Laylat al-Qadr — The Ismaili, 27 May 2019
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) habitually retreated from his daily life to meditate on the higher truths of human existence. After fifteen years of this meditative practice, during...
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On 26 March, Professor Omid Safi, Director of Duke University’s Islamic Studies Centre, took audiences through a mystical journey in his talk entitled, RadicalLove: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical...
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Two hundred years of the “West-Eastern Divan”: “North and West and South shatter, thrones burst and empires tremble” – why Islam is part of German literature. By Heinrich Detering Gothe’s “West-Eastern...
View ArticleThe Caliph Foundation: Three part featured Documentary video on Al Jazeera |...
For almost 13 centuries, from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 to the overthrow of the last Ottoman caliph in 1924, the Islamic world was ruled by a caliph. Translated from the Arabic...
View ArticleSimerg com: Amazing – Must watch Abida Parveen’s rendition of "Man Kunto...
On Saturday, February 29, 2020, Abida Parveen performed in Melbourne, Australia, in a rare appearance outside Pakistan. On the day of her performance she gave an interview to Andrew Ford, host of ABC...
View ArticleBBC Science & Islam (Full) by Jim Al Khalili
BBC’s Science and Islam 3 Part documentary in full. Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place...
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View ArticleThe Nature of Prayer: Significance of the Tasbih, and carrying it to practice...
By DR. V. A. LALANI with additional material by MALIK MERCHANT In response to a recent piece on the impact of Jamatkhana closures, we were pleased to receive a very inspiring recommendation from Omar...
View ArticleLaylat al-Qadr – The Night of Power
Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, commemorates one of the most significant events in the history of Islam. It is the night when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) received the...
View ArticleHistory, the arts, and pandemics — By Nazim Karim on The Ismaili
Paintings, literature, and films, amongst other forms of art, are repositories of a society’s collective memory. They have much to tell us about prior pandemics, their impact, and what we can learn...
View ArticleEnvironment: Green Energy, Reforestation and Prophet Mohamed on Tree Planting...
Serena caring for the environment — AKDN org “Some people say there is nothing that can be done to reduce climate change. But Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park shows there is.”...
View ArticleBBC Science & Islam (Full) by Jim Al Khalili — From our archive
BBC’s Science and Islam 3 Part documentary in full. Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place...
View ArticleHow Sufism was introduced in Kashmir — By PROF HMID NASEEM RAFIABADI on...
The history of Sufism in Kashmir is spread over a long period of time starting from Bulbul Shah to the Sufi poets. Sufi saints are still inspiring people of Kashmir by their subtle mystical insights...
View ArticleRamadan, The Ismaili, Global — 31 March 2022
In Muslim tradition, Ramadan is a time of heightened commitment to piety and purification through special observances such as fasting, the performance of good deeds – including charitable giving and...
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