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Ijtihadi family
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sub-branch of the naqvis of darul ijtihad jais and nasirabad”. Today it says “sub-branch of the naqvis”.
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Ijtihadi family (or Khandān-e-Ijtihād ) is sub-branch of the Naqvis . The family uses last name "Naqvi" to denote that they are descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the lineage of the Imam Ali al-Naqi . "Khandan-i-Ijtihad: Genealogy, history, and authority in a household of 'ulama in modern South Asia" . The Shi'a in modern South Asia: religion, history and politics .
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sub-branch of the naqvis of darul ijtihad jais and nasirabad
Now
sub-branch of the naqvis
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