Ismaili
Britishnoun
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a Shiah sect whose adherents believe that Ismail, son of the sixth imam, was the rightful seventh imam
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Also called: Ismailian. a member of this sect
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The other is an Ismaili Muslim, a city kid whose family came from Mumbai to the American Midwest through the welcome of one of the country’s great Catholic universities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V will be the 50th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, who say they are direct decedents of the Prophet Muhammad.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as imam of the Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
The women were Portuguese staff members at the center, Ismaili community leader Narzim Ahmad told Portuguese TV channel SIC.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Believers, but apparently only believers of the Ismaili faith, after a term of training enter a state of perfection.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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