who became known as the Isma'ilites

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• Ismāʿīlīte — ▪ Islamic sect       a sect of the Shīʿites (one of the major branches of Islām) that was most active as a religio political movement in the 9th–13th century through its subsects, the Fāṭimids, the Qarāmiṭah (Qarmatians), and the Assassins.… …   Universalium

• 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

• Qarmatian — ▪ Shīʿite sect also spelled  Qarmathian,  Karmatian , or  Karmathian , Arabic  Qarmatī , plural  Qarāmiṭah        a member of the Shīʿite Muslim sect known as the Ismāʿīlites. The Qarmatians flourished in Iraq, Yemen, and especially Bahrain… …   Universalium

• Arabia, history of — Introduction       history of the region from prehistoric times to the present.       Some time after the rise of Islam in the first quarter of the 7th century AD and the emergence of the Arabian (Arab) Muslims as the founders of one of the great …   Universalium

• Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad — ▪ Shīʿite imam also called  Jaʿfar Aṣ ṣādiq (Arabic: “Jaʿfar the Trustworthy”)   born 699/700 or 702/703, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia] died 765, Medina       sixth imam, or spiritual successor to the Prophet Muḥammad, of the Shīʿite… …   Universalium