jalal al-Din Hasan ( 1210 – 1221 )

One of the earliest losses of the library came during the early years of the Imam Jalal al-Din Hasan ’ s leadership at Alamut.

In keeping with his principles of bridging the gaping relations between the Persian Ismailis and the broader Sunni world, Imam Jalal al-Din Hasan invited a number of religious scholars from the town of Qazvin to visit the castle ’ s library and burn any books they deemed heretical.

Muhammad designated his son Hasan, born in 1126 AD, to lead the community in the name of the Imam.

Only two years after his accession, the Imam Hasan ‘ ala dhikri al-salam, apparently conducted a ceremony known as qiyama ( resurrection ) at the grounds of the Alamut castle, whereby the Imam would once again become visible to his community of followers in and outside of the Nizari Ismaili state.

The Imam Hasan ‘ ala dhikrihi al-salam died only a year and a half after the declaration of the qiyama.

Succeeding Hasan ' ala dhikri al-salam in 1166, was the Imam Nūr al-Dīn Muhammad, who, like his father and the imams of the pre-Alamut period, openly declared himself to his followers.

" Ever since the time of my ancestor Ali, the first Imam, that is to say over a period of thirteen hundred years, it has always been the tradition of our family that each Imam chooses his successor at his absolute and unfettered discretion from amongst any of his descendants, whether they be sons or remote male issue and in these circumstances and in view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years due to the great changes which have taken place including the discoveries of atomic science, I am convinced that it is in the best interest of the Shia Muslim Ismailia Community that I should be succeeded by a young man who has been brought up and developed during recent years and in the midst of the new age and who brings a new outlook on life to his office as Imam.

This was the result of a power struggle inside of the Fatimid empire in which the Druze were viewed with suspicion because of their refusal to recognize the new Caliph, Ali az-Zahir, as their Imam.

* 818 – Ali ar-Ridha, Islamic Shia Imam ( b. 766 )

Barack Obama | Barak and Michelle Obama with Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Prof. Kyai al-Hajj Ali Musthafa Ya ' qub at the Istiqlal Mosque, Nov. 10, 2010.

Shi ' as however, believe that the real grave of Ali is found within Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, as was disclosed by the Sixth Twelver Shi ' a Imam, Ja ' far as-Sadiq.

He left Lucknow in 1830 on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Imam Ali in Najaf, Mesopotamia ( now Iraq ) and never returned.

The Fitna began as a series of revolts fought against the first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib, caused by the assassination of his political predecessor, Uthman ibn Affan.

Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, where Ali is buried.

Shah Khalil Allah moved to Yazd in 1815, probably out of concern for his Indian followers, who used to travel to Persia to see their Imam and for whom Yazd was a much closer and safer destination than Kahak.

Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO PC ( November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957 ) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

* 1936 – His Highness Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini Aga Khan IV, Present Imam ( leader ) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims

* 1957 – Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.

* The Imam Ali Mosque in Iraq is rebuilt by Malik Shah I in 1086 after it was destroyed by fire.

* The Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire.

In 1933, under the direction of the Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, the Islamic Research Association was developed.

In 1933, under the direction of the Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III ( 1877 – 1957 ), the Islamic Research Association was developed.

That the revolution replaced the monarchy and Shah Pahlavi with Islamism and Khomeini, rather than another leader and ideology, is credited in part to the spread of the Shia version of the Islamic revival that opposed Westernization, saw Ayatollah Khomeini as following in the footsteps of the beloved Shi ' a Imam Husayn ibn Ali, and the Shah in those of Husayn's foe, the hated tyrant Yazid I.

# Aga Khan I — Hasan Ali Shah Mehalatee Aga Khan I ( 1800 – 1881 ), 46th Imam of Nizari Ismailis ( 1817 – 1881 )

# Aga Khan II — Ali Shah Aga Khan II ( about 1830 – 1885 ), 47th Imam of Nizari Ismailis ( April 12, 1881 – 1885 )

# Aga Khan III — Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah ( 1877 – 1957 ), 48th Imam of Nizari Ismailis ( August 17, 1885 – 1957 )

Aga Khan III was succeeded as Aga Khan by his grandson Karim Aga Khan, who is the present Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.

Imam Jafar al Sadiq famously narrated how the title Siddiq was given to Abu Bakr from Muhammad.

An airport security guard and Imam, Abdulaziz al-Omari (,, also transliterated as Alomari or al-Umari ) ( May 28, 1979 – September 11, 2001 ) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks.

Omari came from Asir Province, a poor region in southwestern Saudi Arabia that borders Yemen, and graduated with honours from high school, attained a degree from the Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, was married, and had a daughter.

Its banner was again picked up by the Avar Imam Shamil, who fought against the Russians from 1834 until 1859.

On the African continent, the cannon was first used by the Somali Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi of the Adal Sultanate in his conquest of Ethiopia in 1529.

The Hanafi school was the earliest established under the jurist Imam Abu Hanifa, who was born and taught in Iraq.

Under Imam Abu Hanifa, the witr prayer was considered to be compulsory and the Hanafis also differed with other sects in relation to methods of taking ablution, prayers and payment of tithe or zakat.

Imam Malik, whose real name was Abu Abdullah, Malik bin Anas, was born in Medina in the year 715 AD.

Imam Malik was attracted to the study of law, and devoted himself to the study of fiqh.

The madh ' hab he observed was Imam Al-Shafi ‘ i, with similar customs as he had seen in coastal India especially among the Mappila Muslim, who were also the followers of Imam Al-Shafi ‘ i. Ibn Battuta then sailed to Malacca, Vietnam, the Philippines and finally Quanzhou in Fujian province, China.