Muslim Ethics
‘Why should we act ethically?’ is a question readily ignored today in favour of asking what is ethics and how…
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Surviving the Mongols
Ismaili Heritage Series
During the 13th century CE, the Persian-speaking lands, extending from Central Asia to Iraq were devastated by a series of…
Ecstasy and Enlightenment
Ismaili Heritage Series
This book is also available OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free.
Ecstasy and Enlightenment is a comprehensive…
Justice and Remembrance
ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib, son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, first Shi‘i imam and fourth caliph, is a monumental…
Memoirs of a Mission
Ismaili Heritage Series
Al-Muʾayyad fi’l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī (d. 470/1087) was an outstanding Ismaili scholar of Persian origin. He excelled as a missionary-agent (dāʿī), statesman…
Ismailis in Medieval Muslim Societies
Ismaili Heritage Series
Until the middle of the 20th century, the Ismailis were studied and judged almost exclusively on the basis of evidence…
Sufi Master and Qur’an Scholar
Qur’anic Studies Series
This book is the first extensive examination of the medieval Qur’an commentary known as the Latāʾif al-ishārāt (The Subtleties of…
Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī
Ismaili Heritage Series
A major Ismaili Muslim scholar and writer who flourished during the first half of the eleventh century AD, Ḥamīd al-Dīn…
Abu Ya‘qub al-Sijistani
Ismaili Heritage Series
Paul E. Walker looks at this seminally important Ismaili missionary from the tenth century (Islamic fourth century) from a fresh…
Fāṭimiyān 2
This is a Persian translation of The Fatimids, vol. 2: The Rule from Egypt.
Description from The Fatimids, vol. 2…
The Early Nizari Ismailis and their Neighbouring Powers
Ismaili Heritage Series
This history of the Alamut era of the Nizari Ismaili community concentrates on the local politics of the remote mountainous…
The Eagle Returns: Evidence of Continued Ismaili Activity at Alamut and in the South Caspian Region following the Mongol Conquests
This article by Dr Shafique N. Virani focused on how Persian historians, following Ata-Malik Juwayni's eyewitness accounts in "The History of the World Conqueror", record the complete annihilation of the Shi'i Ismaili community, centred at Alamut, in the thirteenth century Mongol invasions that devastated the Muslim world.
Scripture, Poetry, and the Making of a Community
Qur’anic Studies Series
This volume presents the views on the Qur’an by Professor Angelika Neuwirth, one of the leading scholars in Qur’anic studies…
Publications
New Exhibition Exploring Climate Change Opens at Aga Khan Centre Gallery
"Seeds, Trees & Mountains" is the first in a series of exhibitions exploring issues around climate change, and was visited recently by Professor Kassam, Director of The Institute of Ismaili Studies.