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Ismailism

Ismailism, known historically and among practitioners as Batiniyya (lit. 'esotericism'), is a denomination of Shia Islam. Like all Shia, the Ismailis emphasize a distinction between the exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin) dimension of Islam. However, unlike the Twelver Shia Islam, the Ismailis are characterized by a unique emphasis on the esoteric. The…

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Branches and sects
Branches and sects of Isma'ilism
Classification
Shia Islam
Imam (Nizari)
Aga Khan V
Members
12–15 million
Origin
9th century Middle East
Region
Ismāʿīli communities can be found in Pakistan, Tajikistan, China, Afghanistan, India, Central Asia, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eastern Africa, and North America

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related to Ismaili historiography · 31
Ismailism → Akhbar, Arabic, Ayman, Damascus, Din, Egyptian, Fatimid, Idris Imad, IFPO, IIS, Institut Français, Ismaili, Ismaili Imams, Ismaili Studies, Ismailis, London, Muslim, Nader El-Bizri, One, Proche Orient
related to Druze · 26
Ismailism → Ahl, Amr Allāh, Book, Druze, Druze's, Even, God, Ibn Taymiyyah, Imam Al-Ḥākim, Infidel, Islam, Islamic, Isma'ili, Isma'ilism, Ismāʿīlīs, Ismāʿīlīsm, Kitāb, Many, Masyaf, Muslims
related to Satpanth · 22
Ismailism → Aga Khan, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Hinduism, Imam Shah, Imam-Shahi, Ismaili Sufism, It, Khoja, Kutch, Nizari Ismaili, Nizari Ismailism, Nizari Khojas, Pir Imam Shah, Pir Sadardin, Pirana, Satpanth, Satpanthi, Thakkar, There
related to Succession crisis · 19
Ismailism → Aisha, Ali, Battle, Camel, Fatima, From, Medina, Muhammad, Muhammad's, Muslim, Rashidun, Shia, Soon, The, This, Though, Umayyads, Uthman, Uthman's
related to Pir and Dawah · 15
Ismailism → Dai, First, God, Imām, Imāmates, In Nizari Ismailism, Ismail, Ismailis, Just, Light, Madhi Billah, Muhammad, Nizari Ismailism, Pir, The Imam
related to Zāhir · 8
Ismailism → Epistle, In Ismailism, Ismaili, Mongol, Persian-Ismaili, Right Path, The, This
related to Bātin · 3
Ismailism → Imām, In Ismailism, This
Branches and sects · 1
Ismailism → Branches and sects of Isma'ilism
Classification · 1
Ismailism → Shia Islam
Imam (Nizari) · 1
Ismailism → Aga Khan V

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imam needed citation muhammad nizari shia ismaili isma'ili islam community fatimid also da'i yemen would known imams arabic ali india

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IsmailismBranches and sectsBranches and sects of Isma'ilism1.00infobox
IsmailismClassificationShia Islam1.00infobox
IsmailismImam (Nizari)Aga Khan V1.00infobox
IsmailismMembers12–15 million1.00infobox
IsmailismOrigin9th century Middle East1.00infobox
IsmailismRegionIsmāʿīli communities can be found in Pakistan, Tajikistan, China, Afghanistan, India, Central Asia, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eastern Africa, and North America1.00infobox
IsmailismScriptureQuran1.00infobox
IsmailismSeparationsDruze1.00infobox
IsmailismTheologyImamate1.00infobox
Ismailismis aco-existence of the physical and the spiritual0.90text
analogyinstance ofImami Shia Muslims followed the Imams' interpretations of Islam as normative without any need for hadiths and other sources of Sunni law0.80text
opinioninstance ofImami Shia Muslims followed the Imams' interpretations of Islam as normative without any need for hadiths and other sources of Sunni law0.80text

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