Events

  • 21 Nov 2024
  • Online via Zoom

The Four Books of Shiʿi Hadith: From Inception to Consolidation

Dr Amin Ehteshámi explores The Four Books, a collection of Shiʿi Hadith in the latest Islamic History and Thought lecture on 21 November.

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  • 15 Nov 2024
  • Talks and Lectures

The Comprehensive Epistle and its Useful Benefits

Dr Mourad Kacimi explores al-Risāla al-jāmiʿa (The Comprehensive Epistle) and the secretive group who composed it in this Arabic-language lecture.

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  • 08 Nov - 09 Nov 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre and Online
  • Conference
  • Central Asian Studies

Afghanistan: Continuity and the Persistence of Tradition, Culture and Identity

This conference explores the country’s tradition, cultural identity and heritage amid contemporary challenges and transformations. The conference will be held at the Aga Khan Centre and online (via Zoom) on 8-9 November 2024.

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  • 06 Nov 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre and Online
  • Ismaili History

The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism

Dr Toby Matthiesen outlines centuries of Sunni-Shiʿi relations focussing on the connections between the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.

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  • 04 Nov 2024
  • Online
  • Talks and Lectures

Ismaili Fortresses in Syria

Dr Haytham Hasan explores the Ismaili castles of Syria, their history, construction, and legacy in an Arabic-language lecture on 18 October 2024.

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  • 25 Oct 2024
  • The Aga Khan Centre
  • Talks and Lectures

The Prince, the Widow, the Hermit - and their Tree of Life

Professor Michael Barry explores the motifs of 12th-century Persian poetry of Nizâmi, the 14th-century Tuscan poetry of Dante and more, weaving the narratives together into a message that transcends time.

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  • 24 Oct 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre and Online
  • Talks and Lectures

The Concept of Sympathy in Greek Heritage

Dr Maria De Cillis explores notions of sympathy in the Classical, Fatimid, and Renaissance eras in the latest Islamic History and Thought lecture.

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  • 21 Oct - 22 Oct 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre
  • Conference
  • South Asian Studies

Listening in Many Tongues

Join the South Asian Studies Unit as they explore ideas of translation in conversation, such as those concentrating on Ismaili and Sufi studies in Persian and South Asian vernaculars.

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A Wealthy Arab, from the wall of Devashtich’s palace dated to the 7th Century CE, Panjakent (modern-day Tajikistan)
  • 02 Oct 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre
  • Talks and Lectures
  • Central Asian Studies

The Early Ismaili Daʿwa in Central Asia: Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944) as Eyewitness

Rodrigo Adem, PhD, explores the work of Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī (d. 933/944) and his reception of Ismaili thought.

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  • 25 Sep - 25 Sep 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre
  • Conference

IIS/AKU-ISMC Graduate Conference: Challenges in Muslim Societies

The second annual IIS/AKU-ISMC Graduate Conference will be held on 25 September 2024.

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  • 17 Sep 2024
  • Aga Khan Centre
  • Talks and Lectures
  • Constituency Studies

Faith vs the pursuit of rational inquiry: an Ismaili scientist’s perspective

Professor Arif Babul explores the interconnectedness of faith and rational inquiry in historical and contemporary Islam.

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