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al-Daʿwa & Cyclical Prophetology (Ismāʿīlī)
The Ismāʿīlī hierarchical missionary organization (daʿwa) and its cyclical sacred history of seven speaking-prophets (nuṭaqāʾ), each with a foundation, culminating in the Qāʾim.
The Ismāʿīlī hierarchical missionary organization (daʿwa) and its cyclical sacred history of seven speaking-prophets (nuṭaqāʾ), each with a foundation, culminating in the Qāʾim.
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