Farīd Ud-Dīn Attar, a pharmacist and poet in 12th-century Nishapur, Iran, composed The Conference of the Birds as a Sufi allegory for the soul’s journey to the Divine
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From the Greek astron “star” and lambanein “to take,” the astrolabe is an ancient astronomical instrument used…
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In European antiquity, philosophers largely wrote in Greek. Even after the Roman conquest of the…
Jabir ibn Hayyan (d. ca 815) was born in Tus, Khurasan, in modern-day Iran. He…
“Students of world history remind us how Central Asia, a thousand years ago, “led the…
“At the basis of the Muslim religion was the fundamental concept of nature’s unity and…
Karim Maherali shares his insights and knowledge interpreting Nasir Khusraw’s Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat,…
Ismailism, one of the three major branches of Shiism, is best known for ta’wil, an…
I’ve reached the end of this great history And all the land will talk of…
Pioneer Ismaili Blogger, Nasser Hadi Velshi, also known as Easy Nash, revives a post from…
Imam Mustansir bi’llah succeeded to the Imamat and the Fatimid caliphate in June 1036
“And He [God] it is Who hath set for you the stars that ye may…
Al-Mu’ayyad was eventually granted an audience with the Fatimid Caliph-Imam al Mustansir bi’llah (r. 1036-1094) on February 18, 1048 in Cairo.
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