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Isma'iliMember of an Islamic group, the second-largest Shiite community in Islam (after the Twelver Shi'is). Isma'ilis comprise several smaller groups, the most important of which are the Nizari Isma'ilis, from 1094; the Da'udi Isma'ilis; the Musta'li Isma'ilis; and the Sulaymani Isma'ilis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of all the different cosmologies developed in Islamic civilization, including Isma'ili, mashsha'i, ishraqi, Ibn Arabian Sufism, etc. Blake is less successful, perhaps, in charting the symbology of the city, drawing on modern theosophical rereadings of the tenth century Isma'ili Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa'. |
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