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VIDEO: "A Signature in History" -- Assessing the Ismaili Imamat's Authenticity | Ignition Proposal

We are pleased to announce the recordings of the May 7 and May 8 presentation of "The Ismaili Imamat: A Signature in History" are now available at the link below, along with the full set of slides.

A follow up Q&A event is scheduled for this Saturday, May 28, 2022.
CLICK HERE for times in your city and Zoom link.

Today's Jamat, especially the younger Jamat in the West, seeks more than traditional, philosophical arguments for God and the Imamat because those are often not intellectually satisfying.

Rooted in the fundamental principle that faith is and always has been evidence based, as has been unambiguously explained by our Imams and the Qur'an, "The Ismaili Imamat: A Signature in History," is a new objective assessment of the Ismaili Imamat's authenticity using a fresh, ground-breaking approach (see presentation agenda below).

We are confident these videos will be of particular interest to parents, young adults, youth, especially high school and university students as well was the wider Jamat.

Feedback received from the presentation and an earlier draft has been exceptional:

  • "I am writing to commend you on the very creative and rigorously developed approach. ... It would be interesting to see how Nasir-i Khusraw or Hamid al-din Kirmani would have responded to your work ..." (Dr Farouk Mitha, University of Victoria)
  • Brilliant scientific and logical way of understanding Imamat in our times.
  • What a deep way of exploring this subject. Profound.
  • The way the session concluded, using math, helped a lot to remove doubts.
  • Mind blowing information and thoroughly engaging!

Click here for presentation videos,
and Zoom link for Q&A event
(mobile-friendly)

Video Presentation Agenda: 

Chapter 1: Breaking with orthodoxy and conventional wisdom

  • The need for evidence-based faith
  • Absolute certainty or just Intellectual Satisfaction?
  • Traditional ways of confirming the Imamat and their pitfalls

Chapter 2: A new approach for the 21st Century

  • The Annual Hoax Review
  • Eliminating randomness and side-stepping Ghadir Khumm
  • Why branches and splits in the Imamat are irrelevant
  • Why gaps in the historical record are irrelevant

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