Baba Ismail: The First Shamsi Convert in the History of the Gupti Ismailis of Punjab « Simerg – Insights from Around the World

By Khizar Hayat The Shamsi Ismailis in Punjab, who were converted by Hazrat Pir Shams Sabzwa’ri, mostly practiced the Ismaili faith in solitude in the garb of the Hindus, and became known as the Gupti (secretive). These Gupti Ismailis mostly resided in different cities, towns and villages in Punjab and Frontier. [1] In 1910 a young man…

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