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Some 600 years ago a missionary by the name of Pir Sadruddin arrived in Sindh in India. There are a number of myths about his origins. The most common consensus among historians is that he was Dai (representative or emissary) of the Nizari branch of the Ismaili sect.

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Pir Sadruddin lived for some time amongst the rich Hindu landowners known as Thakkers. He studied their way of life and of worship. The Thakkers believed that the god Vishnu had lived through nine avatars or incarnations on this earth. They were waiting for the tenth. Pir Sadruddin managed to convince them that Ali ibn Abi Talib was the Dasmo Awtaar (The Tenth Incarnation) of Vishnu. He converted quite a number of the Thakkers into a faith called Satpanth (True Path) - a peculiar mixture of Sufic/Hindu ideas.

Sindh: Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Neighbouring regions are Balochistan to the west and north, Punjab in the north and Rajasthan (India) to the east. To the south are the Arabian Sea and the Rann of Kutch....

India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

Dai: Dai or DAI can mean:...

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