ISMAÎLIS — one of the Mohammedan sects which support the claim of the house of Ali, Mahomet s cousin, to supremacy among the faithful; originating about A.D. 770, they rose to importance in the 10th century under Abdallah, a Persian, who introduced… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Ismailis — 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
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 in Syria — is composed of a Sunni majority and four minority sects; Twelver Shiites, and also Druze (which is not an Islamic sect), Alawi and Ismailis. Sunnis make up 65% 70% of the total population of the country (including a majority of Arabs and a… … Wikipedia
Jama'at Khana — A Jama at Khana in Nishapur,Dizbad Region. Musallah redirects here. For the mat used for prayer, see prayer rug. Jama at Khana literally, a congregational place an amalgamation derived from the Arabic word jama‘a (gathering) and the Persian word… … Wikipedia
Imamah (Shi'a Ismaili doctrine) — This is a sub article to Imamah (Shi a doctrine).The Ismaili view on the Imamah differs from the Twelver Shi a as well as Sunni views, in particular because the Imam in Ismailism is the Face of Allah. Ismailis believe that the Noor of Allah is… … Wikipedia
Religion in Syria — Membership in a religious community is ordinarily determined by birth. Because statistics on the size of the various religious communities were unavailable in 1987, only rough estimates may be made. Muslims were estimated as constituting 85… … Wikipedia
Aga Khan IV — Infobox Person name = Prince Karīm al Hussaynī Āgā Khān IV caption = HH Āgā Khān IV, Imam of the Nizari Ismailis (wearing the Companion Order of Canada medal) birth date = Birth date and age|1936|12|13|mf=y birth place = Geneva, Switzerland death … Wikipedia
Brethren of Purity — The Brethren of Purity (Arabic اخوان الصفا Ikhwan al Safa ; also translated as Brethren of Sincerity) were a mysterious Having been hidden within the cloak of secrecy from its very inception, the Rasa il have provided many points of contention… … Wikipedia
Aga Khan III — Main article: Nizari Aga Khan III Imam of Ismaili Shi a Islam … Wikipedia
