Isma'ilism




Ismāʿīlism (Arabic:الإسماعيلية al-Ismāʿīliyya; Persian:اسماعیلیان; Sindhi:اسماعيلي; Kurdish:Ismaili; Esmāʿiliyān) is a branch of Shia Islam. The Ismāʿīlī (/ˌɪsmeɪˈɪli/) get their name from their acceptance of Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (Imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelvers, who accept Musa al-Kadhim, younger brother of Isma'il, as the true Imām.