Hazaras: Shi'as and Ismailis

[Dreamer]

I know there are alot of shia bangash who adores Iran more than anything else.

hmm must be that im mixing with the wrong type of bangash ones then lol as I knw bangash shia who are nationalists and those that lick Pakistans ass ... these days religion has nothing 2 do with political affiliations

[Dreamer]

What do you think of sunnis?

wht do I think of them? they are ppl... good and bad in all some nationalist ones and some that lick pakistans ass at the expense of their fellow pashtuns

[Dreamer]

But I guess the shiite ones are more pro Pakistan. They willingly offered Pakistan army to stay in kurram agency . I guess you know about the cantt
in Kurram agency.

they probabaly did... some shia pashtuns advocate being in favour of pak some dont just as some sunni pashtuns advocate pak and some dnt... and some athiest pashtuns favour pak and some dnt.... this shows religious affliation has little 2 do wih political tendencies

[Shamaar]

Haha, you guys went so off topic... Anyway, I am still wondering how or why Hazaras had close links to Iran, resulting in them being Shi'a. Apart from that, why are some Ismaili?

I heard the Aga Khan's would travel to places where people were poor or prosecuted and convert them to Ismailism. I guess since the Hazaras had it pretty bad from us they switched over, but I may just be speculating about it all.

[unknownprince]

Haha, you guys went so off topic... Anyway, I am still wondering how or why Hazaras had close links to Iran, resulting in them being Shi'a. Apart from that, why are some Ismaili?

I heard the Aga Khan's would travel to places where people were poor or prosecuted and convert them to Ismailism. I guess since the Hazaras had it pretty bad from us they switched over, but I may just be speculating about it all.

I think they are descendants of Mongol-Persians, correct? Also were they not ruled by Persia for a while? As for the Ismailis, when the Assassin Order (Hashashin) broke up after Hulagu Khan defeated them at their fortress in Alamut (I may be wrong), they spread out and fled to different parts of the Muslim world. The objectives of the Assassins has remained unclear. I still don't understand them at all. They also did drugs a lot.

I think there are also Pashtun Ismaili Shias in Hunza.

The video game Assassins Creed is centered around this group.