Isma'ili Islam

GPTKB entity

Statements (84)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ismailism
gptkbp:branch Shia Islam
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:Imam
esoteric interpretation of Islam
batin (inner meaning)
ta'wil (allegorical interpretation)
walayah (devotion to Imam)
gptkbp:currentNizariImam Aga Khan IV
gptkbp:FatimidCaliphateCapital gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:FatimidCaliphateEnded 1171 CE
gptkbp:FatimidCaliphateFounded 909 CE
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Druze
gptkb:Alavi_Bohra
gptkb:Dawoodi_Bohra
gptkb:Musta'li
gptkb:Nizari
gptkb:Sulaymani_Bohra
gptkbp:historicalCaliphate Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:holyBook gptkb:Quran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Isma'ili Islam
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Rasa'il_Ikhwan_al-Safa
gptkb:Ginans
Farmans
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Urdu
gptkb:Sindhi
English
Swahili
Tajik
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Tajikistan
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Yemen
East Africa
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Isma'il_ibn_Jafar
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkb:festival
gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Laylat_al-Qadr
gptkb:Imamat_Day
gptkb:Navroz
gptkb:Yawm-e_Ali
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Al-Hakim_bi-Amr_Allah
gptkb:Aga_Khan_I
gptkb:Aga_Khan_II
gptkb:Aga_Khan_III
gptkb:Isma'il_ibn_Jafar
Aga Khan IV
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:community_service
philanthropy
social justice
tradition
pluralism
hierarchical religious structure
emphasis on education
allegorical interpretation of Qur'an
missionary activity (da'wah)
recognition of living Imam
sufi influences
taqiyya (precautionary dissimulation)
use of ginans (devotional hymns)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Institute_of_Ismaili_Studies
gptkb:Aga_Khan_Development_Network
gptkb:Aga_Khan_Foundation
gptkb:Aga_Khan_University
gptkbp:originatedIn 8th century
gptkbp:populationEstimate 15 million
gptkbp:religiousLeader gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Islam
gptkbp:worshippedIn mosque
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tayyibi_Isma'ili_Muslims
gptkb:Dawoodi_Bohra
gptkb:Mansuriyya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5