Ali Shams al-Din I

Ali Shams al-Din ibn Ibrahim (d. November 13, 1345 or 18 Rajabul Asab 746, Hasne Afida, near Al Maḩārīq, Sanaa, Hamdan, Yemen) was the 13th Tayyibi Isma'ili Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq, as the successor of Muhammad ibn Hatim.

Shamshuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 729 AH (1345 AD). His period of Dawat was from 729-746 AH (1329-1345 AD) for about 16 years and 7 months.

It is related that during the time of his father Syedna Ibrahim, Syedna Ali had captured the fortress of Kowkaban. Due to this the Zaidi Imam Al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar/Mohammed bin Mutah’har (Ruler of Sana’a) envied Syedna and set out to attack Kowkaban. Ali Shamshuddin was succeeded by the 14th Dai Syedna Abdul Muttalib who was his Mazoon (Associate).

On 25 November 2018, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin tus the 53rd Dai al Mutlaq, on the death anniversary of 52nd Dai al mutlaq Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Ra unveiled the real proof of the grave of Syedna Ali in Hisne'afeda. Qaboor Mubarak of the 12th, 13th and 30th Duat can be seen clearly in the shed of the hill, Hisne'afeda.

Grave yard of the Dai uncovered at Hisne Afida

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  Hasne-Afeda hill, near Al Maḩārīq, Sanaa, Hamadan, Yemen, where the graves of the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th Dai are located
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  Hasne-Afeda hill, Yemen, view from Sayedna Yusuf Mosque, Taiba
• Hisne Af’ida, near Al Maḩārīq, Sanaa, Hamdan, Yemen.
  Hisne Af’ida, near Al Maḩārīq, Sanaa, Hamdan, Yemen.

External links

• List of Syednas (according to Dawoodi Bohras)
• The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary (Chapter – Mustalian Ismailism – pp. 300–310)
• The Uyun al-akhbar by Bohra 19th Dai Idris bin Hasan on the history of the Ismaili community from its origins up to the 12th century CE period of the Fatimid caliphs al-Mustansir (d. 487/1094), the time of Musta‘lian rulers including al-Musta‘li (d. 495/1101) and al-Amir (d. 524/1130), and then the Tayyibi Ismaili community in Yemen
• (A Chronological List of Duatil Mutlaqin)