Zahid Ali and his efforts in Ismaili studies (1888-1958)

Abstract

When we turn the pages of history, we find that every person, no matter how high he is, will fall victim to his attempts through which he wants to bring the curtain down on a set of constants - which were drawn in the minds of some as red lines that cannot be touched - and the project of Zahid Ali was in this direction Which was a main reason for Zahid Ali to be an obscure personality, and I preferred to say about him that he is obscure because it is better than the word unknown, because he may be unknown to some and known to others, but he is not one of the prominent celebrities as far as my minor knowledge, and who knows. Perhaps this is because the Bohra did not receive the attention of a group of researchers, unlike its Nizari counterpart, with what is referred to as the Bohra credit for preserving the Ismaili heritage, as well as being one of the Shiite sects that represent a minority in every country in which they coexist. One of the researchers will be able to clarify what I did not find guidance in knowing from the life history of this great scientist..