Title Second Lord of Alamut Name Kiya Ummid Ethnicity Persian Died 1138 | Religion Islam Region Iran Jurisprudence Ismaili Shi'ism Notable ideas Evolution, Tawhid | |
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Main interest(s) Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence | ||
Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd (Persian: کیا بزرگ امید) (died 1138) was a dāʿī and the second Nizari Isma'ili ruler of Alamut Castle from 1124 to 1138 CE (or 518—532 AH). He was of Daylami origin from the region of Rudbar.
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Ruler of Alamūt
On 25 Rabīʿ II 518 (11 June 1124), a day before death of Ḥasan-e Ṣabbaḥ, Ḥasan appointed him his successor. He generally followed the policies of Ḥasan-e Ṣabbaḥ and enforced the Sharia strictly. In his early reign the Isma'ili hold was expanded in particular in Eshkevar and Taleghan.
Works
The text of a bedtime prayer, titled "Prayer in Bedtime" (دعا در هنگام خواب du'ā dar hingām-i khwāb) in Persian attributed to Kiya Buzurg Ummid, is preserved in a manuscript of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London.
References
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