The Timurid architectural style influenced the development of later Islamic architecture…
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Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah with Mata Salamat and Prince Aly Khan at the Platinum Jubilee commemoration in Cairo
The city of Mahdiyya, founded by the Fatimid-Caliph Imam al-Mahdi, was inaugurated on February 20, 921.
Al-Mu’ayyad was eventually granted an audience with the Fatimid Caliph-Imam al Mustansir bi’llah (r. 1036-1094) on February 18, 1048 in Cairo.
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.
This historical account details Lady Pasha Haroon’s relationship with Lady Ali Shah, the mother of Imam Sultan Mohammed Shah…
The first ceremony took place in Karachi, Imam’s birthplace, on February 3, 1954 followed by a small ceremony in Cairo on February 20, 1955
The first commemoration ceremony took place on January 19, 1936 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India followed by one in Nairobi, Kenya on March 1, 1936.
In memorium of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan’s birthday (Jan 17th).
Islam (lit. submission) comes from the Arabic root s-l-m, which also connotes peace. Last in…
The post-Alamut period in Nizari Ismaili history comprises the first two centuries after the fall…
Dec 19th 2015: AS BRITISH imperialists were trudging through African jungles to secure their newly…
During medieval times, iron and copper alloys were crafted into tools, weapons, and utensils, while…
“I have known the Aga Khan for many years. He has been a kind and…
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