Nizari

Look at other dictionaries:

• Nizari — Main article: Ismailism Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam …   Wikipedia

• Nizari Quhistani — Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam …   Wikipedia

• Nizari — [nɪ zα:ri] noun a member of an Ismaili Muslim sect led by the Aga Khan. Origin named after the 12th cent. Egyptian Ismaili imam Nizar …   English new terms dictionary

• Aga Khan I — ▪ Nizārī imam personal name  Ḥasan ʿalī Shāh   born 1800 died April 1881       imam, or spiritual leader, of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlīte sect of the Shīʿite Muslims. He claimed to be directly descended from ʿAlī, the son in law of the Prophet Muḥammad …   Universalium

• Aga Khan II — ▪ Nizārī imam personal name  ʿalī Shāh   died August 1885, Poona, India       eldest son of the Aga Khan I. In 1881 he succeeded his father as imam, or spiritual leader, of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlīte sect of Shīʿite Muslims, and, during his short… …   Universalium

• Ismaili — For the Egyptian city, see Ismaïlia .The Ismāʿīlī (Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī , Arabic: الإسماعيليون al Ismāʿīliyyūn ; Persian: إسماعیلیان Esmāʿiliyān ) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the Shī‘ah community, after the Twelvers (… …   Wikipedia

• List of Ismaili Imams — This is a list of the Imams recognized by the Ismaili Shia and their sub branches. Imams are considered members of the Ahl al Bayt , the Family of Muhammad. Early Imams Ismāʿīlīs share the following Imāms with the Twelver Shīʿah:1. ʿAlī ibn Abī… …   Wikipedia

• Jama'at Khana — A Jama at Khana in Nishapur,Dizbad Region. Musallah redirects here. For the mat used for prayer, see prayer rug. Jama at Khana literally, a congregational place an amalgamation derived from the Arabic word jama‘a (gathering) and the Persian word… …   Wikipedia

• Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Hassan-i Sabbah — Artistic rendering of Hassan i Sabbah …   Wikipedia