- 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...
- 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...
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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...
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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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transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is a
title held by the Imām of the
Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. From 1957 to 2025, the
holder of the
title was the 49th hereditary...
- and breeder. From the time of his
accession to the
Imamate of the
Nizari Ismailis in 1957, the Aga Khan was
involved in
complex political and
economic changes...
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known as the
Hashshashin or the
Order of ********ins, as well as the
Nizari Ismaili state,
ruling from 1090 to 1124 AD.
Alongside his role as a formidable...
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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...
- The
Ismaili Centre, London, is one of six
Ismaili Centres worldwide.
Established in
South Kensington in 1979, it is a religious,
social and
cultural meeting...
