49: The Podcast

THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE SAHARA DESERT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE NO MAN'S LAND . HOWEVER, FOR IMAM AL MAHDI IT WAS A PLACE OF REFUGE AND A NEW HOME---BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVEVER BECAUSE LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE BUSY MAKING OTHER PLANS.

LEGEND, PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS, TELLS THE STORY OF IMAM AL MAHDI'S  HARROWING ESCAPE FROM SALAMIYA. THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF AN ARDUOUS ORDEAL THAT LASTED FOR 7 YEARS. Music from YouTube Audio Library Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Cambodian Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Standoff by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Feral Chase by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Evening Fall Harp by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

THE DAWR E SATR ENDED ABRUPTLY. THE EXPLOITS OF THE RENEGADE DAIS ALERTED THE ABBASID AUTHORITIES TO THE IMAMS IDENTITY AND WHEREABOUTS AND IT PUT THE IMAMS LIFE IN DANGER.   THE PLAYLIST OF THIS EPISODE CAN BE FOUND ON SPOTIFY AT 49:LIVE AND LET DAI. THE MUSIC IS FROM THE YOUTUBE AUDIO LIBRARY.

THE YEAR 899 WAS A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN ISMAILI HISTORY. IT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE DAWR E SATR-THE TIME OF CONCEALMENT. IT WAS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE ISMAILIS BUT THE FAITHFUL REMAINED RESILIENT AND PATIENTLY AWAITED THE PHYSICAL RETURN OF THEIR IMAM. THEY REFERRED TO HIM AS THE SAVIOR OF THE MAHDI BECAUSE HE WAS TO BRING JUSTICE AND PEACEFUL RULE TO ALL. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: 49: THE PODCAST Music Credits: YouTube Music Library Feral Chase by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Ibn Al-Noor by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)ey Desert Caravan Aaron Kenney Spirit of Fire and Thin Places Jesse Gallaghr Warrior Strife Jingle Punks Kings Men BizBaz Studio

ISMAILI HISTORY IS HEROIC, POETIC, CINEMATIC AND MUSICAL. LET MY IMAGINATION BE YOUR GUIDE THROUGH 1400 YEARS WITH THE 49 IMAMS. IT TRULY IS THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. WELCOME TO 49:PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN ISMAILI HISTORY-THE PODCAST.  Music: Aaron Kenney