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Tag: Nizari Quhistani

His Highness the Aga Khan inspecting the Housing Project at Aga Khan Baug, Versova, with Governor Sadiq Ali of Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, 28 January 1978. The complex was opened during His Highness' Silver Jubilee. - Photo credit: AKDN / Studio La Bella
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Didar of Mu‘allim-i Sadiq (The Truthful Teacher) | Diamond Jubilee Imamat Day

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  • Posted on July 9, 2018January 3, 2020

Harken ye who quest for union, who boasts that he seeks. Heed my words, for…

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Today in history: Nizari Quhistani, one of the most distinguished Persian poets, set off on a two-year journey

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 4, 2017January 3, 2020

On February 4, 1280, Nizari Quhistan (1247-1320), one of the most distinguished poets of thirteenth-century Persia…

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Nizar Quhistani's Diwan, 19th century copy, contains ten thousand verses. In this work, Nizari draws on Sufi expressions and Ismaili vocabulary to convey his praises of the Nizari Imams of the time. Image: The Ismailis An Illustrated History
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The spread of Sufism facilitated the cultivation of introspective religious poetry

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on August 9, 2016January 3, 2020

Nizar Quhistani’s Diwan, 19th century copy, contains ten thousand verses.

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10 Ismaili Muslim Poets Everyone Should Know About | Ismaili Gnosis
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10 Ismaili Muslim Poets Everyone Should Know About | Ismaili Gnosis

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  • Posted on December 7, 2015January 3, 2020

As members of a rich and vibrant esoteric tradition of Islam, Ismaili Muslims has always…

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Nizari Ismailism and Persian Sufism developed a close association during the post-Alamut period

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on September 8, 2015January 3, 2020

The Nizari Ismaili state of Alamut, founded by Hasan-i Sabbah in 1090, fell to the…

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A Reading Guide by Fayaz S. Alibhai: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia

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  • Posted on February 28, 2013January 3, 2020

Book: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia. Author:…

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