FACTOID # 113: In Denmark, more than 50% of the tax collected is personal income tax. In the Netherlands, personal income tax makes up less than 15%.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     
  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Hafizi

Part of a series on Shī‘a Islam
Ismailism
Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ...

Branches

Nizari • Druze • Mustaali The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 150 × 120 pixelsFull resolution (150 × 120 pixel, file size: 9 KB, MIME type: image/gif) It was found here http://www. ... A sub-sect of the Sevener Shia Muslim Ismaili sect. ... Druze star The Druze (Arabic: درزي, derzÄ« or durzÄ«, plural دروز, durÅ«z; Hebrew: , Druzim; also transliterated Druz or Druse) are a Middle Eastern religious community whose traditional religion stemmed primarily from an offshoot of an Islamic sect, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnostic, neo-Platonic and other philosophies. ...

Pillars

Walayah • Taharah • Salah
Zakah • Sawm • Hajj • Jihad Shia Ismaili Seven Pillars of Islam have three doctrines that are not included in the Sunni Five Pillars of Islam: Walayah, Taharah and Jihad. ... Guardianship is a Ismaili and Druze pillar of Islam. ... Purity is a Ismaili pillar of Islam. ... For the Indian village, see Salat, Kulpahar. ... This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Jiaad, or Cihad, (Arabic: ) as an Islamic term, is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam, although it occupies no official status as such in Sunni Islam. ...

Concepts

The Qur'an • The Ginans
Reincarnation • Numerology
Imam • Pir • Dai • Taqiyya An esoteric interpretation of the Qur’an is an interpretation of the Qur’an which includes attribution of esoteric or mystic meanings to the text by the interpretater and in this aspect its method is different from the conventional exegesis of the Qur’an called tafsir. ... The Ginans are Nizari Ismaili religious texts. ... Reincarnation exists in both the Druze and Nizari branches of Ismailism. ... Ismailis believe that numbers have religious meanings. ... This is a sub-article to Imamah (Shia doctrine). ... A Pir (Persian: پیر) meaning Old Man. ... The term Dāˤī al-Mutlaq (Arabic: الداعي المطلق) literally means the absolute or unrestricted missionary. In IsmāīlÄ« Islām, the term dāˤī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imāms and the Daˤwa or Mission is a clerical-style organisation. ... In Islamic tradition, Taqiyya (التقية - fear, guard against)[1] is the dispensation allowing believers to conceal their faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion. ...

History

All Imams • Fatimid Empire
Hamza ibn Ali • Ad-Darazi
Hassan-i-Sabbah • Hashashin
Seveners • Qarmatians
This is a list of the Imams recognized by the Ismaili Shiites and their sub-branches. ... The Fatimid Empire or Fatimid Caliphate ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. ... Hamza ibn-Ali ibn-Ahmad was an 11th century Muslim preacher, and is counted among the founders of the Druze. ... Muhammad bin Ismail Nashtakin ad-Darazi (Arabic: ) was a 11th century Ismaili preacher and early leader of Druze. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Seveners (Arabic سبعية) are a branch of Ismaili Shiism. ... The Qarmatians (from Arabic qaramita قرامطة, also spelled Carmathians, Qarmathians, Karmathians etc. ...

Major Imams

Ali • Husayn • Jafar
Ismail • al-Mahdi • al-Hakim
al-Musta'li • Nizar • al-Qasim
This is a sub-article to Imamah (Shia doctrine). ... For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation). ... This article is about Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (626 – 680). ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Zayn ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ... Ismail bin Jafar (Arabic: إسماعيل بن جعفر) was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq. ... Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a. ... Tāriqu l-ḤakÄ«m, called bi Amr al-Lāh (Arabic الحاكم بأمر الله Ruler by Gods Command), was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. ... Ahmad al-Mustali (d 1101) was the ninth Fatimid Caliph. ... Mowlana Nizar, The oldest son of Mowlana Mustansirbillah is one of the Nizari Imams, from which the Nizaris take their name. ... The 21st Fatimid Imam and son of the 20th Fatimid Imam Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah. ...

Contemporary Leaders

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
Mohammed Burhanuddin
Taiyeb Ziyauddin Saheb
Asghar Ali Engineer
The Āgā Khān IV, or His Highness Prince Karīm al-Hussaynī Āgā Khān IV, KBE, CC, GCC, (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Saiyedna Abu Haatim Taiyeb Ziyauddin Saheb (born August 6, 1932) is the forty fourth and current Dai-e-Mutlaq (Spiritual & Temporal Head) of the Taiyebi Alavi Dawat community, in succession from the first Dai-e-Mutlaq, Saiyedna Zoeb bin Moosa. ... Asghar Ali Engineer, The Laaentie was born in Bohra priestly family (amils family) on 10th March, 1939 in Salumbar, Rajasthan (near Udaipur) where Qurban Husain, his father, was an amil at that time. ...

This box: view • talk • edit


The Mustaˤlī (Arabic: مستعلي) group of Ismā'īlī Muslims are so named because they accepted al-Mustaˤlī as the ninth Fatimid caliph and the legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir. In contrast, the Nizāriyya (presently headed by the Aga Khans) believe the rightful ninth caliph was Mustaˤlī's brother, Nizār. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Ahmad al-Mustali (d 1101) was the ninth Fatimid Caliph. ... The Fatimids, Fatimid Caliphate or al-FātimiyyÅ«n (Arabic الفاطميون) is the Shia dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 5 January 910 to 1171. ... For main article see: Caliphate Khalif is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, or global Islamic nation. ... Al-Mustansir (July 2, 1029 – January 10, 1094), was born in Cairo on 16th Jamada II, 420/ and eight months afterwards was declared to succeed his father. ... A sub-sect of the Sevener Shia Muslim Ismaili sect. ... This article is about the hereditary title. ... Mowlana Nizar, The oldest son of Mowlana Mustansirbillah is one of the Nizari Imams, from which the Nizaris take their name. ...


The Mustaˤliyya are also referred to as the "Taiyabi" or Tayyibī group (Arabic: طيبي), named after the last Imām recognized by them, Tayyab Abī l-Qāsim. Originally, there was a distinction between Tayyibiyya and Hafiziyya (who recognized the Fatimid rulers of Egypt between 1130-1169 as legitimate Imāms, not Tayyab Abī l-Qāsim). Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The 21st Fatimid Imam and son of the 20th Fatimid Imam Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah. ...


The Hafiziyya view lost all support after the downfall of the Fatimid Dynasty; current-day Mustaˤliyya are all Tayyabiyya.


In 1592, a leadership struggle caused the Tayyibiyya to be split into Sulaimanis (sometimes formerly also called Makramis) and Dawoodis. The Sulaimani Bohra - named after their 27th Daˤī, Sulayman ibn Hassan) - are mainly concentrated in Yemen, while Dawoodi Bohras are strongest in Pakistan and India. There is also a community of Sunni Bohra in India. Sulaimani Bohra are a subsect of Ismaili Mustaali. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras, a MustaˤlÄ« subsect of IsmāīlÄ« Shīˤa Islām, and are based in India. ... Sunni Bohras are a Sunni Muslim community in Sindh province of Pakistan and Gujarat state of India. ...


Later, there was a further split in the Dawoodis and a new subsect formed the Alavis (not to be confused with the ˤAlawiyya or the Alevis). Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras, a MustaˤlÄ« subsect of IsmāīlÄ« Shīˤa Islām, and are based in India. ... Alavi Bohra (Arabic: علوی بوہرہ) are a subsect of Ismaili Mustaali. ... Alawite is a Middle Eastern Syria. ...



External links and references



 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.