Isma'ilism
A living tradition within Shia Islam.
Isma'ilism is a living tradition within Shia Islam. Also written Isma'ilis, Seveners (imprecise older usage).
Origin
No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. The Institute of Ismaili Studies dates Ismaili history 'back to the middle of the second AH/eighth century CE', the community taking its name from Isma'il, son of the imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (d. 765), whom it regards as his successor. The 765 date is Ja'far al-Sadiq's death, not a founding date, and is not treated as one. Daftary describes the Ismailis as 'the second most important Shi'i community, after the Ithna 'Asharis'.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Isma'ilism.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-ismailism.
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author = {John Shaqi},
title = {Isma'ilism},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {English version},
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note = {Accessed n.d.}
}The word count is counted from this edition. The minute estimate uses 238 words a minute, the silent reading rate for English non-fiction reported by Brysbaert (2019). The Urdu, Hindi and Roman Urdu editions carry a word count and no estimate, because no comparable rate has been published for those scripts.