The central message of the Quran and Prophetic Tradition to seek knowledge led to the…
Author: Nimira Dewji
And indeed We have created manAnd We know what his soul whispers to him,And We…
Winter solstice, on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 20 in the Southern…
Selected verses from a poem titled Recognition of the Imam by Fida’i Khurasani: He is always present,…
Shams-ud-din Muhammad, one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, known by his pen-name…
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, the forty-eighth Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, was…
From the Latin texere meaning ‘to weave,’ woven cloth has been in use for many…
An old tale tells the story of a young goat herder in Ethiopia in the…
The foremost Ismali jurist and founder of Fatimid Ismaili legal system al-Qadi al-Nu’man was born…
Mawlana Shah Karim’s robes comprise motifs known as paisley. The motif can be traced back…
“Stories lie deep in our souls. Stories lie so deep at the bottom of our…
“Music has always been an art of special importance to me: Its power of communication…
From the Greek myein, “to close the eyes,” which is the root of the words…
The study of the heavens is as old as humanity. Long before clocks and calendars,…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, established their empire in…