26th Imam - Ala al-Din Muhammad - by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- Imam Ala al-Din Muhammad succeeded his father at age 9 (618/1221). For six years, until her death, state affairs were managed by his gifted mother, the first instance when a woman administered Alamut. In 1250, Ismaili envoys sent to French King Louis IX, leader of the seventh Crusade, told him: "Sir, we have come from our chief, who informs you that as the shirt is the part of dress nearest to the body, he sends you this, his shirt as a symbol that you are the king for whom he has the greatest affection ... And, for a further assurance, here is his ring, of pure gold, with his name engraved on it. And, with this ring, our chief espouses you, and understands that henceforth you be one of the fingers of his hand." The envoys ...







































