This talk by Professor Paul Walker describes several celebrations such as the Ashura, ‘Id al-Fitr, ‘Id al-Adha, ‘Id al-Ghadir…
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The recovery of Fatimid-era works produced by the Ismaili da’wa substantially improved our understanding of…
Thursday, April 19, 2012 – 3:00 PM 10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA The recovery of Fatimid-era…
Ismaili Doctrinal Works from the Fatimid Period: How Much Have We Now Recovered? By Paul…
At some point close to or immediately after the advent of the Fatimids in North…
It has been noted by several authors that classical Greek philosophers operated under the fundamental…
By Professor Paul E Walker Ultimately one must ask how the first being, the source…
In his new book “Caliph of Cairo” (AUC Press, 2009), Paul E. Walker, a historian…
Contents Hidden Imams and Mahdis in Ismaili History by Farhad Daftary Kawn al-‘Alam: The cosmogony…
Founded in 1977 by H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Institute functions today as a…
Over the centuries, Ismaili thinkers have engaged with diverse theological and philosophical systems. They were…
Registration is open for the Third International Ismaili Studies Conference: Histories, Philosophies and Communities convened by…
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Eid al-Adha or the “Festival of Sacrifice” is celebrated by Muslims…
A_Conversation_with_Dr._Sumaiya_Hamdani_on_Islamic_History__Shiite_History__and_Ismaili_Studies <- complete text Excerpt from the interview: B. Yurtalan: The Institute of Ismaili Studies which…
Science and Religion in Islam: The Link. By Easy Nash. Toronto, Ontario, Canada I thought…
Aleem Karmali has an MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London
The Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Hakim bi Amr Allah was succeeded to the Imamat by his sixteen-year old son, al-Zahir li-I’zaz Din Allah, on February 13, 1021
On August 27, 909** Imam al-Mahdi was publicly proclaimed as caliph in Sijilmasa (near modern-day…
The Islamicate Studies Symposium (ISS) is occasioned by the fortieth anniversary of the publication of…
Over fifty years ago, Marshall Hodgson (1922-1968), Professor of Islamic Studies, Chair of the University…
The scope of Ismaili studies encompasses some 1400 years of Islamicate histories, thought, practices, demographies…
North America’s first Ismaili Studies Conference will take place on October 16 and 17 at…
MESA’s 48th annual meeting will commence in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel…
“The Messiah is necessary; he will come without doubt. The Qiyāmah is true and will…
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