Nasir Khusraw
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Nasir Khusraw was an Isma'ili poet, philosopher, traveler, and missionary for the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate.
Imaginary depiction of Nasir Khusraw on a postage stamp issued by Tajikistan in 2003
Isma'ilism
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Isma'ilism is a branch or sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelver Shia, who accept Musa al-Kadhim, the younger brother of Isma'il, as the true Imām.
Ismaili Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, erected by al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, an Ismāʿīlī Imām and Fatimid Caliph.
View of Alamut besieged.
Ismāʿīlīs believe the Quran has two layers of meaning, the zāhir meaning apparent, and the bātin, meaning hidden.