Kiya Buzurg-Ummid | |
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Title | Dāʿī |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 1138 |
Ethnicity | Dailamite |
Region | Iran |
Religion | Islam |
Jurisprudence | Nizari Ismaili Shi'ism |
Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence |
Notable idea(s) | Evolution, Oneness of God |
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Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd (Persian: کیا بزرگ امید) (died 1138) was a dāʿī and the second Nizari Isma'ili ruler of Alamut Castle from 1124 to 1138 CE (or 518—532 AH). He was of Daylami origin from the region of Rudbar.
On 25 Rabīʿ II 518 (11 June 1124), a day before death of Ḥasan-e Ṣabbaḥ, Ḥasan appointed him his successor. He generally followed the policies of Ḥasan-e Ṣabbaḥ and enforced the Sharia strictly. In his early reign the Isma'ili hold was expanded in particular in Eshkevar and Taleghan.
The text of a bedtime prayer, titled "Prayer in Bedtime" (دعا در هنگام خواب du'ā dar hingām-i khwāb) in Persian attributed to Kiya Buzurg Ummid, is preserved in a manuscript of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London.