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	Ismailis - Encyclopedia.com
		Ismailis, Muslim Shiite sect that holds Ismail, the son of Jafar as-Sadiq, as its imam.
		Ismaili missionaries and its political organization also mobilized a network of N African tribes to support the Fatimid claim to the caliphate in Egypt and several regions of the Mediterranean.
		The Ismailis are one of the minor sects of the Shi...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Ismailis.html (1281 words)

	Ismailis - MSN Encarta
		The Ismailis emerged from a dispute in 765 over the succession to Jafar al-Sadiq, whom Shia Muslims acknowledged as the sixth imam (spiritual successor to Muhammad, the prophet of Islam).
		The religious worldview of Ismailis developed in the 9th and 10th centuries under the influence of Gnosticism and Neoplatonism, two esoteric movements that flourished in the Middle East.
		The Qarmatians are most famous for attacking Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, in 930 and keeping the sacred Black Stone (given by the angel Gabriel to Abraham, according to Islam) from the sacred shrine, or Kaaba, in their possession until 951.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554573/Ismailis.html (892 words)

	Ismaili Summary
		Ismailis strive to attain perfection whatever their tasks in life might be, for this path leads to the cognition of God and unity with him.
		Ismailis have marked the Jubilees of their Imāms with public celebrations, which are symbolic affirmations of the ties that link the Ismā'īlī Imām and his followers.
		This was due to the adaptability of the Ismailis themselves and in particular to their educational background and their linguistic abilities, as well as the efforts of the host countries and the moral and material support from Ismā'īlī community programmes.
	www.bookrags.com /Ismaili (5479 words)

	`A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AGAKHANS'
		Ismaili historians have recorded that until as late as 1874 (34 years after his arrival in India), the Aga Khan's authority as a religious leader was sharply opposed by some influential wealthy members of the community.
		Ismaili historians record that the funeral procession as well as the burial ceremony of Ismail did take place in Medina during the life time of his father, but, those were "mere ruse to mislead the enemies." This minority group became known as the "Seveners".
		Ignoring such incontrovertible evidence, Ismailis continue to acknowledge, as well as recite in their prayers, that Aga Khan I and II were their 46th and 47th Imams, and that their ancestors in Persia were the preceding Imams.
	www.islamworld.net /aga.html (7794 words)

	History of Ismailis
		The Ismaili communities that repudiated the claim of the Fatimid Al-mahdi to the imamate were initially left without united leadership and in doctrinal disarray.
		Later Ismaili tradition, however, claims that it was written by one of the hidden imams and his daees a century earlier.
		The Ismaili law codified by Qadi Al-Numan was adopted by the fourth Fatimid caliph, Al-Mu'izz, as the official law of the Fatimid empire to be applied to all its Muslim subjects.
	www.islamawareness.net /Deviant/Ismailis/ismailis.html (10287 words)

	Forum 18 Search/Archive
		The tens of thousands of Ismaili Muslims of the Tajik Autonomous District in China's north western Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region are isolated from their fellow-Ismailis across the border in Tajikistan and elsewhere in the world, Forum 18 News Service found on a visit to Xinjiang between 8 and 10 September.
		The imam-hatyb of Tashkurgan's Ismaili mosque, Shakar Mamader, admitted to Forum 18 on 9 September that under Chinese law children are forbidden from attending the mosque up to the age of 18.
		The Tajik Autonomous District is situated in the eastern Pamir mountains and borders Pakistan and Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
	www.forum18.org /Archive.php?article_id=141 (766 words)

	ShaikhSiddiqui Khoja (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Among the Shias of South Asia the Ithna-Asharis are in the majority while the Khojas and Bohras of Western and Central South Asia belong to the two internal divisions of the Isma`ili group of Muslims - the Nizaris (Khojas) with Satpanth Ismailism and the the Musta‘lis (Bohras or Bohri) with Tayyibi Ismailism.
		The Ismaili followers of the Aga Khan professedly believe that the Qur'an was time bound and was not meant to be a Universal message for all times.
		Musta'liyah Isma'ilis were centered in Cairo while the Nizaris, consolidated their positions in Iran and Syria.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /khoja.html (765 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ismailis (Islam) - Encyclopedia
		The first success of the Ismaili movement was the establishment of the Qarmat state (see Karmathians) in E Arabia.
		Ismaili missionaries and its political organization also mobilized a network of N African tribes to support the Fatimid claim to the caliphate in Egypt and several regions of the Mediterranean.
		Today, though a minority community that is not politically active, the Ismailis are spread in small pockets in parts of the Middle East, central and S Asia, and increasingly North America and Europe.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/Ismailis.html (355 words)

	Ismailis, Isma'iliyyah, Ismaili
		The Ismailis are members of a sect of Muslim Shiites who recognize Ismail as the seventh and last Imam until the return of his son at the end of time.
		In their interpretation of the Koran, the Ismailis distinguish between exoteric and esoteric knowledge, that is, between knowledge for the public and knowledge for the initiated.
		A splinter group of Ismailis, known to Westerners as Assassins, established a stronghold in the mountains of northern Iran in the 12th century and carried out terrorist acts of assassination against important religious and political leaders of Sunni Islam.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txh/ismaili.htm (1509 words)

	Ismailis in Iran (Assassins?) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ismailis are, in fact, a sub-branch of the Shiite Muslims who are known by various names like Ismailis, Bateni, Qermati, Saba?ie, etc.
		It was in 1256 that Mongols seized the Ismailis?
		Ismailis were going out to different cities and countries after being trained to invite others to their religious doctrines.
	www.destinationiran.com /Ismailis.htm (934 words)

	Ismailis: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		The Ismailis, on the other hand, trace the Imamat...Because the Aga Khan is believed by the Ismailis to be their Imam, he has the power and...
		The Ismailis are one of the minor sects of the Shia...receives a tribute from the 15-20 million Ismailis worldwide, he is able to offer generous...
		ISMAILIS: Ismailism is a branch of Shiite Islam that traces its founding...should succeed the sixth Imam in the eighth century.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/ismailis.jsp (1651 words)

	Ismailism
		Ismailis trace their history back to Mohammed and his appointment of his son-in-law Ali as his successor (Imam) during his last pilgrimage to Mecca.
		Ismailis are not required to make hajj though I have not found any evidence that they are forbidden to do so (and other Shia sects do make the hajj).
		For many Ismailis the hajj is one's everyday practice of the faith and the jihad one's progress to the goal of unity with Allah.
	members.tripod.com /~ismailis/ismailism.html (2332 words)

	Afghanistan Ismailis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ismaili Shia are also known as Seveners because in the eighth centurytheir leaders rejected the heir designated by the sixth Imam, Jafar al Sadiq(d.765), whom the Imami accepted.
		Ismaili beliefs are complex and syncretic,combining elements from the philosophies of Plotinus, Pythagoras, Aristotle,gnosticism, and the Manichaeans, as well as components of Judaism, Christianity,and Eastern religions.
		Ismailis in Afghanistan are generally regarded with suspicion by other ethnicgroups and for the most part their economic status is very poor.
	www.country-studies.com /afghanistan/ismailis.html (369 words)

	Tajikistan: Ismaili Resurgence (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ismailis of Tajikistan, a religious minority concentrated in the eastern mountains, have come a long way since Soviet times, when they were afraid even to have a picture of their spiritual leader the Aga Khan on display at home.
		Ismailis believe that members of the Aga Khan lineage are the true Imams or heirs of the Prophet Muhammed.
		He said there were some Ismailis attending the Islamic University in Dushanbe, but they kept their beliefs to themselves, “and we try to turn a blind eye to them – we do not tolerate members of sects in the mosques”.
	www.iwpr.net /?apc_state=hrufrca257803&l=en&s=f&o=257804 (1393 words)

	The Institute of Ismaili Studies - Introduction to The Assassin Legends
		The celebrated Ismaili da‘is or propagandists, who were at once theologians, philosophers and political emissaries, produced numerous treatises in diverse fields of learning, making their own contributions to the Islamic thought of mediaeval times.
		It was further alleged that the Ismaili imams, including especially the Fatimid caliphs, had falsely claimed Fatimid ‘Alid descent from the Prophet’s daughter Fatima and her husband ‘Ali, the first Shi‘i imam.
		The distorted image of the Ismailis in general and the Nizari Ismailis in particular was maintained in orientalist circles until the opening decades of the twentieth century.
	www.iis.ac.uk /view_article.asp?ContentID=101164 (2772 words)

	The Ismaili da'wa Outside the Fatimid dawla (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ismailis separated from the rest of the Imami Shi'is on the death of the Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq in 148/765.
		The Ismaili da'is summoned the Muslims everywhere to accord their allegiance to the Ismaili Imam-Mahdi, who was expected to deliver the believers from the oppressive rule of the Abbasids and establish justice and a more equitable social order in the world.
		As the provision of instruction in Ismaili doctrine for the initiates was from early on an important responsibility of the da'wa, the da'i was also entrusted with the religious education of the new converts or mustajibs.
	www.hal-pc.org /~amana/Ismailidawa.htm (9103 words)

	A HISTORY OF THE AGAKHANI ISMAILIS
		However, Ismaili historians claim that a young son of the Imam, who was named Muhammad, survived and became the next Imam at the age of seven or eight.
		During the dark days of the Syrian Isma'ilis in the first half of the 19th century, they had little contact with the outside world and knew nothing about their Imam; it was symptomatic of their revival in the second half of the century that they then made efforts to rediscover him.
		Isma`ilis were now bidden to meet for prayer only twice a day, around a table on which a portrait of the Imam was placed and towards which the worshippers were to turn, instead of in the direction of Mecca.
	www.mostmerciful.com /book-5.htm (6193 words)

	UNHCR - Afghanistan: Information on Activities of Ismailis Loyal to Sayed Kayan
		Ismailis in Afghanistan are generally regarded with suspicion by other ethnic groups and for the most part their economic status is very poor...
		The local military commander appointed another Ismaili, Alaudin Shah, as local leader of the Ismailis, a move that was resisted by ordinary Ismailis, who accused Alaudin of physically abusing community elders, according to the report (Samander 24 Jan 2003).
		Sayed Jaffar Naderi is sometimes referred to as the leader of the Ismaili community in Pul-i Khumri, Kayan, and Dowshi in Baghlan province, and at other times referred to as the son of the leader of Ismailis in Afghanistan, Sayd Mansur Naderi (afgha.comB undated, Gall 16 Dec 2001, NewsInsight.net 13 Feb 2002).
	www.unhcr.org /home/RSDCOI/414ede3c4.html (3304 words)

	Ismailis — FactMonster.com
		Ismaili missionaries and its political organization also mobilized a network of N African tribes to support the Fatimid claim to the caliphate in Egypt and several regions of the Mediterranean.
		Today, though a minority community that is not politically active, the Ismailis are spread in small pockets in parts of the Middle East, central and S Asia, and increasingly North America and Europe.
		Aga Khan - Aga Khan Aga Khan, the title of the religious leader and imam of the Ismaili Nizari sect of Islam,...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/society/A0825618.html (299 words)

	Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
		Another difference between Shi'ites and Ismailis is that the latter consider the Aga Khan's birthday and the anniversary of his inauguration as more important than Muharram - the most important event on the Shi'ite calendar, when the battle of Karbala and the death of Hussein are commemorated.
		Ismailis, who had escaped by and large the attention of Pakistan's Sunni hardliners, are now under attack.
		While the "Western" lifestyle and the "blasphemous beliefs" of the Ismailis might have provoked to some extent Pakistan's Sunni hardliners, their anger appears to have more to do with concern over the Ismailis' growing secularizing influence in the educational arena in Pakistan.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/GC11Df06.html (1437 words)

	The End of Taqiyya: Reaffirming the Religious Identity of Ismailis in Shughnan, Badakhshan - Political Implications for ...
		Ismailis advocated millenarianism during the Alamut period under the astute leadership of Hasan al-Sabbah and his successors in Persia (Iran) and became andpoliticized after the collapse of the Ismaili Centre, or the Alamut, before the Mongol invasion in 1257.
		Ismailis supported the Soviet-backed government as it provided educational opportunities for a large number of Ismailis to study in the Soviet republic of Tajikistan as well as in institutions of higher education elsewhere in the Soviet Union.
		The Ismailis of the Pamir region reside in Gorno-Badakhshan in Tajikistan, Badakhshan in Afghanistan and Sinkiang in China.
	ismaili.net /Source/0546b.html (6263 words)

	Afghanistan Religions, Religion in Afghanistan - Asia
		The Ismaili Shia are also known as Seveners because in the eighth century their leaders rejected the heir designated by the sixth Imam, Jafar al Sadiq (d.765), whom the Imami accepted.
		These beliefs and practices are veiled in secrecy and Ismaili place particular emphasis on taqiya meaning to shield or guard, the practice that permits the believer to deny publicly his Shia membership for self-protection, as long as he continues to believe and worship in private.
		Ismailis in Afghanistan are generally regarded with suspicion by other ethnic groups and for the most part their economic status is very poor.
	www.asiaonclick.com /afghanistan/afghanistan-religion9.php (410 words)

	Syria Ismailis - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
		The Ismailis of Syria, numbering about 200,000, are predominantly Misaris; this group gained prominence during the Crusades when a mystical society of Misaris, called Assassins, harassed both the Crusaders and Saladin (Salah ad Din al Ayyubi).
		The wealthier Ismailis of Salamiyah have fertile and well-watered land and are regarded as clannish, proud, and tough.
		Ismailis generally follow the religious practice of the Shia Twelvers in prayers, fasts, and Quranic prescriptions, but in their conservatism they resemble Sunnis on some points.
	www.photius.com /countries/syria/society/syria_society_ismailis.html (466 words)

	Disinformation :: The Ismailis: A Look At A Modern Esoteric Islamic Sect
		Ismailis hold that Allah's Noor (the Light) is Eternal; they believe this same Noor which was with Ali resides in the current Imam.
		It is Ismaili doctrine that unless one has taken baiyat (oath of allegiance) to the Imam, then Jamatkhans services would not be of any value to the vistor or to the Ismailis worshiping.
		Ismailis pay Zakat (alms levied) to the Imam of the Time, which is collected monthly in the Jamatkhanas.
	www.disinfo.com /site/displayarticle4001.html (1571 words)

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