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Hindu Nizarpanthis
A History of Syncretism of the Khoja Muslim Community
Medieval India seems to have been at the confluence of various grassroots religious/spiritual traditions. One of the important texts in this regard is Dasavatar credited to have been written Pir Sadr-ud-din, the founder of the Khoja Ismaili sect in the 15th century, in Sindh. The Dasavatar renames Kalki of Puranic literature as Nikalanak – the last messiah who is to come at the end of this era; acknowledges Vishnu, and also names Buddha as one of the avatars.
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A History of Syncretism of the Khoja Muslim Community
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| Publication Type | Article | |
| Year of Publication | 2017 | |
| Date Published | 2017 | |
| Authors | Ranjan, Amit | |
| Original Publication | The Apollonian | |
| Volume | 4: 1-2 | |
| Issue | March-June | |
| Pagination | 53-65 | |
| Publisher | The Apollonian | |
| Key Words | Religious Polemic; Khoja Ismaili sect; Hindu Nizarpanthis; Indian Islamic scholarship; Ismaili Nizari’ism |
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