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Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi Yawm-e Ali lecture Video delivered at the Ismaili Centre, London The 2010 Yawm-e Ali Lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London was delivered… Read More »Imam Ali and the Power of Compassion — Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi
Imam Hazrat Ali from “An Introduction to Shi’i Islam” by Moojan Momen Born inside the Holy Kaaba in Mecca on Friday the 13th Rajab, 30 Amulfeel,… Read More »Imam Hazrat Ali the Great!
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
Islam – The Religion of Equality — Prince Aly Khan Speech by H. R. H. Prince Aly Khan Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the Council… Read More »Islam – The Religion of Equality — Prince Aly Khan
Nawruz Mubarak Everyone! Rejoice! March 21st is Imam Hazrat Ali‘s solar birthday anniversary! Please read on the following pages to see how important this New… Read More »Nowruz, Navroz Mubarak!
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 – 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
Shams-i-Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی) or ‘Shams al-Din Mohammad’ (1185–1248) was a Persian Muslim, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad… Read More »40 Rules of Love — Shams Tabriz, Rumi’s Teacher
The Holy Qur’an in the Ginanic Literature – An Initial Exploration By Rashida Noormohamed-Hunzai This paper seeks to demonstrate the underlying teachings of the holy… Read More »The Holy Quran in the Ginanic Literature – Rashida Noormohamed-Hunzai
Imam and Imamat By Prof. Dr. Allama Nasir al Din Nasir Hunzai In his firman to Surat Jamat on 12th October, 1903, NOOR Mowlânâ Sultân… Read More »Imam and Imamat — Allama Hunzai
Prophet Muhammad Birthday Milad un Nabi — Mevlût By Annemarie Schimmel In the Turkish tradition, the best-known early mevlût was written by Süleyman Chelebi of Bursa around 1400. But more… Read More »Prophet Muhammad Birthday Mevlut
On the Meaning of Music in Persian Mysticism By Henry Corbin (Introduction given at le cité Universitaire May 19th 1967, on the occasion of an… Read More »Music in Persian Mysticism — Henry Corbin
Coffin of Imam ‘Ali, Folio from the Falnama (the Book of Omens) of Ja’far al-Sadiq This folio is from a manuscript of the Falnama (Book… Read More »Coffin of Imam Ali from Falnama of Jafar al-Sadiq