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.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ismāʿīlī religious title
leadership position
religious office
appointedBy nass (explicit designation)
predecessor Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq
derivesLegitimacyFrom Imām in occultation
linked to: Imam al-Zaman

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
linked to: Sulaymani Bohra

Sulaymānī Bohras
linked to: Sulaymani Bohra

ʿAlavī Bohras
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis
isDistinctFrom Fatimid caliph-Imām
ordinary dāʿī
linkedToDoctrine esoteric exegesis (taʾwīl)
hierarchical daʿwa structure
imamate
occultation (satr)
literalMeaning absolute missionary
religiousTradition Ismāʿīlī Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Shīʿa Islam
linked to: Shia Islam

Ṭayyibī Ismāʿīlism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
represents hidden Imām in spiritual matters
hidden Imām in worldly affairs
supervises maʾdhūn (licenced deputy)
mukāsir (financial officer)
regional dāʿīs
titleLanguage Arabic

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Isma'ili jurisprudence normativeAuthority Dai al-Mutlaq in Tayyibi tradition
Musta'li Ismailis usesReligiousLeadershipTitle dai al-mutlaq (in Tayyibi branches)
linked to: Dai al-Mutlaq in Tayyibi tradition