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Islamic Schisms
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The Ibadi movement, which survived in Oman and parts of North Africa, represents a distinct survival of Kharijite principles tempered by centuries of practical governance. Unlike the radical, insurrectionary Kharijites, the Ibadis accept the validity of a ruler based on consensus and adherence to the Sunnah, provided the ruler maintains justice, but they maintain the right (and sometimes duty) to depose a ruler who deviates significantly from religious law. Their theolog…
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Shia Sects
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| Twelver (Imamiyyah) | The Twelfth Imam is in occultation and will return as the Mahdi. | Persia, Iraq, Lebanon | $3.1$ |
| Isma'ili | The line continued through Isma'il ibn Ja'far, recognizing the Aga Khan (in modern times) as the living Imam. | Central Asia, Yemen, Gujarat | $8.9$ |
| Zaydi (Fiver Shia) | Reject the lineage after Ja'far al-Sadiq; emphasize the neces… -
Shia Sects
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The Isma'ili Trajectory and the Nizari/Musta'li Split
The Isma'ilis represent a complex branch, diverging from the main body after the death of the Sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, whom they believed designated his son Isma'il as the seventh Imam. This lineage ultimately divided further into the Nizari and Musta'li branches, largely concerning the legitimacy of the succession following the [Imam al-Mustansir Billah](/entries…