Isma'ilism rose at one point to become the largest branch of Shia Islam, climaxing as a political power with the Fatimid Caliphate in the 10th through 12th centuries.

Isma’iliyyah, sect of Shi’ah Islam that was most active as a religiopolitical movement from the 9th to the 13th century through its constituent movements—the Fatimids, the Qaramitah …

Nizari Isma'ilism (Arabic: النزارية, romanized: al-Nizāriyya) are the largest segment of the Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. [1]

Aug 27, 2020 · Ismailism rose at one point to become the largest branch of Shīʻism, climaxing as a political power with the Fatimid Caliphate in the tenth through twelfth centuries. [4] . Ismailis …

The History of Nizari Isma'ilism from the founding of Islam covers a period of over 1400 years. It begins with Muhammad's mission to restore to humanity the universality and knowledge of the …

May 28, 2022 · detailed synthesis of the complex history of Isma'ilism. His presentation fully reflects the progress of recent research, widely scattered in editions of texts, monographs and …

Bāṭinīyah, Muslim sects—the Ismailis (Arabic: Ismāʿīlīyah), in particular—that interpreted religious texts exclusively on the basis of their hidden, or inner, meanings (Arabic: bāṭin) rather than …

Apr 24, 1992 · This authoritative book traces the history and doctrinal development of the Isma'ili movement from its origins to the present day, a period of twelve centuries.

Isma’ilism is a part of the Shi’ite branch of Islam whose adherents constitute at present a small minority within the wider Muslim ummah. They live in over twenty-five different countries, …

system of thought by the early Isma ̈ilis. This system represented an esoteric world of spiritual reality, a reality common to the great monot. eistic religions of the Abrahamic tradition. The …