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.
All labels observed (39)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621564 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ismaili Shia Context triple: [Shia Islam, hasSubbranch, Ismaili Shia]
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A.
Twelver Shia
Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
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B.
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is one of the two main branches of Islam, distinguished by its belief in the spiritual and political leadership of the Prophet Muhammad’s family, particularly Ali and his descendants.
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C.
Ibadi Islam
Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.
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Sayyids
The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
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E.
Druze
The Druze are a small, monotheistic religious and ethnonational community originating in the Levant, known for their esoteric beliefs, strong communal cohesion, and significant presence in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ismaili Shia Target entity description: 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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A.
Twelver Shia
Twelver Shia is the largest branch of Shia Islam, distinguished by its belief in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams culminating in the occulted Mahdi.
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B.
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is one of the two main branches of Islam, distinguished by its belief in the spiritual and political leadership of the Prophet Muhammad’s family, particularly Ali and his descendants.
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C.
Ibadi Islam
Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.
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D.
Sayyids
The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
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E.
Druze
The Druze are a small, monotheistic religious and ethnonational community originating in the Levant, known for their esoteric beliefs, strong communal cohesion, and significant presence in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Shia Islam
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religious denomination ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alamut period
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Central Asia ⓘ East Africa ⓘ Fatimid Cairo ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Persia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
continuous line of imams
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imam as possessor of divinely inspired knowledge ⓘ imam as spiritual and temporal guide ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
Zaydi Shia ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
authority of the imam
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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
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| 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
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Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani ⓘ Nasir Khusraw ⓘ al-Qadi al-Nu'man ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam
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line of imams after Isma'il ibn Ja'far ⓘ living imam ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scripture |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| subgroup |
Khoja Muslims
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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
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| theologicalOrientation |
batini (inner) interpretation
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esoteric ⓘ |
| tracesImamateThrough | Isma'il ibn Ja'far ⓘ |
| uses | hadith literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ismaili Shia Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (102)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nizari Ismailis
this entity surface form:
Ismaili Islam