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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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06 Aug 2024
Online
Talks and Lectures

Agricultural and administrative reforms in Ottoman Syria

This Arabic-language lecture explores the impact of Ottoman reforms on the city of Salamiyya and its Ismaili population, focusing on 19 C agricultural reforms and the city's official recognition.

08 Jul 2024
Aga Khan Centre
Talks and Lectures
Qur’anic Studies

Beyond Sectarianism - panel discussion

Beyond Sectarianism offers a fundamental re-evaluation of how one should think about the relationship between the Qurʾan, Shiʿism, and religious identity.

05 Jul 2024
Talks and Lectures
Webinar

The Ismaili Fortresses of the Intellect

Professor Naçeur Seddiki explores the development of Ismaili intellectual institutions through the Fatimid and Alamut periods. Join this Arabic-language lecture online on 5 July at 16.00 BST.

26 Jun 2024
Aga Khan Centre
Talks and Lectures

Time for Atoms

Dr David Bennett navigates cause and effect from cosmology to physicality in scientific and Islamic thought.

11 Jun 2024
Aga Khan Centre
Talks and Lectures

Spirituality - the Inner and Outer Landscape

The current environmental crisis is the result and consequence of the dimming of the light of spirituality within the mind and soul of humanity.

29 May 2024
Aga Khan Centre
Talks and Lectures

Theologies of Truth and Salvation in Catholic Christianity and Ash’ari Islam

Dr Abdelnour compares the historical development of the Catholic theologies of truth and salvation with similar development in Islamic traditions.

15 May 2024
Online
Talks and Lectures

From the Alamut period to the modern time: notions of knowledge and authority in the Ismaili context

Dr Saeed Najdi explores the notions of knowledge and authority in the Ismaili context from the Alamut period to today.

Yusuf fleeing the Advances of Zulaikha'' by Bihzad, folio from a ''Bustan'' of Sa'di. Herat, 1488. Darl al-Kutub, Adab farisi 22, f. 52b

09 May 2024
Online
Talks and Lectures

Between Zulaykha and Joseph: Shiʿi Allegoresis of Surat Yusuf

This lecture explores hitherto unpublished sources of esoteric literature surrounding the story of Zulaykha and Joseph in Surat Yusuf.

02 May 2024
Online
Talks and Lectures

Understanding Generative AI and Prompting

Explore how prompting techniques and no-code tools can be used to make better use of Generative AI.

01 May - 01 May 2024
Aga Khan Centre

Book launch: “Women, Households and the Hereafter in the Qur'an”

Join authors Dr Karen Bauer and Prof Feras Hamza, along with Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini, for a lively discussion about the moral message of the Qur'an.