Layla tul Qadr – The Night of Destiny, 2024
Whoever hopes to meet God, the term appointed by God will then most surely come; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing. – Quran 29:5… Read More »Layla tul Qadr – The Night of Destiny, 2024
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Yaum-e Ali — Imam Hazrat Ali’s Birthday Anniversary
Yaum-e Ali Mubarak! Imam Hazrat Ali’s Birthday Anniversary! “And peace on him on the day he was born, and on the day he dies, and… Read More »Yaum-e Ali — Imam Hazrat Ali’s Birthday Anniversary
Imam Ali Bin Abu Talib — 1st Imam
Ali Bin Abu Talib (11-40/632-661), 1st Imam “Ali, the son of Abu Talib and the cousin of the Prophet was born on Friday, the 13th… Read More »Imam Ali Bin Abu Talib — 1st Imam
Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message of the Qur’an — Reza Shah-Kazemi
Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message of the Qur’an[1] — Reza Shah-Kazemi Editor’s Note: It was a delight to hear Dr. Shah-Kazemi’s lecture on… Read More »Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message of the Qur’an — Reza Shah-Kazemi
The Middle East — Prince Aly Khan
Speech by Prince Aly Khan in 1951 Lecture by His Serene Highness Prince Aly Khan under the chairmanship of His Worship the Major, councillor Abdulkarim… Read More »The Middle East — Prince Aly Khan
Hamid al-Din Kirmani by Farhad Daftary
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani (d. 1020) ḤAMID-AL-DIN KERMĀNI, ABU’L-ḤASAN AḤMAD b. ʿAbd-Allāh b. Moḥammad (d. after 411/1020-21), a prominent Ismaʿili dāʿi (q.v.) and one of the… Read More »Hamid al-Din Kirmani by Farhad Daftary
Moments with Shams Tabriz
Moments with Shams – Words of Wisdom from Rumi’s Teacher — Selections from the Maqalat of Shams-i Tabriz, Translated and edited by Refik Algan and… Read More »Moments with Shams Tabriz
Ta’wil of the Tragedy of Karbala — Ashura and Arbaeen, Symbols for Upholding the Truth
Mourning for Ma‘rifah: Imam Husayn at Karbala by Ismaili Gnosis “We are the House of Muhammad and as such are more entitled to the authority… Read More »Ta’wil of the Tragedy of Karbala — Ashura and Arbaeen, Symbols for Upholding the Truth
Faith and Intellect — Diana Steigerwald
Faith (Îmân) and Intellect (‘Aql) In Shî’ite Tradition* By Diana Steigerwald California State University (Long Beach) Summary: Faith in Islâm bears witness to the… Read More »Faith and Intellect — Diana Steigerwald
Recognition of the Imam — Persian Manuscript translated by Ivanow
THE ISMAILI SOCIETY ISMAILI TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS SERIES, NO. 4 ON THE RECOGNITION OF THE IMAM (Fasl dar Bayan-I Shinakht-i Imam) Translated from… Read More »Recognition of the Imam — Persian Manuscript translated by Ivanow
The Mystical Visions of Ibn Arabi – Diana Steigerwald
The Mystical Visions of Ibn al-‘Arabî (d. 1240) – Dr. Diana Steigerwald California State University (Long Beach) “Whatever may be the philosophical doctrine to which… Read More »The Mystical Visions of Ibn Arabi – Diana Steigerwald
Amaana’s 20th Anniversary Gift to Our Imam-e Zamaan!
Nowruz 2014 Marks the 20th Anniversary of Amaana.org — Alhamdulillah! As you can read in the About section, I started the Ismaili Web in November… Read More »Amaana’s 20th Anniversary Gift to Our Imam-e Zamaan!
Aga Khan, speaking at Brown, sees virtue in social media, Internet — Providence Journal
The Aga Khan and Brown University President Christina Paxson in Conversation March 10, 2014 11:20 PM Kris Craig/The Providence Journal The Aga Khan answers… Read More »Aga Khan, speaking at Brown, sees virtue in social media, Internet — Providence Journal