Musta'li Ismailis

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The Musta'li Ismailis are a branch of Shia Islam that follow the succession of the Fatimid caliph-imam al-Musta'li and are historically associated with the Tayyibi and Dawoodi Bohra communities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tayyibi Ismailis 2
Musta'li Ismailis canonical 1
Sulaymani Bohras 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ismaili group
branch of Shia Islam
believesIn line of Fatimid Imams
living imam or concealed imam (in Tayyibi tradition)
commemorates Ashura
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
denominationOf Shia Islam
differsFrom Nizari Ismailis
linked to: Ismaili Shia
doctrine Imamate
batini exegesis
esoteric interpretation of Islam
emergedFrom succession dispute after al-Mustansir Billah
followsSuccessionOf al-Musta'li bi'llah
geographicDistribution India (especially Gujarat and Maharashtra, via Bohra communities)
Pakistan (via Bohra communities)
Yemen (historically)
hasSubgroup Hafizi Musta'lis
Tayyibi Musta'lis
linked to: Hafizi Musta'lis
historicalCenter Cairo
historicalDynasty Fatimid Caliphate
historicallyAssociatedWith Alavi Bohra
linked to: Sulaymani Bohra

Dawoodi Bohra
Sulaymani Bohra
Tayyibi Ismailis
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis
holyBook Quran
languageOfScripture Arabic
majorContemporaryCommunities Alavi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra
Sulaymani Bohra
namedAfter al-Musta'li bi'llah
originatedIn Fatimid Caliphate
recognizesAsCaliphImam al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
al-Musta'li bi'llah
recognizesAsImam al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
al-Musta'li bi'llah
religion Islam
sharesOriginWith Nizari Ismailis
linked to: Ismaili Shia
sharesPracticeWith other Shia Muslims
splitOccurredUnderCaliph al-Mustansir Billah
linked to: al-Mustansir
subdivisionOf Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
theologicalOrientation Shi'a
linked to: Shia Islam
usesJurisprudenceSchool Ismaili fiqh
usesReligiousLeadershipTitle dai al-mutlaq (in Tayyibi branches)
usesTermForCommunity Bohra (for many followers)
venerate Ali ibn Abi Talib
Fatimah bint Muhammad
Hasan ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali
Ismaili Imams
viewOnCaliphate caliphate belongs to rightful Imams from Ahl al-Bayt

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ismaili Shia subgroup Musta'li Ismailis
Ismaili Shia subgroup Tayyibi Ismailis
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis
Ismaili Shia subgroup Sulaymani Bohras
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis
Musta'li Ismailis historicallyAssociatedWith Tayyibi Ismailis
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam heldBy Tayyibi Isma'ilis
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis