Da'i
A da'i (Arabic: داعي, romanized: dāʿī, lit. 'inviter, caller', [ˈdæːʕi(ː)]) is generally someone who engages in da'wah, the act of inviting people to Islam.[1]
In the Fatimid Caliphate era, the term dāʿī was used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imams, and the Da'wah or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation.
Literally meaning "absolute missionary" or "unrestricted missionary", Da'i al-Mutlaq is nowadays the title of the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community.[2]
Some of the greatest Ismaili da'is are:
- al-Qadi al-Nu'man (d. 974)
- al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi (1000-1078)
- Idris Imad al-Din (died c. 1460), one of the most important sources on the Fatimids.
See also[]
- Dawah
- Da'i al-Mutlaq, "the absolute (unrestricted) missionary" (Arabic: الداعي المطلق)
- Hujja
- List of da'is
References[]
- ^ "Oxford Islamic Studies Online". Oxfordislamicstudies.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ List of Dawoodi Bohra Da'is Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Arabic words and phrases
- Ismaili da'is
- Islamic terminology
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