To: Oceans99
From Wikpedia - Ismaili
The Ismāʿīlī are found primarily in South Asia, Syria, Saudi Arabia,[1] Yemen, China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and East Africa, but have in recent years emigrated to Europe and North America.[2] The Ismāʿīliyya and the Twelvers both accept the same initial Imams from the descendants of Muḥħammad through his daughter Fāṭima az-Zahra and therefore share much of their early history. However, a dispute arose on the succession of the fifth Imam, Jaʿfar as-Sadiq.[/quote]
132 posted on
04/17/2007 9:28:46 AM PDT by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Fish Speaker
From Wikpedia - IsmailiThe Ismāʿīlī (Urdu: اسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-Ismāʿīliyyūn; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the Shī'a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). The Ismāʿīlī get their name from their acceptance of Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar as the successor-Imām to Jaʿfar aṣ-Ṣādiq, wherein they differ from the Ithnāʿashariyya, who accept Musa al-Kazim, younger brother of Ismail, as their Imam.
Though there are several sub-groupings within the Ismailis, the term in today's vernacular generally refers to the Nizārī Ismāʿīlī community, who are followers of the Aga Khan and the largest group among the Ismailis.
148 posted on
04/17/2007 9:32:20 AM PDT by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Fish Speaker
From Wikpedia - Ismaili The Ismāʿīlī are found primarily in South Asia, Syria, Saudi Arabia,[1] Yemen, China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and East Africa, but have in recent years emigrated to Europe and North America.[2] The Ismāʿīliyya and the Twelvers both accept the same initial Imams from the descendants of Muḥħammad through his daughter Fāṭima az-Zahra and therefore share much of their early history. However, a dispute arose on the succession of the fifth Imam, Jaʿfar as-Sadiq.[/quote] *** Oh My God.
150 posted on
04/17/2007 9:32:31 AM PDT by
Southerngl
(TEAM BIRKHEAD Longstanding member of the FIRM)
To: All
Now that the identity is known, how long before television news has someone who knew this person come on for a live interview and how many interviews happen before the question is asked “Was this person involved with Islam or Muslims?”
152 posted on
04/17/2007 9:32:45 AM PDT by
Just sayin
(Is is what it is, for if it was anything else, it would be isn't.)
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