- oriented, Shia
Islam developed into two
separate directions: the
metaphorical Ismaili, Alevi, Bektashi, Alian, and
Alawite groups focusing on the
mystical path...
- (Arabic: النزاريون, romanized: al-Nizāriyyūn) are the
largest segment of the
Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest
branch of Shia
Islam after the Twelvers...
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Despite being occupied with
survival in
their hostile environment, the
Ismailis in this
period developed a
sophisticated outlook and
literary tradition...
-
Hazar Imam by his
Ismaili followers and
elsewhere as Aga Khan IV; Persian: آقا خان), is the 49th and
current Imam of
Nizari Ismailis. He has held the position...
-
branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The
Ismailis get
their name from
their acceptance of Imam Ismaʻil ibn Jafar.
Ismaili (Arabic: اسماعيلي) is also a common...
- Sabbah, a
champion of the
Nizari Ismaili cause.
Until 1256,
Alamut functioned as the
headquarters of the
Nizari Ismaili state,
which included a
series of...
- "About the
Ismaili Centres". The
Ismaili. The
Ismaili Centres Website Portals: Religion Islam Education Psychology Art Architecture "
Ismaili Centres:...
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lifetime of the
Nizari Ismaili Imam
Islam Shah (1368-1423 CE). As such, Pir
Shihab al-din Shah,
brother of one of the
Nizari Ismaili imams,
wrote regarding...
- al-Kadhim, as the
rightful Imam
after his father, Ja'far al-Sadiq. The
Ismailis believe that
whether Imam
Ismail did or did not die
before Imam Ja'far...
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transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is a
title held by the Imām of the
Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias.
Since 1957, the
holder of the
title has been the 49th Imām, Prince...