The term sufi, from the Arabic suf is thought to have been derived in the…
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“The tribulations of one people are the tribulations of all. That which weakens one weakens…
“…. the intellectual quality of a school depends not upon an abstract curricular design, but…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids established their empire in 909 in North Africa…
National Post – Kaitlyn McGrath Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 Toronto Blue Jays ace David Price was…
Nizami Ganjavi, one of the greatest romantic poets in Persian literature, was born in 1141 in…
Prophet Muhammad was the “seal of the prophets” (khatim al-anbiya) and could therefore, not be…
On September 30, 976, Ali ibn al-Nu’man, son of al-Qadi al-Nu’man, was appointed supreme judge…
Persian literature is dominated by a highly sophisticated tradition of poetry dating to the tenth…
The Arabic term ‘Eid’ translates into ‘celebration’ and ‘al-Adha’ as ‘sacrifice.’ Eid-al-Adha is celebrated as…
The first House established for the people was that at Bakka (Mecca), a holy place…
The map of the city of Mahdiyya (in modern-day Tunisia) is one of seventeen maps…
Opening of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prime Minister Stephen Harper opened…
The first two weeks of the Muslim calendar month of Dhu’l-Hijjah are devoted to the…
“I believe strongly that art and culture can have a profound impact in healing misunderstanding…
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