One of the titles of the Ismaili Imam is , conveying that it is the Imam who ushers in the resurrection (). According to Nasir Khusraw, a senior dignitary of the Fatimid Ismaili Imams, the line of Imams from among  Ali's descendants though Husayn will eventually culminate in the arrival of the Lord of the Resurrection (). This individual is believed to be the perfect being and the purpose of creation, and through him the world will come out of darkness and ignorance and "into the light of her Lord" (Quran 39:69).
One of the titles of the Ismaili Imam is , conveying that it is the Imam who ushers in the resurrection (). According to Nasir Khusraw, a senior dignitary of the Fatimid Ismaili Imams, the line of Imams from among  Ali's descendants through Husayn will eventually culminate in the arrival of the Lord of the Resurrection (). This individual is believed to be the perfect being and the purpose of creation, and through him the world will come out of darkness and ignorance and "into the light of her Lord" (Quran 39:69).