A member of a Muslim sect that split from the Ismaili branch in 1094 over disagreement about the succession to the caliphate. The majority of Nizaris now live in South Asia; their leader is the Aga Khan.
Dominique Sila Khan looks at the Nizari Ismaili model of conversion and the impact of Shia-Sunni competition.
The latter have two main divisions, the Nizaris and the Mustailians.
The Nizari and Mustali-Tayyibi Ismailis of South Asian origins have been more commonly designated, respectively, as Khojas and Bohras.
It is the Nizari Ismaili community with Aga Khan as their Imam.
As a formal means of political action, assassination is usually traced historically to a secret Islamic order known as Nizaris that emerged in the region south of the Caspian Sea that is now encompassed by Syria and Iran.
Definition of Nizari in US English:
Nizari
nounniˈzärēnɪˈzɑri
A member of a Muslim sect that split from the Ismaili branch in 1094 over disagreement about the succession to the caliphate. The majority of Nizaris now live in South Asia; their leader is the Aga Khan.
As a formal means of political action, assassination is usually traced historically to a secret Islamic order known as Nizaris that emerged in the region south of the Caspian Sea that is now encompassed by Syria and Iran.
The latter have two main divisions, the Nizaris and the Mustailians.
Dominique Sila Khan looks at the Nizari Ismaili model of conversion and the impact of Shia-Sunni competition.
It is the Nizari Ismaili community with Aga Khan as their Imam.
The Nizari and Mustali-Tayyibi Ismailis of South Asian origins have been more commonly designated, respectively, as Khojas and Bohras.