Dai al-Mutlaq in Tayyibi tradition
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The Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq in the Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlī tradition is the supreme spiritual and temporal leader who exercises the full religious authority of the hidden Imām, including guidance in doctrine, law, and community affairs.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dai al-mutlaq (in Tayyibi branches) | 1 |
| Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq (Ṭayyibī tradition) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ismāʿīlī religious title
ⓘ
leadership position ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
nass (explicit designation)
ⓘ
predecessor Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq ⓘ |
| derivesLegitimacyFrom |
Imām in occultation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ṭayyibī doctrine of walāya ⓘ |
| exercisesAuthorityOf | hidden Imām ⓘ |
| existsBecauseOf | occultation of the Imām ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
absolute authority in religious matters
ⓘ
centralized leadership ⓘ succession by designation ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
community affairs
ⓘ
religious doctrine ⓘ religious law ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration of community institutions
ⓘ
appointment of subordinate dāʿīs ⓘ collection and distribution of religious dues ⓘ guidance of believers in spiritual progress ⓘ interpretation of Qurʾān ⓘ interpretation of esoteric doctrine (bāṭin) ⓘ issuance of legal rulings (fatāwā) ⓘ preservation of doctrinal continuity ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlī community ⓘ |
| hasRankInHierarchy | head of daʿwa hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
supreme spiritual leader
ⓘ
supreme temporal leader ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | post-Fāṭimid Ṭayyibī community in Yemen ⓘ |
| isCentralConceptFor |
Dāʾūdī Bohras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulaymānī Bohras NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿAlavī Bohras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Fatimid caliph-Imām
ⓘ
ordinary dāʿī ⓘ |
| linkedToDoctrine |
esoteric exegesis (taʾwīl)
ⓘ
hierarchical daʿwa structure ⓘ imamate ⓘ occultation (satr) ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | absolute missionary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ismāʿīlī Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shīʿa Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
hidden Imām in spiritual matters
ⓘ
hidden Imām in worldly affairs ⓘ |
| supervises |
maʾdhūn (licenced deputy)
ⓘ
mukāsir (financial officer) NERFINISHED ⓘ regional dāʿīs ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
dai al-mutlaq (in Tayyibi branches)