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 'Imad 119 Imami 'Imad-uddin, e^'^'o'-*^, author of a poem called the " Guldasta" or the Nosegay, which he composed in 1664 A. D., 1073 A. H. He was a native of India. 'Imad-uddin, ui'^^^^, author of the history of the Saljukides. 'Imad-uddin Zangi, ^s^j i^A^^ .i''*^, the son of Afsa- kar, was one of the Atabaks or ruling ministers under the latter princes of the Saljukian race. He was the first of that branch that had the government of Mousal. He received the governorship of that province in 1127 A. D., 621 A. H., from Sultan Muhammad, the son of Sultan Malikshah Saljukf, reigned 19 years, and was murdered by one of his slaves in 1145 A. D., 540 A. H. The following is a list of the princes of this race. A. D. 'Imad-uddi'n Zangi, began 1127 Saif-uddin Ghazi-bin-Zangi who defeated the French at Damascus, began 1145 Kutb-uddin Maudiid, son of Zangi, .... 669 A. H. 1149 Nur-uddin Mahmud, son of Zangi, he reigned at Aleppo and formed another branch, died 569 A. H., Malik Salah, son of Nur-uddin, succeeded his fa- ther and reigned at Aleppo and died 1174, .... Al-Muizz Saif-uddin Ghazi-bin-Maudud, .. began 1170 Azz-uddin Masa'ud-bin-Maudiid, 1180 JSfur-uddin Arsalan Shah-bin-Masaud, 1193 Malik-ul-Kahir Azz-uddfn Masa'ud-bin-Nur-uddin, 1210 Nur-uddin Arsalan Shah-bin- Kahir, 1218 Nasir-uddin Mahmud-bin-Kahir, 1219 Al-Malik-al-Rahim Badr-uddi'n Lulu, 1222 Al-Malik-us-Salah Isma'il-bin-Lulii, 1259 Salah or Aleppo Iranch. 'Imad-uddin Zangi 1127 Nur-uddin Mahmud-bin-Zangi, 1145 Al-Malik-us-Salah Isma'il-bin-Nur-uddin, 1174 'Imad-uddin Zangi-bin-Kutb-uddin-bin-Maudud, delivered Aleppo to Salah-uddin (died 1197 A. D. 1181 His son Muhammad reigned at Singara. 'Imad-uddaula, ^i^. iJ-'' ^jcJt ^Ujp^ sumamed 'Ali Boya, was the son of Boya, a fisherman who rose to the command of the armies of the Sultan of Dilam and ob- tained possession of Persia, &e., which he divided with his two brothers. He fixed his residence at Shiraz 933 A. D., 321 A. H., and died in the year 949 A. D., 338 A. H. Vide 'AM Boya. 'Imadul Mulk, -i^*-^, commonly caUed FathuUah 'Imad Shah, founder of the 'Imad Shahi dynasty in the Dakhan, was descended from the Kanarese infidels of B'ljanagar. Having been taken prisoner in the wars with that country when a boy, he was admitted among the bodyguards of Khan Jahan, commander-in-chief and governor of Berar. In the reign of Muhammad Shah Bahmani, through the influence of Khwaja Mahmud Gawan, he received the title of 'Imad-ul-Mulk, and was subsequently raised to the office of commander of the forces in Berar. After the murder of his patron Khwaja Mahmud Gawan in 1481 A. D., 886 A. H., he retired to his government of Berar. On the accession of Sultan JIahmud Bahmani, he was honored with the oflfice of wizarat, which he held for some time, but being soon after disgusted with the court, he left it and declared his independence in the year 1485 A. D., 890 A. H. Elich- piir was his capital. He died about the year 1613 A. D., 919 A. H., and was succeeded by his eldest son 'Ala-uddin 'Imad Shah,. list of the Icings of the 'Imad ShdM dynasty of Berar. Fath-ullah 'Imad Shah. 'Ala-uddin 'Imad Shah, son of Fath-ullah. Daria 'Imad Shah, son of 'Ala-uddin. Burhan 'Imad Shah. Tufal Khan, prime tninister of Burhan 'Imad Shah, who usurped the throne, but was opposed from Ahmadnagar, and the family of 'Imad Shah and Tufal extinguished in 1568 A. D. 'Imad-ul-Mulk, t^-lJljUCj title of that Ghazi-uddin Khan who murdered his master 'Alamgir II, emperor of Dehli. Vide Ghazi-uddin Khan III. 'Imad Zangi, i^^j, ^f-^, vide 'Imad-uddin Zangi. Imam, f*^') a high priest or head or chief in religious mat- ters, whether he be the head of all Muhammadans, as the Khalifa or the priest of a mosque, or the leader in the praj'ers of a congregation ; but this sacred title is given by the Shias only to the immediate descendants of 'Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet, which are twelve, 'Ali be- ing the iirst. The last of these. Imam Mahdi, is supposed by them to be concealed (not dead), and the title which belongs to him, cannot, they conceive, be given to an- other : but among the Sunnis it is a dogma, that there must be always a visible Imam or " father of the church." The title is given bj^ them to the four learned doctors who are the founders of their faith, vis. : Imams Hanifa, Malik, Shafa'i, and Hanbal. Of these four sects, the Hanbalite and ]Ialikite may be considered as the most rigid, the Shafa'ite as the most conformable to the spirit of Islamism, and the Hanifite as the wildest and most philo- sophical of them all. Two other Imams, Abii Daud-uz- Zahixi, and Sufian-us-Sauri were also chiefs of the ortho- dox sects, but their opinions had not many followers, and after some time were totally abandoned. Ibn-Jarir-ut- Tabari, whose reputation as an historian is so familiar to Europeans, founded also a particular sect, which disap- peared soon after his death. The following are the names of the twelve Imams of the race of 'Ali. Imam 'Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. Hasan. ,, Husain. „ Zain-ul 'Abidin. „ Bakir or jMuhammad Bakir. ,, Jafar Sadik. „ Miisi Kazim. ,, 'Ali Miisi Raza. ,, Taki or Muhammad Takf. „ 'Ali Naki. „ Hasan Askarf. „ Mahdi. Imam 'Alam-bin-'Ala-al-Hanafi, ^ai^l^-c 1*^^, author of a large collection of Fatwas in several volumes, entitled " Fatawa Tatarkhania," taken from the- " Muhit-al-Bui'hani," the " Zakhii-at," the " Khania" and " Zahiria." Afterwards, however, a selection was made from these decisions by the Imam Ibrahim-bin-Muham- mad-al-Halabi, and an epitome was thus formed, which is in one volume, and still retains the title of " Tatar- khania." Imam Bakhshi, Shaikh, ^i^, vide Sahabt Imam Eakhsh, Shaikh, r^*t ^J;-, vide Nasikh. Imam Bakhsh, Moulvi, iSj^J"^, vide Sahbai. Imam 'Azim, title of Abu Hanifa. Imami Hirwi, Moulana, lsj^' c?* ^^j^, he is called Hirwi, because he was a native of Hirat. He was an excellent poet and co-temporary with the celebrated