Isma'ilism

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title: Isma'ilism
text: Isma'ilism is a branch or sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelver Shia, who accept Musa al-Kadhim, the younger brother of Isma'il, as the true Imām. After the death of Muhammad ibn Isma'il in the 8th century CE, the teachings of Ismailism further transformed into the belief system as it is known today, with an explicit concentration on the d
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description: Branch of Shia Islam
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%27ilism
date created: 2003-01-22T15:18:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T23:22:24Z
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