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	The Institute of Ismaili Studies - Ismailism
		Ismailism is a part of the Shi'ite branch of Islam whose adherents constitute at present a small minority within the wider Muslim ummah.
		The history of the Nizari branch of Ismailism is marked by their adherence to the goals set by the Fatimids as well as by the emergence of newer goals and policies in the context of a changing and increasingly hostile environment.
		This principle received a central and specific emphasis in Ismailism, because it was through the Imam that a true understanding of Islam was obtained and in obeying him the duties of a true believer were fulfilled.
	www.iis.ac.uk /view_article.asp?ContentID=101017 (7824 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia â“ Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
		Those who remained faithful to Ismail, the eldest son, soon evolved the belief that Ismail was endowed with an infallible gift for interpreting the inner meaning of the revelation.
		Ismailism developed an understanding of Islam and promoted it through an active missionary system.
		Although the early history remains obscure, Ismailism incorporated elements of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, and Hindu thought to explain its concept of the imam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:ismailis (273 words)

	The Ismaili da'wa Outside the Fatimid dawla
		This explains the early spread of Ismailism among rural inhabitants and bedouin tribesmen of the Arab lands, notably in southern Iraq, eastern Arabia (Bahrayn) and Yaman.
		By 440/1048 Ismailism had virtually disappeared from the former Fatimid dominions in North Africa, where the Ismailis were severely persecuted after the departure of the Fatimids.
		That Ismailism survived at all the downfall of the Fatimid dynasty was, thus, mainly due to the astonishing record of success achieved by the Ismaili da'wa of Fatimid times outside the confines of the Fatimid dawla.
	www.amaana.org /Ismailidawa.htm (9103 words)

	Ismaili Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ismailism belongs to the Shi‘a main stream of Islam.
		Ismailism belongs to the Shi‘a branch of Islam, and, in common with various Muslim interpretive communities, has been concerned with developing a philosophical discourse to elucidate foundational Qur’anic and Islamic beliefs and principles.
		Their views represent a consensus that it is inappropriate to treat Ismailism as a marginal school of Islamic thought; rather it constitutes a significant philosophical branch, among others, in Islamic philosophy.
	www.utm.edu /research/iep/i/ismaili.htm (1189 words)

	CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS Journal of Social and Political Studies
		Ismailism is one of the largest trends in Islam today with over 20 million followers scattered all over the world and concentrated in larger numbers in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Kenya, the Persian Gulf countries, Iran, the Lebanon, Syria, the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, and other countries.
		Ismailism appeared in the eighth century when Caliph Ali and his supporters, together with Fatima, daughter of the Prophet, and followers of Imam Ismail spoke against the violation of the principle of inheritance of the Imamat.
		Still, throughout its history Ismailism concentrated on the question of Imamat, total obedience to the Imam as the source of religious and philosophical knowledge.
	www.ca-c.org /journal/eng-02-2000/14.shokhumorov.shtml (920 words)

	DISKUS: Peggy Morgan
		Even though Ismailism is not the only Shi'i group in Islam to exibit both an ecclesiastical hierarchy and a related cosmological structure (medieval Druze and Nusayri groups are two further examples), it has been chosen here because of the high degree of sophistication and the clarity in which these doctrines have been expressed.
		As a branch of Shiism, Ismailism recognizes the authority of the Imam, who, after the Prophet Muhammad, is the representative of God on earth.
		There, as in Ismailism, obedience served the purpose of strenghtening the cohesion of the community under the authority of a representative of the divine <15>.
	web.uni-marburg.de /religionswissenschaft/journal/diskus/calderini.html (2951 words)

	Introduction to Ismailism
		Ismailism is one of the major sects of shiites.
		Ismailism paid more attention to philosophy of religion starting from the theory of one unified unity of the universe, the unity of religions, aiming at a united humanity.
		Ismailism requires that teaching be done by setting the good example in striving towards the better and more perfect.
	members.tripod.com /~ismailis/introduction.html (12672 words)

	Fundamentals of Ismaili Shi'i Islam
		Jamshid (owner and moderator of the Ismailism list at http://www.onelist.com) here presents a brief introduction to the fundamentals of Ismailism according to the "So Kiria" (or "Manual of Practice") by Pir Sadruddin.
		Ismailism is the name given to the theology, philosophy, and practice of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims (more commonly known as Ismailis) who live mainly in South Asia and in the Indian Diaspora.
		One Sunni critic of Ismailism made the claim that all the Hindu elements in the ginans were placed there by the Aga Khans during the 19th century.
	www.kheper.net /topics/Islamic_esotericism/fundamentals.html (2848 words)

	Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from the Karakorum mountains, Pakistan: local themes: spiritual beliefs
		Although there is limited discussion of personal beliefs and the spiritual side of religion, the importance of Ismailism and the current Imam, the Aga Khan, in people's lives is strongly evident throughout the testimonies.
		There are many references to the Aga Khan and Ismailism, mostly in relation to his guidance on education, as well as the various Ismaili village institutions and the various Aga Khan development projects operating in the Northern Areas.
		Important aspects of Ismailism are education and serving the community and these are often referred to by the narrators.
	www.mountainvoices.org /pa_th_spiritual_beliefs.asp (820 words)

	History of Iran: Ismailieh [Assassins]
		But to Ismailism the two together present a totality which in its turn becomes a symbol to be penetrated by ta'wil.
		With the proclamation of the Resurrection, the teachings of Ismailism were forever expanded beyond the borders imposed on them by any historical event.
		The Qiyamat remains as a state of consciousness which anyone can adhere to or enter, a garden without walls, a sect without a church, a lost moment of Islamic history that refuses to be forgotten, standing outside time, a reproach or challenge to all legalism and moralism, to all the cruelty of the exoteric.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/ismailieh/ismailieh.php (2035 words)

	Ismailis: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ISMAILIS: Ismailism is a branch of Shiite Islam that traces its founding...should succeed the sixth Imam in the eighth century.
		Ismailism developed an understanding of Islam and promoted it through...missionary system.
		Although the early history remains obscure, Ismailism incorporated elements of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/ismailis.jsp (1532 words)

	text2read: Mansuru'l Yaman (Ibn Hawshab)
		Notwithstanding the dearth of original biographical material about his life, historians are unanimous about his solid contribution to the spread of Ismailism in Yaman during the last quarter of 3rd century Hijri.
		When the Imam found that lbn-Hawshab was firmly grounded in Ismaili faith and groomed enough for the responsibility of its propagation, he jointly entrusted him and his colleague, lbn-e-Fadhal with the onerous task of propagating Ismailism (Da"wa) on his as well as his son, Imam Mahdi"s behalf in Yaman.
		Before they set off on their venture, he called each of them in private audience separately and urged him to respect and co-operate with the other, and to avoid all differences for the greater cause of their faith.
	text2read.livejournal.com /37226.html (1808 words)

	On the Shi'ah - aliraqi Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This period constitutes “the most obscure major phase in the entire history of Ismailism,” covering topics such as the conflicts between the main body of the Ismailiyya and the Qarmatiyya.
		This period is considered to be the ‘golden age’ of Ismailism, in which Ismaili culture, intellectual achievements, theology and literature flourished as never before or ever after.
		This encyclopaedic work, covering an extreme range of regions from North Africa to India, deals with doctrinal issues in their historical contexts, the author trying to show the relevance and significance of particular doctrines in different periods.
	www.aliraqi.org /forums/showthread.php?t=53891 (712 words)

	Ismailism
		Ismaili beliefs and practices go by the name of Ismailism.
		Some Ismailis feel a new wave of missionary work is about to happen and see this is an aspect of their Imam's status as a world leader.
		Given that Ismailism is a successful synthesis of West and East, it may become the religion for our times.
	members.tripod.com /~ismailis/ismailism.html (2332 words)

	NASIR-I KHUSRAW THROUGH THE HOLY LAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The poetry consists of either "homiletic sermons in verse exhorting to self-purification and the pursuit of spiritual rather than material riches" or sometimes bitter reflections on "the falsity of this world" and the poet's misery while in his exile in Badakhshan.
		Earlier scholars who neglected the importance of Ismailism in the context of Khusraw's journey ignored one of the principal elements that made "the age in which Nasir lived.
		However, scholars have begun to believe that both the manner and the direction of his travels make it likely that Khusraw had been converted prior to his departure, was engaged in a quest for further enlightenment, and was intent on training in Ismaili doctrine.
	chass.colostate-pueblo.edu /history/seminar/khusraw/paper1.htm (4243 words)

	Question about Ismailism
		It has come to my attention that the followers of Ismailism believe that Prophet Muhammad (saw) appointed Hazrat Ali as a spiritual leader for all of mankind.
		Followers of Ismailism pray a dua 3 times a day.
		I was also told that by an Ismaili person that it is only required that u pray 3 times a day..though i find that hard to believe because the Prophet said it was 5 times a day (as they pray in Mecca and Medina etc etc).
	www.islam.tc /ask-imam/questions/1671.html (122 words)

	NITLE Arab World Project
		They saw Ismailism as a melange of pre-Islamic beliefs concocted by the conquered peoples, particularly the Iranians, to subvert Islam from within.
		Ismailism is in fact an Islamic restatement of religious notions well attested in the pre-conquest Middle East; but then Islam itself could be similarly characterized.
		Ismailism did have adherents in Iran, but then it had adherents in an extraordinarily wide range of milieus: for instance, the troops that conquered north Africa and Egypt for the Fatimids were Berber tribesmen.
	arabworld.nitle.org /texts.php?module_id=2&reading_id=305&sequence=11 (914 words)

	Naser Khosrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Naser researched a lot about this Islamic denomination and finally converted to Ismailism.
		He came back as a missionary to convert people of Greater Khorasan to Ismailism.
		Zaad al-Mosaferin, written in 1061 about Ismailism beliefs
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naser_Khosrow (356 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is a common practice amongs Sufis and during the last period of concealment, Iranian Ismailis appeared to be a Sufi order.10 Ismailism being an esoteric [batin] sect shares many similarities with Sufism in its esoteric aspects.11 V.
		This is the basis of all further practice and gnosis.
		(40) The tithe15 is an essential religious duty in Ismailism and is mentioned frequently in the ginans.
	www.luckymojo.com /esoteric/religion/islam/ismaili/9903.ismintr.jd (2989 words)

	'UNDERSTANDING ISMAILISM', Section Four
		The "Hazar Imam" is not a legitimate Imam unless he is a bona fide, lawful, lineal (physical) descendant of the Prophet's son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Bibi Fatima (daughter of the Prophet).
		The genealogy of Ali is the life-line of Ismailism.
		Their familiar answer has been that they are theologians and not students of history.
	www.islamawareness.net /Deviant/Ismailis/underis4.html (3837 words)

	Brief History of Ismailism by A. Aziz
		There are, of course, some books in English such as "History of the Ismai'ilis" by A.S. Picklay and "The Aga Khan and his Ancestors" by Naorji M. Dumasia but these useful though they are, do not serve the purpose of the Isma'ili youth.
		But those who turned to Isma'ilism on their own accord served it with the greatest devotion.
		Propagation does not mean only the conversion of the outsiders but also teaching the followers the sprititual aspect and protection of the faith.
	www.amaana.org /history/histaa1.htm (4089 words)

	'UNDERSTANDING ISMAILISM', Section One
		If one was to step into a public library and scan a computer listing, or go through a catalog under the heading Islam, he would discover enough titles to expand his understanding of Islamic history and Islam.
		But, if he was to search under the heading Ismailism or Ismailis, he would hardly come across a book written by an Ismaili author or published by an Ismaili institution that would open a door and invite him to examine the Tariqah (practices) or the history of Ismailism, from inside out.
		Al-Waiz Abualy is the senior most Al-Waiz (missionary) who has devoted his entire life propagating the Ismaili Tariqah (Ismailism) for and on behalf of the Aga Khan's international institution for the propagation of faith and publication of religious literature.
	www.islamawareness.net /Deviant/Ismailis/underis.html (4523 words)

	ShaikhSiddiqui Imam Shahi
		The Imamshahi sect of Nizari Ismailism (itself a branch of Shia Islam) which emerged in the fifteenth century due to split between Nizari Ismailis.
		Imam Shah was the son of Hasan Kabiruddin (died 1470), one of the main Pirs or local leaders of the Nizari mission the centre of which was located at Multan, Pakistan.
		Imam Shah was a Nizari missionary who converted local people in Gujarat an Kuch to Ismailism.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /imamshahi.html (207 words)

	DISKUS: Peggy Morgan
		1990; there are two relatively recent bibliographies on Ismailism, the first, which deals mostly with primary sources is Poonawala, I., Biobibliography of Isma'ili literature.
		Undena Publications, Malibu 1977; the second, which includes secondary sources is Tajdin, N., A bibliography of Ismailism.
		On the relationship between religion (din) and da'wa in Ismailism see my article " 'Alam al-din in Ismailism: world of obedience or world of immobility?", BSOAS, 56, 3 (1993), pp.
	web.uni-marburg.de /religionswissenschaft/journal/diskus/calderini2.html (811 words)

	Ismailism Blog
		There were many split off groups from Khojah Nizari Ismailism (which split off before the First Aga Khan came to India) and these groups preserved their own ginans which many are identical to the Nizari ones.
		In Ismailism the outer form is always an illusion; the center of the faith remains the same.
		I will be putting up selected posts from the Ismailism mailing list on this blog especially those from its earlier days.
	ismailism.wordpress.com (6440 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - To clear up a few misconceptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Well, there is none of that in Ismailism (or in the Assassins' doctrines), so that's not a question either.
		It doesn't matter what you think and speculate the princples of Ismailism are - all the scholars have agreed, and they say that all these sects are valid, which obviously means that the way these sects practice Islam falls within the tenets of the faith.
		And in the time of Ahmed ibn Hanbal, hundreds of scholars ratified the belief that the Qur'an is created and not eternal because of political pressure; that did not make it correct.
	www.islamicaweb.com /archive/t-37765?pda=1 (7251 words)

	Pamirs - the roof of the world
		In the Pamirs, however, a majority of the people profess the Ismaili faith (i.e.
		According to local tradition, the Pamiris were converted to Ismailism in the 11th century by the Persian poet, traveller and philosopher Nasir Khusraw.
		However, one of the foremost non-Ismaili authorities on Ismailism, W. Iwanow, of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, writing in 1948, expressed the opinion that "the present Shughnis, Wakhis and others were not yet settled there in Nasir's time.
	www.pamirs.org /culture_and_religion.htm (325 words)

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