Over a thousand years ago, Europe experienced one of its greatest periods of cultural enlightenment.…
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The word Ginan is derived from Sanskrit. Derived from the Sanskrit word jnana meaning contemplative…
Religious Traditions and Early Ismaili History in South Asia: Some Historical Perspectives on Satpanthi Literature…
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Al-Mu’ayyad fi’l-Din al-Shirazi was an outstanding Ismaili scholar. Born in about the year 1000 in…
Poetry has always been central to the spiritual life of Islam, particularly among the Sufis…
By John Noble Wilford May 20, 2008 From Timbuktu to here, to reverse the expression,…
Ibn Sina’s book The Canon of Medicine is the most famous single book in the…
Ismailis have long contributed to the advancement of science, mathematics, and architecture. In the tenth…
Complete article at New York Times. Some more relevant and informational links below Timbuktu Hopes…
The Fatimid period was in a sense the ‘golden age’ of Ismaılism, when the Ismaılı…
The Persian art of decorating book covers influenced European styles. The art of binding and…
Imam Nur al-Din (d.1671) reigned as Imam for thirty seven years. He was also identified…
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