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
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

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 Isma'ili jurisprudence
surface form: 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 Quran
surface form: Qur'an
subgroup Khoja Muslims
surface form: Alavi Bohras

Khoja Muslims
surface form: Dawoodi Bohras

Musta'li Ismailis
Ismaili Shia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nizari Ismailis

Ismaili Shia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nizari Khojas

Musta'li Ismailis
surface form: Sulaymani Bohras

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

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Gulmit religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Lower Hunza hasReligion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Hunza District hasReligiousCommunity Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismaili Muslims
Khoja Muslims historicalAffiliation Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismaili Islam
Khoja Muslims subgroupOf Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Muslims
Khoja Muslims hasSubgroup Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismaili Khojas
Rasa'il al-Hikma subtraditionOf Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Islam
The Ruler by God’s Command associatedBranchOfIslam Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaʻili Shiʻa
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Shia Islam
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah sect Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili
House of Knowledge (Dar al-Ilm) in Cairo religiousAffiliation Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Shi'a Islam
Abu Ali al-Mansur branchOfIslam Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Shi'a Islam
al-Darazi (early preacher associated with movement) religiousAffiliation Ismaili Shia
subject surface form: al-Darazi
this entity surface form: Isma'ilism
Mahdism coreDoctrineIn Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Shia Islam
Shina people religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Shia Arabs religiousBranch Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Shia Islam
Zayd ibn Ali notRegardedAsImamBy Ismaili Shia
Alids veneratedIn Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Shia Islam
Khojki script usedBy Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismaili community
Aliabad dominantIslamicBranch Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Syrian religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Ghadir Khumm recognizedBy Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Muslims
Ithna Ashariyya differsFrom Ismaili Shia
Musta'li Ismailis subdivisionOf Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Musta'li Ismailis sharesOriginWith Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismailis
Musta'li Ismailis differsFrom Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismailis
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam subtraditionOf Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Shia Islam
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam heldBy Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Shia
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam heldBy Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Isma'ilis
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam basisOf Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili line of Imams
Fatimid Cairo capitalOf Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Shia Muslim world
Fatimid Cairo religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Shia Islam
Alamut period religiousTradition Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismailism
Alamut period religiousTradition Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Shia Islam
Nasir Khusraw denomination Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili
Nasir Khusraw movement Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismailism
al-Qadi al-Nu'man denomination Ismaili Shia
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani religiousAffiliation Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani religiousAffiliation Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismailism
Salma Lakhani religiousCommunity Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Muslim community
Nagar Valley hasSect Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Burusho people religiousBranch Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Wakhan District hasMinorityReligion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Isma'il ibn Ja'far branch Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ilism
Isma'il ibn Ja'far veneratedBy Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Isma'ili Shia Muslims
Shishkat hasMajorBranchOfReligion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Shishkat village religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Hunza dominantSect Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Gojal Valley religion Ismaili Shia
this entity surface form: Ismaili Islam
Masyaf occupant Ismaili Shia
subject surface form: Masyaf Castle
this entity surface form: Nizari Ismailis