Ismaili

/ ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ /

noun

a Shiah sect whose adherents believe that Ismail, son of the sixth imam, was the rightful seventh imam
Also calledIsmailianˌɪzmɑːɪˈliːən -lis a member of this sect

Prince Rahim is the oldest son of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims.

He was Ismaili, a Shia sect, but this was no time for accuracy.

Hasan, brought up in this atmosphere of duplicity, was therefore well fitted to play the Machiavellian rôle of an Ismaili Dai.

Believers, but apparently only believers of the Ismaili faith, after a term of training enter a state of perfection.

It is very likely that some of them may find their way here; if so, I shall get Ismaili to allow them to work for their food.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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