isma'ili in English
noun
1
a member of a branch of Shiite Muslims that seceded from the main group in the 8th century because of their belief that Ismail, the son of the sixth Shiite imam, should have become the seventh imam.
Nizari Ismailis follow Aga Khan as their leader and celebrate his birthday as a holy day rather than the Muharram, which most of the Shiites celebrate.
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1. The Caliphs were at the same time imams of the Isma'ili branch of Shi'a Islam.