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One man with this name names a denomination that spawned the interfaith Satpanth (“SAT-punuth”) movement and has built “centers” worldwide as modern versions of meeting places called jamatkhanas. Another man with this name fathered Kedar, (-5[1])the namesake of a tribe of archers, and Nebaioth, who may be linked to the Nabataeans, among his 12 sons. A son of Jafar ibn Sadiq with this name names a denomination whose largest branch is the Nizaris, led by the Aga Khan, and which isare commonly contrasted with Twelver Shi’as. According to both the Hebrew (10[1])Bible and Islam, another man with this name became the forefather of the Arabs after he and his mother, a handmaiden, fled into the desert. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, give this name of the child of Hagar and Abraham. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Isma’il [or Ishmael; accept Ismailism or Ismaili Centers; accept Isma’il ibn Jafar; prompt on Abu Mansur Nizar ibn al-Mustansir or Nizari Ismailism until “Nizaris” is read by asking “Nizaris are part of a larger denomination named for what man?”]
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