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Introducing Ismaili Gnosis
Life Magazine image used pursuant to 2012 Canadian Statute, Bill C-11, Section 29.21 Dear Friend, Ismaili Gnosis is a website dedicated to explaining and validating Ismaili Muslim beliefs, practices,...
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Pir Nasir-i Khusraw on the Gateway and Key to Paradise — Introduced and...
Chapter Five of Pir Nasir-i Khusraw’s Wajh-i Din A page from a 13th/19th century Persian manuscript of Wajh-i din by Nasir-i Khusraw. In this work, Nasir Khusraw masterfully applies ta’wil to the...
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The Messenger: The Meanings of the Life of Muhammad — by Tariq Ramadan
Named by “Time” magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar , with a large following especially among young European and American...
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Khushali Readings: Validating and Understanding the Ismaili Imamat — Ismaili...
Ismaili Gnosis conveys Khushali Mubarak on the occasion of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s birthday. As December 13 is a time when Ismailis all around the world reflect upon the occasion of the birth of the Imam...
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Fourteen Proofs of the Necessity of lmamat — Kirmani on Amaana org
al-Masabih fi Ithbat al-Imama -Kirmani’s Lights to Illuminate the Proof of the Imamate (al-Masabih fi ithbat al-imama) Image: Shia Shahada, Qiblah of Imam Mustansir – La ilaha il Allah, Muhammad-un...
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For Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 78th Salgirah, a Splendid Collection of (100+)...
Compiled and Prepared by Malik Merchant Editor, Simergphotos and Simerg The images and quotes published below represent: Mawlana Hazar Imam’s family; the Imam’s affection and love for all his murids;...
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“Salgirah Mubarak, 2014”— View the card and read the rest of Salgirah message...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). Although birthdays are a time for celebration, they are also a...
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Ta’wil of the Tragedy of Karbala — Ashura and Arbaeen, Symbols for Upholding...
by Ismaili Gnosis “We are the House of Muhammad and as such are more entitled to the authority (walāyah) of this affair over you than these pretenders who claim what does not belong to them… By God...
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Lady Fatima Zahra, Prophet Muhammad’s Daughter — Amaana org
Fatima Az-Zahra (a.s.) By Syed H. Akhtar When writing about the greatness of a personality, one needs a gold standard with which to compare the strengths and weaknesses of that individual. However,...
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Prophet Muhammad Birthday Milad un Nabi -Mevlût — By Annemarie Schimmel
In the Turkish tradition, the best-known early mevlût was written by Süleyman Chelebi of Bursa around 1400. But more than a century earlier, Yunus Emre had already promised heavenly reward to those who...
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The Holy Quran in the Ginanic Literature — Rashida Noormohamed-Hunzai
The Holy Qur’an in the Ginanic Literature – An Initial Exploration By Rashida Noormohamed-Hunzai This paper seeks to demonstrate the underlying teachings of the holy Qur’an in the Ginanic Literature,...
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Why Prophet Mohammad Would Be Deeply Troubled By The Charlie Hebdo Attacks —...
Muslim fanatics have struck yet again! From what we know so far, two masked gunmen shouting “Allahu Akbar (God is great)” entered the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris and...
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9 Points to Ponder on the Paris Shooting and Charlie Hebdo — By Omid Safi...
Muslim police officer Ahmed Merabet. He was shot in the head while lying on the ground begging for mercy on the streets near Charlie Hebdo’s office building. As a person of faith, times like these try...
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Who is the Aga Khan? — By Theresa Corbin on Aquila Style com
Many of us have heard of the man, but remain in the dark over who he is and what role he plays. Theresa Corbin has the lo-down on the history of this title. A young Aga Khan IV at Orly … Continue...
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Imam Ali Bin Abu Talib — 1st Imam Yaum-e Ali: Imam Hazrat Ali’s Birthday...
Yaum-e Ali Mubarak! Imam Hazrat Ali’s Birthday Anniversary! “And peace on him on the day he was born, and on the day he dies, and on the day he is raised to life” Holy Quran 19:15 Did you know that …...
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Special Series: Ismaili Expressions on the Imamat — (II) The Beatific Vision...
(…) His Highness the Aga Khan pictured amongst his followers in Badakhshan in May 1995. A cornerstone of Ismaili doctrines has been the principle of the Unity of Imamat, that is the Ismaili belief and...
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Imam Ali declared the Successor of Prophet Muhammad in Sunni Hadith...
Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 661) was the first cousin of the Prophet Muhammad with whom he shared the same paternal grandfather, the son-in-law of the Prophet as the husband of his only surviving...
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Layla tul Qadr — Islam’s Birthday Anniversary
Layla tul Qadr — The Night of Destiny and Power The Holy Quran was revealed on the 23rd night of Ramadan celebrated as Layla tul Qadr — the Night of Power when Angel Gabriel descended to deliver God’s...
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Laylat al-Qadr — The Ismaili org
In his Khamsa, Shab-i Qadr (the Night of Power), the renowned Persian poet Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d. 1325 CE) tells the story of a saint who made a failed attempt to stay awake until the Laylat al-Qadr....
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Excerpts: His Highness the Aga Khan on the Imam’s authority and discretion in...
Aroon Purie: As Imam of your sect, you are also an interpretor of the Qur’an for your followers, but on the other hand, you are a man with a modern education and background. How do you reconcile these...
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