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A teaching and learning guide for: “A survey of Ismaili studies Part 1” and “A survey of Ismaili studies Part 2”	Ismailis, make up the second largest branch of Shi‘i Islam after the Twelvers (Ithna ‘Ashariyyah). While all Muslims recognize Prophet Muhammad as the last in a long line of Prophets and Messengers of God and the Qur'an as the revelation of God's Word, there are differences of interpretation concerning the scope and locus of religious authority after the death of Muhammad. Sunni Muslims vest religious authority in the Qur'an, the Hadith, and the interpretations of these sources by the religious scholars (‘ulama) of the community; Shi‘i Muslims believe that the Prophet	ismailis Shi‘i Islam religious authority ‘ulama divinely inspired knowledge Ali b. Abi Talib Imamat. Ithna Asharis Zaydis	A teaching and learning guide for: “A survey of Ismaili studies Part 1” and “A survey of Ismaili studies Part 2”
Taqiyya and Identity in a South Asian Community	The Guptı¯s of Bhavnagar, India, represent an unexplored case of taqiyya, or precautionary dissimulation, and challenge traditional categories of religious identity in South Asia. Taqiyya is normally practiced by minority or otherwise disadvantaged groups of Muslims who fear negative repercussions should their real faith become known. Historically, the Shı¯‘a, whether Ithna¯ -‘asharı¯ or Ismaili, have commonly dissimulated as Sunnı¯s, who form the dominant community.	Guptıs of Bhavnagar taqiyya South Asia. Shı‘a Ithna-asharı Ismaili Sunnis Ismaili imam Hindus Aga Khan avata’a	Taqiyya and Identity in a South Asian Community
The Turkic Dynasties of Ghaznavids and Seljuqs role in Consolidating a Sunni Identity	When considering the role of the incoming Turks into the general Islamic culture of this period, it is conventional to perceive them as zealous converts to Islam and fervent supporters of the Sunna. As they emphasized their loyalty to Sunni	Turks Islamic Culture Sunna Sunni Orthodoxy Abbasid Caliphs Shii Buyids Ismaili Fatimids ismailis Samarra Turkish Military Slaves Chalip al-Mutasim Mahmud of Ghazna	The Turkic Dynasties of Ghaznavids and Seljuqs role in Consolidating a Sunni Identity

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