Mawlana Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (r.1885-1957) established a research institution, the Ismaili…
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An exhibition on the pioneering scholar of Ismailis studies at the Aga Khan Centre, London,…
Following the death of Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir bi’llah in 1094, there was a dispute over…
The medieval tales known as Legends of the Assassins were fabricated stories about the Nizari…
“They [Ismailis] with amazing care and devotion kept through ages burning that Light, mentioned in…
The Anjoman-e Esma‘ili (Ismaili Society), a research institution, was established on February 16, 1946 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, under the patronage of Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III.
Wladimir Ivanow was a noted Russian scholar who worked for a half a century on Ismaili studies in Iran and India.
Edited by: Farhad Daftary Few fields of Islamic studies have witnessed as much progress in…
The origin of modern Ismaili Studies owes much to Russian-language scholars of the early decades…
…this paper challenges the interpretation which views the Kalām-i pīr primarily as a philosophical text;…
Ismaili Traditions and Spirituality of the People of the Pamirs in the Works of Russian…
By SHABU’D-DIN SHAH AL-HUSAYNI Translated into English from Persian by W. IVANOW PREFACE: The present…
Ismaili Doctrinal Works from the Fatimid Period: How Much Have We Now Recovered? By Paul…
This is an edited version of an article which was originally published in Ilm Vol.…
Modern scholarship in Ismaili studies was initiated in the 1930s in India. This breakthrough resulted…
The latest IIS publication, An Anthology of Ismaili Literature: A Shi‘i Vision of Islam, brings…
Ismailism Professor Azim Nanji Chaper in Islamic Spirituality: Foundations, Ed. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, London: Routledge…
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