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Who are the Ismailis?

By Ex-Ismaili Dawah Team

September 19, 2021

 

Who or what are the Ismailis?

 

Quote: "...Contrary to popular misperceptions, Muslims are not a monolithic mass of people, all marching to the same drum.�� Within its fundamental unity, Islam has, over the ages, elicited varying responses to its primal message calling upon man to surrender himself to God.�� These responses, emerging from the unfolding of the timeless message of Islam over time and geography, encompass a vibrant breadth of interpretations, spiritual temperaments, juridical preferences, social and psychological dispositions and political entities, as well as the rich multiplicity of ethnic, cultural, linguistic plurality that human beings are heir to.�� Shia Ismailism is one such response...."

 

Above the village of Pasu, a teenager checks his Facebook. Many residents here are Ismaili, followers of a moderate branch of Islam. A sign on the mountain slope commemorates the time in 1987, when the Ismaili imam, the Aga Khan, visited the remote region.

Photograph by Matthieu Paley, National Geographic

This Remote Pakistani Village Is Nothing Like You’d Expect

Over the years, a mountainous region in Pakistan has become my second home. I’ve seen firsthand how global events have hurt locals’ livelihoods and how technology has challenged the meaning of tradition.

Photos and story byMatthieu Paley

Published October 24, 2016

• 15 min read

........ "...Alvi, dressed in low-hanging shorts and a Yankees cap, is far from a fundamentalist: He’s Wakhi, part of an ethnic group with Persian origins. And like everyone else here, he is Ismaili—a follower of a moderate branch of Islam whose imam is the Aga Khan, currently residing in France. There are about 15 million Ismailis around the world, and 20,000 live here in the Gojal region of northern Pakistan...."

 

"...A Wakhi home sports an embroidery of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the current imam of Ismaili Muslims. He has an estimated 15 million followers in more than 25 countries, including 20,000 in Gojal...."