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Muhammad ash-Shakir Imams of Ismaili Shi'a Islam
Rank	Seventh Nizari Imām Eighth Mustaali Imām
Name	Muhammad ibn Ismail
Birth	122 AH ≈ 740 A.D.
Death	197 AH ≈ 813 A.D.
Birthplace	Medina
Buried	Salamiyah, Syria
Life Duration	Before Imamate: 36 years (122 - 158) Imamate: 39 years (158 - 197 AH)
Titles	ash-Shakir
Spouse(s)	Fatima
Father	Ismail bin Jafar
Mother	???
Children	Wafi Ahmad (successor), Jafar, Ismail, Ali, Hussain, Abdullah, Yahya
Ali · Ḥassan · Ḥusain as-Sajjad · al-Baqir · aṣ-Ṣādiq Ismā‘īl · Muḥammad Aḥmad · at-Taqī · az-Zakī al-Mahdī · al-Qā'im · al-Manṣūr al-Mu‘izz · al-‘Azīz · al-Ḥākim az-Zāhir · al-Mustansir · Nizār al-Musta′lī · al-Amīr · al-Qāṣim Aga Khan I · Aga Khan II Aga Khan III · Aga Khan IV

Muhammad ibn Ismail was the son of Ismail ibn Jafar and an Ismaili Imam. He is believed by Sevener Ismailis to be in the Occultation and will one day return as al-Mahdi and bring about an age of justice. The majority of Ismaili however follow his descendants through his son Wafi Ahmad who founded the Fatimid Empire, including the Nizari and Mustaali.

He was born on 12 th Rabi ' al- Awwal 128 AH/746 AD. The period of his Imaamat is 45 years. He died on 11 th Shawwal 193 AH/27 July 809 AD in the region of Farghana.

He spent his early childhood under the protection of his grandfather Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (as). He stayed in Medina for most of the time under disguise. Only the selected missionaries (da'is) and few loyal and faithful members knew about his identity. Abbasid caliph Haroon Rasheed was in constant search of him and he had deployed his detectives throughout the city of Medina. The wife of Haroon Rasheed, Zubaida, was loyal and devoted to the rank and status of Imamat of Mohammad ibn Isma'il just like the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who was faithful and a believer of Moosa (Moses). Zubaida gave all the information to Mohammad ibn Isma'il about the plans of Haroon Rasheed. It was because of her assistance and help that Imam Mohammad ibn Isma'il remained alert and migrated to the city of Koofa with his brother 'Ali. He stayed there for long time under disguise.

His father Imam Isma'il (as) died during the lifetime of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (as). He was succeeded by his son Wafi Ahmad, who became the 8th Ismaili Imam. The 8th, 9th and 10th Ismaili Imams are believed to have gone into seclusion because of the constant threat of life from the Abbasid dynasty.

Muhammad ibn Ismail of the Ahl al-Bayt Banu Hashim Clan of the Quraish Born: 122 AH ≈ 740 A.D. Died: 197 AH ≈ 813 A.D.
Shī‘a Islam titles
Preceded by Ismail ibn Jafar	7th or 8th Imam of Ismailism 740 - 775	Succeeded by Wafi Ahmad

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