Mohammad Shahi and Qasem Shahi Nizari Ismaelites of Iran in Safavid Era

Along with the advent of Safavid and official status of Shiite Twelvers in Iran, Nizari Ismaelites faced with some problems and limitations. Mohammad Shahi Nizaris decided upon the transferring their activities and even center of their Imamate to India after feeling disappointed related to preserving their position in Iran, while Qasem Shahi Nizaris continued their existence by taking concealment strategy through the facade of Sufism and succeeded to redevelop and systematize their organization until the end of Safavid era and even transferred it to the next era. The main issue of the present research is the study of political, cultural, social, and religious conditions of Mohammad Shahi and Qasem Shahi Nizari Ismaelites of Iran in time of Safavid via the descriptive-analytical method and relying on the historical documents