Ginans are a vast collection consisting of several hundred Ginans which have been a central…
Author: Nimira Dewji
“It is my belief that the Ismaili Constitution will provide a strong institutional and organisational…
The devotional life of Muslims has consisted of a variety of interpretations, expressions, and spaces.…
Islam has a long history in the People’s Republic of China, dating to the seventh…
“Beauty of script is incumbent upon you for it is one of the keys of…
The term ‘ginan’ is derived from the Sanskrit jnana, meaning contemplative knowledge. Ginans are a…
The Rasa’il Ikhwan al-Safa’ (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity) is a unique work in…
“This far flung community is characterized despite geographical distances, by its coherence and organization, by its unwavering progressiveness, and…
“Voluntary service to others is viewed as an integral part of daily life never as…
The robe of the Chancellor, Mawlana Hazar Imam, distinguishes itself by its unique white colour…
The Holy Qur’an, the sacred book of Muslims, literally means ‘recitation’ and thus, originated not…
Historians agree that man-made glass was first discovered approximately 6,000 years ago in the Eastern…
Libraries have existed for a long time, dating back to at least the third millennium…
Timbuktu, in Mali, West Africa, was founded around 1100 CE as a camp due to…
Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl (died c.1186) was physician to the Almohad ruler (the Almohads ruled…
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