Prophet Muhammad frequently sought moments of reflection by retreating to a cave on Mount Hira…
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Invoking blessings on the Prophet, known as salawat, is an integral part of prayer based…
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa,…
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi, better known as Nasir al-Din Tusi, one of the…
Islam has a long history in the People’s Republic of China, dating to the seventh…
Following the death of Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir bi’llah in 1094, there was a dispute over…
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…
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