Ismaili is an English word with synonyms like shiism or disciple. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ismaili meaning
A branch of Shi'ism, which follows a living Imam descended from Muhammad.
Using Ismaili
- The main meaning on this page is: A branch of Shi'ism, which follows a living Imam descended from Muhammad.
- Useful related words include: shiism, ismailian, disciple, adherent.
- In the example corpus, ismaili often appears in combinations such as: the ismaili, and ismaili, ismaili community.
Context around Ismaili
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ismaili
- In this selection, "ismaili" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sent, significant, husband, community, shia and context stand out and add context to how "ismaili" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a significant ismaili community was and abdulla the ismaili da i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ismaili" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ismaili
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
London: The Institute of Ismaili Studies and I.B. Tauris. 1997. (11 words)
The largest branch are the Twelvers, followed by the Zaidi and Ismaili. (12 words)
Shias are primarily Zaidi and also have significant minorities of Twelver citation and Ismaili Shias. (15 words)
Her son Lumbe, 39, died of cholera at Blessings Hospital on 23 January this year and her husband Ismaili followed a day later after suffering a heart attack upon learning about their son’s death, according to the family. (39 words)
By agreement, the first founder to arrive (circa 893) was Abu 'Abdulla, the Ismaili Da'i or propagandist, who found welcome in the hostility against the Caliphate in Baghdad freely expressed by the Kotama Berbers. (35 words)
Sunni Hazara have been attached to non-Hazara tribes (such as Taimuris ), while the Ismaili Hazara have always been kept separate from the rest of the Hazara on account of religious beliefs and political purposes. (35 words)
Example sentences (13)
In the Ismaili context, these assignments were performed by fida'is (devotees) of the Ismaili mission.
She sent Ismaili missionaries to India where a significant Ismaili community was formed that exists to this day.
Her son Lumbe, 39, died of cholera at Blessings Hospital on 23 January this year and her husband Ismaili followed a day later after suffering a heart attack upon learning about their son’s death, according to the family.
Since the first wave of Ismaili Muslims arrived in Canada in the 1970s, they have dedicated themselves in business, public service and philanthropy to making Canada a stronger and more vibrant country.
By agreement, the first founder to arrive (circa 893) was Abu 'Abdulla, the Ismaili Da'i or propagandist, who found welcome in the hostility against the Caliphate in Baghdad freely expressed by the Kotama Berbers.
He and Massoud reached a political agreement, together with another major militia leader, Sayyed Mansour, of the Ismaili community based in Baghlan Province.
London: The Institute of Ismaili Studies and I.B. Tauris. 1997.
Shias are primarily Zaidi and also have significant minorities of Twelver citation and Ismaili Shias.
Sunni Hazara have been attached to non-Hazara tribes (such as Taimuris ), while the Ismaili Hazara have always been kept separate from the rest of the Hazara on account of religious beliefs and political purposes.
The largest branch are the Twelvers, followed by the Zaidi and Ismaili.
The Twelver Shia and the Ismaili Shia believe that Ali should have been the first Caliph.
This label was quickly adopted by anti-Ismaili historians and applied to the Ismailis of Syria and Persia.
Twelver and Ismaili Shia Muslims also attribute the quality to Imams as well as to Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, in contrast to the Zaidi, who do not attribute 'ismah to the Imams.
Common combinations with ismaili
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the ismaili 7×
- and ismaili 3×
- ismaili community 2×
- an ismaili 2×
- ismaili muslim 2×
- of ismaili 2×
- ismaili shia 2×