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Isma'ilian — /is may il ee euhn/, n. Islam. a member of the Isma iliya sect. Also, Isma ili /is may il ee/. Also called Sevener. [1830 40; < Ar isma ili (equiv. to Isma il (died A.D. 760), elder son of the imam Ja far, but disinherited by his father + i… … Useful english dictionary
Isma'iliya — /is may euh lee euh, muy euh /, n. Islam. 1. a branch of Shi ism, including in its number the Assassins and the Druses, having an esoteric philosophy and asserting Isma il to be the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession from Ali. 2.… … Universalium
Isma'iliya — /is may euh lee euh, muy euh /, n. Islam. 1. a branch of Shi ism, including in its number the Assassins and the Druses, having an esoteric philosophy and asserting Isma il to be the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession from Ali. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
Sevener — /sev euh neuhr/, n. Islam. Isma ilian. [SEVEN + ER1] * * * … Universalium
LATIF, ISAAC B. ABRAHAM IBN — (1210–1280), one of the foremost spokesmen of Jewish neoplatonism in 13th century spain . Ibn Latif was a unique philosopher and biblical commentator who lived and taught mainly at Toledo (the capital of Christian Castile) one generation after… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
