Abstract:
Muhammad Rida b. Sultan Husayn (d. after 960/1553) was a Nizari Ismaili author, poet and claimant to the position of “proof” (hujjat) in the Ismaili religious hierarchy (hudud-i din). His poetic pen name was Gharibi, after the thirty-fourth Ismaili Imam Gharib Mirza, also known as Mustansir bi’llah (d. 904/1498). In his prose work, he adopted the sobriquet Khayrkhvah (well-wisher). His writings, all in Persian, give us significant insights into tenth/sixteenth century Ismaili history and thought and the shared heritage of Ismailism and Sufism.
Cite this publication:
Virani, Shafique N. “Khayrkhvāh-i Harātī.” In Encyclopaedia of Islam. Edited by Kate Fleet, GudrunKrämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas and Everett Rowson. 3rd ed. Vol. 2020-5. 80-83. Leiden: E.J.Brill, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_35517
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