Modern Ismaili split into numerous sects

Modern Ismaili split into numerous sects, existing in isolation, and regional, mainly Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, East Africa, India and southern Central Asia.

The famous Ismaili printed materials and in Bombay in 1946 was founded the scientific “Ismaili society”.

The most long-standing and significant branch of Ismaili steel karmati (al-qaramita, al-Sarmatia). 

The branch, together with its sects arose in the second half of the IX century as a result of major uprisings of the urban poor and peasants against the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs.They led a revolt (890) in Lower Iraq Ismaili preacher (al-Dai), Hamdan bin al-Ashas, nicknamed “carmathians” (short-legged).
The revolt spread to other provinces of the Caliphate, not stopping, despite the defeat and the brutal persecution of the carmathians, to the end of the tenth century.


Active confrontation of the Caliphate, raising slogans of justice, equality and brotherhood among the Muslims found support in the lower ranks, including among the Bedouin.
The dispossessed masses accepted political doctrine of the carmathians, with the hope of anticipating the coming of the promised Mahdi and the end of a difficult life. As a result, in different regions of the Caliphate they managed to create a number of large local associations and even States with his power. Such community-state with its capital in the city of lahsa (Bahrain) was founded in 899 g According to brilliant scholar chorasmia Abu Rayhan al-Biruni (973 - CA. 1050), karmacy in the 30s of the tenth century in India have created their own state until it was destroyed known of the ferocious conqueror Mahmud of Ghazni in 1010-1011. He has perpetrated on the carmathians and Ismaili widespread persecution, subjecting them to terrible torture and mass executions. The same was done on them and other rulers of the Caliphate to the uprising of the people against the government oppressors. Besides, the Caliph's power in the majority were Sunni, and this pushed her Shiites of all branches and sects, carmathians in particular.



In his bitterness against the caliphs, as did karmati illegally usurped power, they were mass terror against Sunni, and anyone else who blindly followed the dogma and Muslim do not share their faith. They systematically attack not only on caravans, but the caravans of pilgrims who made pilgrimages to Mecca, Medina. 930 G. carmate captured Mecca, staging mass destruction pilgrims, the pillage of cities and the capture of several thousand people. But the unprecedented sacrilege had been plundering the Kaaba and the desecration of the black stone, which they broke open, broke in two and was taken to Lahso – the capital of Bahrain kargatskogo state, which existed prior to the late eleventh century the worship of the shrines of Mecca and the black stone” in particular carmate considered idolatry. Expressing contempt for the Shrine of the faithful, they, according to legend, kept him under my feet in the latrine. And only two decades later, at the best arrangement, the stone was returned to Mecca.