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Pages in category "Shi'ite surnames" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abidi; Al-Ja'fari;
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Ahmed Al-Waeli – one of the most well-known Shi'a Islamic prominent clerks in the 20th century; Aga Khan IV – imam of the Nizari Ismaili tariqah of Shia Islam; Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi – well-known Twelver Shia scholar who promoted Shia Islam in East Africa; Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi – well-known Twelver Shī'ah scholar, speaker, author ...
Isma'ilism is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Ismailis get their name from their acceptance of Imam Ismaʻil ibn Jafar. Ismaili (Arabic: اسماعيلي) is also a common surname or patronymic meaning coming from Ismail or Ishmael, the first son of Prophet Abraham.
Indian former Shia Muslims (4 P) I. Ijtihadi family (10 P) Indian Ismailis (5 C, 86 P) R. Rizvi family (4 P) Pages in category "Indian Shia Muslims"
The concept of a marja-i taqlid (lit. source of emulation) is central to Usuli Shi'a Islam. [1] Marja-i Taqlids provide religious interpretations on matters of law and rituals. [2] [3] Ideally, the most just and knowledgeable specialist in the field of Islamic law should become recognized throughout the Muslim world as the marja-i taqlid. In ...
Pakistani former Shia Muslims (4 P) I. Pakistani Ismailis (1 C, 32 P) R. Rizvi family (4 P) Pages in category "Pakistani Shia Muslims"
The followers of Al-Mukhtar who emerged from his movement (including all subsequent sub-sects which evolved from his movement) who firstly upheld the Imamate of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah and his descendants or any other designated successors were initially named the "Mukhtariyya" (after Al-Mukhtar), but were soon more commonly referred to as the "Kaysānīyya" (i.e. Kaysanites).