The Nusayrīs - also known as ʻAlawīs -have been in power in Syria for the past three decades. Little is known of their origins or their long history, while their religious creeds and thought are somewhat better known. The main reason for our fragmentary knowledge of the Nusayrī …
The Ismailis represent an important Shiʻī Muslim community with rich intellectual and literary traditions. The complex history of the Ismailis dates back to the 2nd/8th century when they separated from other Shiʻī groups under the leadership of their own imams. Soon afterwards, …
Shiʻi communities in history -- The study of the Ismailis : phases and issues -- Ismaili history and literary traditions -- Idris ʻImad al-Din and medieval Ismaili historiography -- A major schism in the early Ismaʻili movement -- The Ismaili daʻwa under the Fatimids -- The conc…
The Ismailis represent an important Shiʻī Muslim community with rich intellectual and literary traditions. The complex history of the Ismailis dates back to the 2nd/8th century when they separated from other Shiʻī groups under the leadership of their own imams. Soon afterwards, …
"The Ismailis represent an important Shi?i Muslim community with rich intellectual and literary traditions. The complex history of the Ismailis dates back to the second/eighth century when they separated from other Shi?i groups under the leadership of their own imams. Soon after…
Muslim Sects and Divisions.
