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In some [[Zaydi]] and [[Nusayri]] sources, the relation between Ismail and the Khattabiyya and the latter's role in the formation of Ismailiyya has been confirmed. Also, in Umm al-Kitab, which is a secret and sacred scripture of the Ismailis of central Asia, Abu l-Khattab is recognized as the founder of Ismailiyya. | In some [[Zaydi]] and [[Nusayri]] sources, the relation between Ismail and the Khattabiyya and the latter's role in the formation of Ismailiyya has been confirmed. Also, in Umm al-Kitab, which is a secret and sacred scripture of the Ismailis of central Asia, Abu l-Khattab is recognized as the founder of Ismailiyya. | ||
It is noteworthy that the [[Fatimids]] never recognized in their formal statements any role for Abu l-Khattab in the development of Ismailism, and regarded him as a heretic, who was rejected and cursed by Imam al-Sadiq (a). | It is noteworthy that the [[Fatimids]] never recognized in their formal statements any role for Abu l-Khattab in the development of Ismailism, and regarded him as a [[heretic]], who was rejected and cursed by Imam al-Sadiq (a). | ||
Massignon, on the other hand, considers the relation between Abu l-Khattab and Isma'il so strong that he claims that the origin of the teknonym Abu Isma'il—which is mentioned by al-Kashshi for Abu l-Khattab—was the fact that Abu l-Khattab was the spiritual father of Isma'il b. Ja'far. | Massignon, on the other hand, considers the relation between Abu l-Khattab and Isma'il so strong that he claims that the origin of the teknonym Abu Isma'il—which is mentioned by al-Kashshi for Abu l-Khattab—was the fact that Abu l-Khattab was the spiritual father of Isma'il b. Ja'far. | ||