The Baha'i Studies Listserv Van: Stephen Gray <[email protected]> > He knew it would end in time? Isn't some of the Imam lineages stil > surving like Aga Khan IV of the Nizari Ismai'ilis?
Good point: Ismaili succession requires both descent and designation, yet their line has continued until the present. Their 'descent' requirement is strict: male descendants of the current Imam only, not lateral relations. Either the continuance is quite miraculous, or they have a fairly supply way of detecting an implicit designation when none has been made explicit... Any Ismaili experts on the list? Sen __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
