Ismailism Anila Punjwani

Ismailis Around the World

Ismailis Around the World

Ismailism  Second largest branch of Shia Islam  Origin of name  Was once the largest branch, during the

Fatimid Empire  Same core beliefs  Slight variation on the interpretation of The

Five Pillars of Islam

Ismailism  Ahl al-Bayt   Imam that guides the ummah

(community)  Balance between Din and Duniya  Deeper esoteric or batin meaning of Islam

as interpreted by the Quran

Schism in Shi’ism  “Shi'ism developed into two separate

directions: the metaphorical Ismaili group focusing on the mystical path and nature of Allah, with the “Imam of the Time” representing the manifestation of truth and reality, with the more literalistic Twelver group focusing on divine law (sharia) and the Sunnah of Mohammad and the twelve Imams that were guides and a true light to God.”

History of Ismailism  Succession Crisis  Battle of Karbala   Ismaili Da’wah  Ascension of the Dais  Fatimid Empire

  Rise of the empire   ME and the Fatimid Empire   Decline of the empire

History of Ismailism  Alamut

  Hassan Al-Sabbah   Hashasheen   Imamat   Destruction by the Mongols

 Aftermath

Beliefs  Qur’an  Ginans and Qasidas  Reincarnation  Numerology   Imamat

  Divine nature of the Imam

Beliefs  Pir and Dawah  Zahir  Batini  Aql  Taqiyya  Dasond

House of Prayer  Jama’at Khana

  House of Congregation

Ismaili Holidays  Eid (4)  Khushali (3)  Shabe Mehraj  Yom E Ali  Layla Tul Qadr

Works Cited

 www.TheIsmaili.org  www.Ismaili.net  www.IIS.ac.uk  www.Ismaili.org