The medieval tales known as Legends of the Assassins were fabricated stories about the Nizari…
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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…
Their Lord will give to them to drink a pure drink (76:21) In the Quran,…
Born in Toronto, Canada, in 1972, Nenshi moved with his family to Calgary, Alberta, when…
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, one of the major intellectual scholars of the thirteenth century who contributed…
Ginans are a vast collection of several hundred poetic compositions which have been a central part…
Over the centuries, Ismaili thinkers have engaged with diverse theological and philosophical systems. They were…
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was born on November 2, 1877 in Karachi…
“Who saves one human life, it is as if he has saved all mankind” (Q…
List compiled by Nimira Dewji. Source: Nimira’s Blog His Highness the Aga Khan and his…
Nimira’s Blog: The Moon has been a timekeeper, an emblem of the divine, and an inspiration for poets
For thousands of years, people have gazed up at the mystical celestial body and tried…
Imam Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III succeeded as Imam on August 17, 1885…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids were a major Ismaili dynasty that established their…
“Poetry is the voice of God speaking through the lips of man. If a great…
“The medical authorities in Bombay were overwhelmed by the magnitude, and (as it seemed) the…
The term ‘Islamic art’ generally refers to the arts of all Islamic cultures and not…
Let the once dead earth be a sign to them. We gave it life, and…
Compiled by Nimira Dewji The ancient technique of lustre, which may have been travelled from…
Ibn Sina (d.1037 CE) or Avicenna, as he is known in the West, was a physician,…
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