Fatimid supremacy on the seas was possible due to their knowledge of astronomy and geography.…
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“This Imam, who is also the inheritor of Muhammad’s secret knowledge, is endowed by God…
Gujarati and Khojki Manuscript Pir Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi The Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi, or ‘Counsels of Chivalry,’ is…
James W. Morris This volume presents a fully annotated English translation and critical edition of…
The first five centuries after the fall of Alamut in 1256 comprise the most obscure…
Abu Mo’in Hamid al-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw was born in 1004 in Qobadiyan in the…
Jalaledin Rumi is of one the most read poets in the West. On September 30,…
As part of their general concern with education, the Fatimids adopted unprecedented policies for the…
Ibn al-Haytham (965-1039 CE), also known in Europe by the Latin names Alhacen or Alhazen,…
Excerpt from the book “Abu Yakub al-Sijistani: Intellectual Missionary”, written by Paul Walker, historian of…
The pilgrimage to Mecca gave rise to a rich genre of travel writing. Pilgrims kept…
In common with their fellow Muslim believers the Shi’a affirm the Shahada, that is, belief…
The Fatimid (909-1171) era reflected a particularly creative period in the flowering of science, art,…
In 1090, Hasan-i Sabbah acquired the castle of Alamut situated in a remote and mountainous…
Abstract Whether overtly or covertly, the Ismailis have played an important role in the cultural…
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