- oriented, Shia
Islam developed into two
separate directions: the
metaphorical Ismaili, Alevi, Bektashi, Alian, and
Alawite groups focusing on the
mystical path...
- (Arabic: النزارية, romanized: al-Nizāriyya) are the
largest segment of the
Ismailis, who are the second-largest
branch of Shia
Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari...
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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...
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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...
- Look up
Ismaili in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Isma'ilism is a
branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam.
Ismaili (Arabic: اسماعيلي) or the
variant Ismaily...
- The
designation referred to his
hereditary role as Imam of the
Nizari Ismailis, not to any
formal royal or
monarchical status. He was the
founder and...
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transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is a
title held by the Imām of the
Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. The
current holder of the
title is the 50th
hereditary Imām, Prince...
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Ismaili Thought in the Age of Al-Hakim.
Ismaili Heritage Series. Vol. 3. London; New York: I.B.
Tauris in ****ociation with the
Institute of
Ismaili Studies...
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Bohra Ismaili communities use the term to
designate their space for
social gatherings and
communal meals. It is
customary amongst many Musta’li
Ismaili communities...
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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...
