News story -- Drs Omar Alí-de-Unzaga, Stephen Burge and Nuha al-Sha'ar of the Qur'anic Studies Unitpresented a panel entitled Citations of the Qur'an in Islamic Literature at the Inaugural Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) in Edinburgh on 10-11 April, 2014. The panel explored the use of citations of the Qur'an, with the aim of gaining some understanding of ...
ESSENCE OF IMAM by Imam 'Abd al-Salam, 15th Century There is an ode of the 33rd Ismaili Imam 'Abd al-Salam in which he says that the talisman (anything that has magical powers) that can open the treasure trove of spiritual meaning of the Holy Qur'an is the Imam. This ode is lucidly explained by Dr. Shafique Virani in his path breaking ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Imamat Day Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). To see why the we chose AgustaWestland's AW609 as a symbol of creativity and innovation, please watch and see the future of high-speed, long range (1300km) air-ambulance and other specialized, door-to-door air-services. A fleet of four AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters ...
by Titus Burckhardt Sufi doctrine possesses several branches, the two most important of which are the domain of Universal Truths (Haqâ'iq) and the domain relating to the human or individual stages of the spiritual way (daqâ'iq); in other words, metaphysics (the science of principles, or of the Principle) and virtue (the "science of the soul"). Needless to say, these two domains ...
Healthy Hints Although olive oil is low in saturated fats, the amount you eat is important, as all oils have the same calories. This recipe replaces olive oil with fat-free natural yogurt so you get fewer calories per portion. You can view a traditional version here 240 g (8.5 oz) canned chickpeas, (canned in water) 4 tbsp water, (liquid from the ...
United Kingdom -- London, 7 July 2014 - Over 5 000 parcels of food and provisions were packed at UK Jamatkhanas this Saturday to help some of the most vulnerable populations in London, Birmingham and Leicester. Local charities will distribute the packages under Share a Smile, an Ismaili community initiative to help those in need during the month of Ramadan.Video presented ...
Global -- Over 5000 parcels of food and provisions were packed at UK Jamatkhanas on Saturday, 5 June to help some of the most vulnerable populations in London, Birmingham and Leicester. Local charities will distribute the packages under Share a Smile, an Ismaili community initiative to help those in need during the month of Ramadan. ...
Healthy Hints Chick peas are a great source of fibre and protein. Although made from healthy ingredients, it's easy to over-consume hummus as it's so delicious, so watch your portion size. You can view a healthier version here 240 g (8.5 oz) canned chickpeas, (canned in water) 4 tbsp water, (liquid from the can) 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 ½ tbsp ...
It is important, therefore, for non-Muslims who are dealing with the Ummah to communicate with both Sunni and Shia voices. To be oblivious to this reality would be like ignoring over many centuries that there were differences between Catholics and Protestants, or trying to resolve the civil war in Northern Ireland without engaging both Christian communities. Imam Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī Āgā ...
Abstract: According to traditional interpretations, the first verse of the Qur'ān (iqra bi-smi rabbika) merely commands the Prophet Muhammad to read aloud the verses of the Qur'ān. But based on early Muslim tradition and the rules of Arabic grammar, the Qur'an's earliest verses actually show that Muhammad was engaged in a form of mystical meditation, consisting of repeating and reciting a ...
News story -- The Annual Meeting of the European Chapter Group(ECG) of the IIS Alumni Association took place against the backdrop of Mahdia (al-Mahdiyya), Tunisia, on 4-7 May 2014. Mahdia's eminence as the first purpose-built capital of the Fatimid state in Ifriqiya provided the key focus of the meeting: Culture, Art and Architecture of the Fatimids and its reflection in Modern Mahdia.The ...
Sanubar Tursun is one of the finest singers in Central Asia today; a star performer regarded by many as a symbol of the Uyghur nation. Her delicate and sensuous vocals breathe fresh life into the classical Muqam repertoire as well as traditional songs. ...
Vladimir Djurovic: His Highness's passion for gardens is intoxicating.... I think that His Highness is happiest when he is working and discussing the gardens. He really wants us to reinterpret the Islamic garden in a contemporary way. We did not copy any garden [for Toronto] -- it is more about what you feel and smell and hear in an Islamic garden. ...
Sanubar Tursun is one of the finest singers in Central Asia today; a star performer regarded by many as a symbol of the Uyghur nation. Her delicate and sensuous vocals breathe fresh life into the classical Muqam repertoire as well as traditional songs. ...
Solo performance by Uighur ghijak player Abdukerim Osman, performed in Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, 2014 ...
Solo performance of Yunus Migit, a satar player from Xinjiang, China. ...
News story -- Alumni from across Canada and the United States experienced traditional southern hospitality at their annual general meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, from 19-21 June, 2014. Taking a close look at the role of women within the context of Islam, the meeting offered participants insight into the history of Islamic discourse on women and gender. Within this historical framework, contemporary ...
Sanubar Tursun is one of the finest singers in Central Asia today; a star performer regarded by many as a symbol of the Uyghur nation. Her delicate and sensuous vocals breathe fresh life into the classical Muqam repertoire as well as traditional songs. ...
Sanubar Tursun is one of the finest singers in Central Asia today; a star performer regarded by many as a symbol of the Uyghur nation. Her delicate and sensuous vocals breathe fresh life into the classical Muqam repertoire as well as traditional songs. ...
India -- Princess Zahra visited India and Bangladesh in June to review progress in the redevelopment of Prince Aly Khan Hospital and the surrounding Aga Hall estate, and to take part in celebrating the silver jubilee of the Aga Khan School in Dhaka. She also met with leaders and members of the Jamat in both countries. The expansion of the 162-bed ...
The holy month of Ramadan begins on the first day of Ramadan which is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This year it starts on June 28, 2014. After the moon cycle of 30 days or so, the end of the fasting month is celebrated by Eid where the devout celebrate after having completed the month of fasting successfully ...
Nutrition Centre -- For Muslims with diabetes, the fast during Ramadan can present a challenge in day to day management of the condition. In this article, Dr Hala Alsafadi offers tips on staying safe. Even when fasting, regular dietary recommendations should be followed. Continue trying to eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day. Rahima Alani For Muslims with diabetes, ...
A special NEW series about objects that are linked to Ismaili history over the past 1400 years, from the dawn of Islam to the Imamat of the present forty-ninth Imam, Mawlana Shah Karim al Hussaini, His Highness the Aga Khan. INTRODUCED BY ABDULMALIK J. MERCHANT Publisher-Editor, Simerg and Simergphotos In his widely acclaimed and engagingly written "A History of the World ...
News story -- The award, given for works that further an appreciation of Islamic culture and thought, was conferred in Tehran at a formal ceremony on 8 February 2014, presided over by a number of leading Iranian scholars and religious leaders. The secretariat of the World Book Award, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, commended Professor Ormsby's ...
ESOTERIC TRADITION OF ISLAM By Life Science Fellowship "The initiatic journey to Islamic soil has been a repeated theme of European esotericism, ever since the Templars settled in Jerusalem and the mythical Christian Rosenkreuz learnt his trade in "Damcar" (Damascus). We find it in the lives of Paracelsus and Cagliostro, then, as travel became easier, in a whole host that includes ...
Image: Shia Shahada, Qiblah of Imam Mustansir - La ilaha il Allah, Muhammad-un Rasool Allah, and Ali-un Wali Allah - There is no God but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God, and Ali is the Saint of God - Inscribed on Fatimid Mosque of Qahira On the other hand, in proving the necessity of Imamate the Ismailis rely on both ...
As I look around me, my deep sense is that today the strongest human force, sadly, is fear.... At this time, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees believes that there are some 50 million people who are either refugees or internally displaced persons. Far more than ever before. Practically every one of them -- women, men, children, the sick -- have been touched by fear and many still live in fear. At no time in human history has a percentage of human population living in fear and who has been uprooted [been] as great as it is today. And this issue is affecting the whole of our world with all the consequences we see ...
IC EVENT ON 20 June 2014 -- Portugal -- 20 June 2014 -- The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon was the venue for a traditional Iranian music performance by the Delnavazi Group. The concert was organised in partnership with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
EVERY LINK ON THIS PAGE IS WORTH A CLICK His Highness the Aga Khan's First Historic Visit to Badakhshan "Shukr Mawlo, Shukr Mawlo" - When Hope is All You Have Left, a Story for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Salgirah by Gulnor Saratbekova (Uruguay/Tajikistan) Literary Reading: The Mystery of the Missing Mount Nasir Khushraw Olivier Galibert: Ismaili Portraits from Tajikistan by Olivier Galibert ...
News story -- Three researchers from the Institute presented papers at the Joint Regional Conference of the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies on 22-24 May 2014 at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. Drs Dagi Dagiev, Abdulmamad Iloliev and Sultonbek Aksakolov(Post-doctoral research fellow with DARP) presented on issues related to identity and migration amongst Tajik people. Dr Dagi Dagiev gave ...
Canada -- While the annual Premier Cup cricket tournament brought Ontario Ismaili Muslims together in April, it was also part of a wider effort to build cricket pitches and support programming in Toronto neighbourhoods that are home to large South Asian immigrant communities. The Ismaili Council versus Mukhi-Kamadias was a showdown that no one had expected, but everyone revelled in. It ...
"Say Nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life. If it has been honest and dutiful to society the religion which has regulated it cannot be bad." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Credit: Istockphoto.com. Ancient voices are talking to us. Their message is clear: You are ...
The following are thematic excerpts from remarks made by His Highness the Aga Khan at the North-South Prize Ceremony, Senate Hall, Parliament, Lisbon, on June 12, 2014. Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim THE CEREMONY'S SIGNIFICANCE His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the President of the Republic of Portugal presents His Highness the Aga Khan with the 2013 North-South Prize. - Photo: AKDN/ José Manuel Boavida Caria ...
Portugal -- Mawlana Hazar Imam visited the Parliament of the Republic of Portugal, where he was greeted by the President of the Assembly of the Republic. Hazar Imam is in Lisbon at the invitation of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, to receive the 2013 North-South Prize. ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 12 June 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the Council of Europe's annual North-South Prize for his commitment to furthering a more pluralistic society as well as his achievements in improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations through the work of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). He becomes the first Muslim religious leader to ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 12 June 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan visited Lisbon at the invitation of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, to receive the 2013 North-South Prize. The prize, which was awarded by the President of Portugal in a ceremony to be held at the Portuguese Parliament, honours the Aga Khan's commitment to furthering understanding of what ...
[Google translation] How do you perceive the rising tensions around Islam? This is a concern for the whole world, not only for the Muslim world. The vast majority of these conflicts is not the result of theological problems, but political. Sometimes there instrumentalization of religion for political purposes. The answer is first constitutional. A quarter of the Member States of the ...
As I observe the world, I am struck by the insufficiency of well-informed debate, of richer dialogue, of deeper education in our quest to avoid human conflict. That insufficiency often plagues relations between the North and the South and increasingly between the North and the Islamic world. Some have called this a clash of civilisations. I think it is, essentially, a ...
Introduction by Katherine Schimmel In my right hand I hold a small, square, black metal box. It is very dusty now from years of non-use and looks nothing like the sleek recorders of today. But this tape recorder and I have a shared history. It is the same voice recorder that I used in Egypt almost twenty years ago on the ...
Healthy Hints Oats provide whole grains and are heart-healthy, so basing cakes and muffins on oat flour is a nutritious choice. Each muffin gives you 2 grams of fibre, which helps keep your digestive system in good working order. The moisture in this mix comes from natural yoghurt rather than from butter or margarine, so you're keeping your saturated fats low. ...
