I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate; so whoever desires knowledge, let him enter the gate. (Ana madinatu’l-ilm wa Ali babuha;… Read More »I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate – Ana madinatu’l-ilm wa Ali babuha
Quran Collection on the Ismaili Web Sura 1 Al Fatiha–The Opening Audio 1. Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem 2. Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil aalameen 3. Ar rahmaanir raheem… Read More »Quran Collection on the Ismaili Web
by Hamid Algar BESMELLĀH, Islamic formula meaning “in the name of God,” more fully Besmellāh al-raḥmān al-raḥīm “in the name of God, the Compassionate,… Read More »Bismillah
By Azim Nanji In common with all major Shiʿite groups, the Ismaʿilis (q.v.) believe that the Imamate is a divinely sanctioned and guided institution,… Read More »Imamate in Isma’ilism
Editor’s Note: Two articles are presented here for ease of comparison. Free Will in Ismaili Shi’ism By Farhad Daftary and Faquir M. Hunzai… Read More »Free Will in Ismaili Shi’ism and Free Will in Twelver Shi’ism
Aga Khan III, Mowlana Sultan Mahomed Shah on Spirituality lbn-Rushd, the great Muslim philosopher, known to Europe as Averroes, established clearly the great distinction between… Read More »Aga Khan III, Mowlana Sultan Mahomed Shah on Spirituality
‘No companion of the Prophet has had such fada’il ascribed to him as those which have been ascribed to ‘Ali b. Abi Talib.’… Read More »Ahadith of Prophet Muhammad attributed to Imam Hazrat Ali – Reza Shah-Kazemi
Video: Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi delivers the 2010 Yawm-e Ali lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London. The 2010 Yawm-e Ali Lecture at the Ismaili Centre,… Read More »Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi delivers the 2010 Yawm-e Ali lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London
Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali – Farsi Dam hama dam Ali Ali by Mowlana Rumi English Rendition of Qasida by Arif Babul Saki e… Read More »Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali Qasida
“It would be wrong to see this as the future of the Ummah. There are many today across the Muslim world who know their history… Read More »We can eliminate forever today’s dangerous clash of ignorance – Aga Khan
There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes, no more, no less. When the sound box is filled, no music comes forth. When… Read More »Ramadan Poems by Rumi
Forty Hadith Qudsi Hadith Qudsi 1: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah… Read More »Hadith Kudsi
Imam Hazrat Ali and the Quran by Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi 9th August, 2011 Ali Lion of God Calligram The talk focused on key sayings of… Read More »Imam Hazrat Ali and the Quran — Reza Shah-Kazemi