Ismaili Shia

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Ismaili Shia is a branch of Shia Islam known for its recognition of a living imam descended from Isma'il ibn Ja'far and for its rich intellectual and esoteric theological traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Shia Islam
religious denomination
associatedWith Alamut period
Central Asia
East Africa
Fatimid Cairo
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

Persia
Yemen
coreBelief continuous line of imams
imam as possessor of divinely inspired knowledge
imam as spiritual and temporal guide
differsFrom Twelver Shia
Zaydi Shia
emphasizes authority of the imam
intellectual traditions
ta'wil (esoteric exegesis)
hasConcept batin (inner meaning)
ta'lim (authoritative teaching of the imam)
walayah (devotion to the imam)
zahir (outer meaning)
historicalCenter Fatimid Caliphate
historicalLanguageOfScholarship Arabic
Gujarati
Persian
legalSchool Fatimid Ismaili fiqh
originatedFrom succession dispute after Ja'far al-Sadiq
partOf Shia Islam
produced Fatimid Ismaili tradition
Nizari Ismaili tradition
Tayyibi Ismaili tradition
producedScholar Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani
Nasir Khusraw
al-Qadi al-Nu'man
recognizes Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam
line of imams after Isma'il ibn Ja'far
living imam
religion Islam
scripture Qur'an
linked to: Quran
subgroup Alavi Bohras
linked to: Khoja Muslims

Dawoodi Bohras
linked to: Khoja Muslims

Musta'li Ismailis
Nizari Ismailis
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Nizari Khojas
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Sulaymani Bohras
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis

Tayyibi Ismailis
linked to: Musta'li Ismailis
theologicalOrientation batini (inner) interpretation
esoteric
tracesImamateThrough Isma'il ibn Ja'far
uses hadith literature

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Shia Islam hasSubbranch Ismaili Shia
Tajiks minorityReligion Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Hazaras religionMinority Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Fatimid Caliphate subbranchOfShiaIslam Isma'ilism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Fatimid Caliphate ideology Isma'ili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Fatimid Caliphate hadInstitution Isma'ili daʿwa network
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Najran Region hasEthnicGroup Ismaili community
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Aga Khan IV dynasty Nizari Ismaili Imamate
subject linked to: The Aga Khan
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Aga Khan IV denomination Nizari Ismaili Shia Islam
subject linked to: The Aga Khan
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Hunza Valley religion Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah religion Isma'ili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
ad-Darazi religion Isma'ilism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
ad-Darazi branchOfIslam Isma'ili Shi'a Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
ad-Darazi religiousMovement Isma'ili da'wa
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad religion Isma'ilism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad theologicalTradition Isma'ili theology
linked to: Ismaili Shia
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz theologyInfluence Isma'ili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Zaydi Shia differsFrom Ismaili Shia
Hasan ibn Ali veneratedIn Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Ahl al-Bayt centralToDoctrineOf Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Ismaili Shia subgroup Nizari Ismailis
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Ismaili Shia subgroup Nizari Khojas
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Northern Pakistan hasReligiousCommunity Ismaili Muslims
subject linked to: northern Pakistan
linked to: Ismaili Shia
al-ʿAzīz Billāh branchOfIslam Ismaʿili Shiʿism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Badakhshan religion Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
al-Mansuriya religiousAffiliation Isma'ili Shi'a Islam (state religion of its rulers)
linked to: Ismaili Shia
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh branchOfIslam Isma'ilism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh ideology Isma'ili Shi'ism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Isma'ili jurisprudence denominationalContext Isma'ili Shi'ism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh denomination Ismaʿili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh religion Ismaʿili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Pamiris religion Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Pamiris traditionalReligionBranch Nizari Ismailism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Ja'far al-Sadiq associatedWith Isma'ilism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Bektashi order influencedBy Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Ali Zayn al-Abidin veneratedIn Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Ali al-Rida veneratedIn Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Aga Khan Development Network religiousAffiliation Ismaili Imamat
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Islam in Yemen hasMinority Ismaili Muslims in Yemen
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Shah Karim al-Husayni denomination Nizari Ismaili
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Shah Karim al-Husayni religiousCommunityLed Nizari Ismaili Muslims
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Aga Khan University religiousAffiliation Shia Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Princess Salimah Aga Khan associatedWith Nizari Ismaili community
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Princess Zahra Aga Khan religion Nizari Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Prince Hussain Aga Khan religion Nizari Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Karimabad religion Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Gojal religion Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Hussaini hasReligiousCommunity Ismaili Muslims
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan religion Nizari Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan associatedWith Nizari Ismaili community
linked to: Ismaili Shia