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Isma'ilism

Also known as Ismailism, Ismaili, Isma'ili, Ismaîlis

Ismailism, known historically and among practitioners as Batiniyya (), is a branch of Shia Islam. Like all Shia, the Ismailis emphasize a distinction between the exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin) dimension of Islam. However, unlike other Shia, the Ismailis are characterized by a unique emphasis on the esoteric.

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Ismailism is a branch of Shia Islam that emphasizes the hidden, inner meanings of Islamic teachings alongside their surface meanings, to a greater degree than other Shia groups do. It matters as a distinct religious tradition within Islam with its own approach to understanding faith and scripture.

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Religion.name: Ismailism
Religion.image: Ismaili Center, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.JPG
Religion.imagewidth: 250
Religion.caption: Ismaili Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Religion.main_classification: Shia Islam
Religion.scripture: Quran
Religion.theology: Imamate
Religion.leader_title: Imam (Nizari)
Religion.leader_name: Aga Khan V
Religion.fellowships_type: Branches and sects
Religion.fellowships: Branches and sects of Isma'ilism
Religion.area: Ismāʿīli communities can be found in Pakistan, India, Central Asia, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eastern Africa, and North America
Religion.founded_date: 9th century
Religion.founded_place: Middle East
Religion.separations: Druze
Religion.members: 12–15 million

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Official website: the.ismaili
Image: Mosque Imam Abadullah,Salamia,Syria.JPG

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Commons category: Ismailism
OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=ismaili
social media followers: 24464
Stack Exchange tag: islam.stackexchange.com/tags/shia-ismaili

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Contents

History
Succession crisis
Karbala and afterward
The Battle of Karbala
The beginnings of Ismāʿīlī Daʿwah
Ascension of the Dais
The Qarmatians
The Fatimid Caliphate
Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate
The Middle East under Fatimid rule
Decline of the Caliphate
Alamut
Hassan-i Sabbah
The Hashasheen / Assassiyoon
Threshold of the Imāmate
Destruction by the Mongols
Aftermath
Ismaili historiography
Beliefs
View on the Quran
The Ginans and Qasidas
Numerology
Imamate
Pir and Dawah
Zāhir
Bātin
'Aql
Acts of worship
Approach to the traditional five pillars of Islam
Additional Isma'ili pillars
Walayah
Branches
Nizari
Islamic marriage contract reforms by the Aga Khan III
History
Reforms (on marriage, divorce, segregation, and education)
Barriers to realization of reforms
Muhammad-Shahi Nizari/Mumini
Musta'ali
Dawoodi Bohra
Sulaymani
Alavi Bohra
Hebtiahs Bohra
Atba-i-Malak
Progressive Dawoodi Bohra
Druze
Satpanth
Extinct branches
Böszörmény
Hafizi
Seveners
Ismailism in Shia Islam
A schematic of the development of important branches
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
External links

The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelver Shia, who accept Musa al-Kazim, the younger brother of Isma'il, as the true Imām. In summary, the Isma'ili accept Isma'il ibn Jafar as the sixth Imam. Isma'ili thought is heavily influenced by Neoplatonism.