Following the death of Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir bi’llah in 1094, there was a dispute over…
Author: Nimira Dewji
The concept of Paradise as a garden is an ancient one pre-dating the Abrahamic faiths…
The medieval tales known as Legends of the Assassins were fabricated stories about the Nizari…
The Calgary Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre was officially opened on 15 January 1997, commemorating its…
Named after the sixth Imam, the Ismailis, during the course of history, have, under the…
The term ‘rock crystal’ is derived from the Greek word for ice, krystallos, because the Greeks…
Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl (d. ca.1186), a philosopher, astronomer, court official, and physician to the Almohad ruler, was…
God has treasures beneath His Throne, the keys of which are the Tongues of Poets.Hadith…
November 18 is the annual International Day of Islamic Art proclaimed at the 40th session…
Born around 1212, the twenty-sixth Ismaili Imam Mawlana Ala al-Din Muhammad succeeded his father to…
Their Lord will give to them to drink a pure drink (76:21) In the Quran,…
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, one of the major intellectual scholars of the thirteenth century who contributed…
Ginans are a vast collection of several hundred poetic compositions which have been a central part…
Over the centuries, Ismaili thinkers have engaged with diverse theological and philosophical systems. They were…
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was born on November 2, 1877 in Karachi…
“Who saves one human life, it is as if he has saved all mankind” (Q…
Ibn Sina (d.1037 CE) or Avicenna, as he is known in the West, was a physician,…
The term ‘rock crystal’ is derived from the Greek word for ice, krystallos, because the Greeks…
Côte d’Ivoire – Azito Energie Kenya – Kipevu II Power Project Tajikistan and Afghanistan – Pamir…
The province of Cabo Delgado has lagged behind the rest of Mozambique and remains the…
The term ‘jamatkhana’ literally means ‘a house of assembly or gathering’. It has come to…
“…this is the first project to be launched during this Jubilee year and it is…
The Blue Qur’an is considered one of the most exquisite creations of mediaeval Islam, and…
Aga Khan Development Network has been active in economic development projects in Cote d’Ivoire since…
Make a shield from knowledge, for there is no stronger shield against calamities. Whosoever owns…
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