Sevener
al-Ismāʿīliyya al-khāliṣa / al-Ismāʿīliyya al-wāqifa or Seveners was a branch of Ismā'īlī Shīʻa. They became known as "Seveners" because they believed that Isma'il ibn Jafar was the seventh and the last Imam. They believed his son, Muhammad ibn Isma'il, would return and bring about an age of justice as Mahdi. Their most famous and active branch were the Qarmatians.
History, Shia schisms, and Seveners
Seveners and the Fatimid dynasty
List of Imams
Imām | Sevener al-Ismāʿīliyya al-khāliṣa Imām | Period |
1 | Ali - First Ismā'īlī Imām | |
2 | Hasan ibn Ali - Second Ismā'īlī Imām | |
3 | Husayn ibn Ali - Third Ismā'īlī Imām | |
4 | Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin - Fourth Ismā'īlī Imām | |
5 | Muhammad al-Baqir - Fifth Ismā'īlī Imām | |
6 | Ja'far al-Sadiq - Sixth Ismā'īlī Imām | |
7 | Isma'il ibn Jafar - Seventh Ismā'īlī Imām |
Sometimes "Sevener" is used to refer to Ismā'īlīs overall, though mainstream Musta'li and Nizari Isma'ilis have far more than seven imams.