A magnificent scholarly achievement, The Study Quran offers an eminently readable, thought-provoking and nuanced understanding of Islam’s sacred text…
Category: Muslim Scholars
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
Khaki Khurasani, Imamquli, Isma‘ili poet and preacher of 17th-century Persia was born in Dizbad
On September 30, 976, Ali ibn al-Nu’man, son of al-Qadi al-Nu’man, was appointed supreme judge…
The first two weeks of the Muslim calendar month of Dhu’l-Hijjah are devoted to the…
How a voraciously curious little boy became one of the world’s greatest healers. By Maria…
“Strive to write elegantly for this will ensure your means of livelihood.” Caliph ʿAlī ibn…
According to Ismaili tradition, Pir Sadr al-Din devised the Khojki script as a vehicle for…
Ahmad b. Ibrahim al-Naysaburi an Ismaili da’i who flourished in the tenth century, was born…
Islamic science was in its prime between the 9th and the 13th centuries. A striking…
When Muslim rule expanded into the eastern Mediterranean regions and western Asia, they came into contact…
The Fatimid period (909-1171) was a period of substantial literary activities, thanks to the increasing…
Rashid al-Din Fadl Allah was a famous Persian historian of the Ilkhanid* period. Born around1247…
This astronomical compendium, in the Aga Khan Museum’s collection, dated 19th century Iran, contains miniature…
In the medieval Muslim world, ceramic production achieved superior creativity through the artisans’ innovations in…
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