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• Isma‘ilis — (isma‘iliyya)    An important and influential division of Shi‘ite Islam, the Isma‘ilis branched off from the Twelver Shi‘ites over the identity of the last imam. The Isma‘ilis identify him as their seventh imam, Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far (who is… …   Islamic philosophy dictionary

• Isma'ilis — n. member of the Isma iliya branch of Shiite Islam which views Ismail as the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession of Ali and maintains an esoteric philosophy …   English contemporary dictionary

• Ismā{ʽ}īlī — Member of a sect of the Shīite branch of Islam. It came into existence after the death of the sixth imam, Jafar ibn Muhammad, in 765. His son Ismāʽīl was accepted as successor only by a minority, who became known as Ismāʽīlītes. Their doctrine,… …   Universalium

• Isma‘iliya — Is•ma•‘i•li•ya [[t]ˌɪs meɪ əˈli ə, maɪ ə [/t]] n. 1) ear a Shi‘ite sect having an esoteric philosophy 2) geg Ismailia • Etymology: < Ar Īsmā‘īlīyah, der. of Ismā‘īl (died 760), recognized by the Isma‘ilis as the 7th imam in the succession from …   From formal English to slang

• Ismaili — For the Egyptian city, see Ismaïlia .The Ismāʿīlī (Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī , Arabic: الإسماعيليون al Ismāʿīliyyūn ; Persian: إسماعیلیان Esmāʿiliyān ) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the Shī‘ah community, after the Twelvers (… …   Wikipedia

• Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …   Universalium

• Hassan-i Sabbah — Artistic rendering of Hassan i Sabbah …   Wikipedia

• Islāmic world — Introduction  prehistory and history of the Islamic community.       Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …   Universalium

• Nizari — Main article: Ismailism Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam …   Wikipedia

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• Fāṭimid dynasty — (909–1171) Ismāʽīli Shīʽite dynasty of North Africa and the Middle East. Its members traced their descent from Fātimah, a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. As Shīʽite Muslims, they opposed the Sunnite caliphate of the Abbāsid dynasty, which they… …   Universalium