Isma'ilism rose at one point to become the largest branch of Shia Islam, climaxing as a political power with the Fatimid Caliphate in the 10th through 12th centuries. Ismailis believe in the …

6 days ago · The Ismaili branch, for its part, broke away from the other branches of Shia Islam around the year 765. Read more Subscribers only 'Napoleon was attracted by the figure of …

6 days ago · Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was …

6 days ago · Rahim al-Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Prince …

Jun 17, 2019 · In Persia, Syria, Central Asia and South Asia, Ismaili communities endured widespread persecution, which forced them in the following centuries to present themselves …

6 days ago · LISBON, Portugal — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father.

Isma’iliyyah, sect of Shi’ah Islam that was most active as a religiopolitical movement from the 9th to the 13th century through its constituent movements—the Fatimids, the Qaramitah …

Despite being one of the key Shi'i Muslim communities, the Ismailis were until recently studied primarily on the basis of the accounts of their enemies. This new introduction is the first to be …

Sep 24, 2020 · A major Shī'ī Muslim community, the Ismailis have had a long and complex history dating back to the formative period of Islam, when different communities of interpretation …

2 days ago · ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt.. The death of Prince Karim - the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite …