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  1. The Ismailis are a branch of Shia Muslims who share a common history with the mainstream Shias, also known as "Twelvers" or "Ithnasheris". A dispute, however, arose on the succession of the Sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq. The Ismailis accepted Imam Jafar al-Sadiq's eldest son "Ismail" as a rightful seventh Imam.
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  3. Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Islam: Shia: Ismaili: Alawi. Alawite Resource Center - This website contains articles in the word format on Alawites alawi theology and related topics. Syria's Alawis and Shi'ism - An article tracing the (sometimes tortuous) relationship between the Alawis shia (Nusayris) of Syria and Twelver Shi\'ite Islam.
  4. Shia Islam: From Religion to Revolution. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. ... Loyalty and Leadership in an Early Islamic Society. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980. ... oivin, Michael. 'The Reform of Islam in Ismaili Shi'ism from 1885 to 1957', in F. 'Nalini' Delvoye, ed., Confluences of Cultures: ...
  5. cms.the.ismaili

    The Shia Ismaili Muslims . The Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, generally known as the Ismailis, belong to the Shia branch of Islam. The Shia form one of the two major branches of Islam, the Sunni being the other. The Ismailis live in over 25 different countries, mainly in Central and South Asia, Africa, the
  6. researchgate.net

    The authority of the imam has a direct impact on the life of Ismaili communities around the world and on religious rituals they practice. Discover the world's research 25+ million members
  7. ismailimail.blog

    The Shi'i Ismaili Muslims, better known today as the Ismailis, make up the second largest branch of Shi'i Islam after the Twelvers (Ithna 'Ashariyyah). Shi'i Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad's divinely-ordained spiritual authority and divinely-inspired knowledge continues in members of his family, beginning with his cousin and son-in-law 'Ali b.
  8. encyclopedia.com

    RELIGION: Secret 'Alawi faith; a branch of Shia Islam. OVERVIEW 'Alawi (or 'Alawite) means "a follower of 'Ali," the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law. The 'Alawis (and all Shia Muslims) believe that 'Ali was Muhammad's rightful heir to political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim community. ... 'Alawi society is patriarchal in ways ...
  9. academia.edu

    In this study, religious rituals are understood to be those repetitive acts and ceremonies that invoke the concept of divine presence and divine influence, expecting to create a discernible and favourable change in a person's or a community's physical and/or spiritual life. The Ismaili community's practice of religious rituals ...
  10. elucidate foundational Qur'anic and Islamic beliefs and principles. It would, however, be misleading to label Ismaili and other Muslim philosophical stances, as has been done by some scholars in the past, simplistically as manifestations of 'Ismaili/Muslim Neoplatonism', 'Ismaili/Muslim gnosticism', etc. While elements of these
  11. library.fiveable.me

    Definition. Alawi Shia, also known as Alawites, is a branch of Shia Islam that primarily resides in Syria and Lebanon. They hold unique beliefs and practices that set them apart from mainstream Shia and Sunni traditions, particularly their reverence for Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and their syncretic religious views which incorporate elements from various faiths.

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