People of the Prophet's House
Despite their distinct theological differences, Shiʿi and Sunni Muslims, followers of the two main divisions of Islam, share a number…
‘3’
A Companion to Muslim Ethics
Muslim Heritage Series
Socrates famously said that the unexamined life is not worth living. In keeping with this dictum, taking ethics seriously means…
A Companion to the Muslim World
Muslim Heritage Series
This book is also available OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free.
What is the extraordinary text that…
Shiʿi Islam and Sufism
Shi‘i Heritage Series
Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shiʿis and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book questions any supposed…
Live webcast of DARP Occasional Lecture on early Mongol-Nizari Relations
Early Mongol-Nizari Contacts in Northern Persia and the Diwan-i Qa’imiyyat Dr Miklos Sarkozy will present his paper examining the relations between the Nizari Ismaili state and the Mongol Empire from the time of the arrival of the Mongols to Northern Iran in 1220 CE until nearly 1240 CE.
Ta‘lim Curriculum: Primary One
Mysticism and the Plurality of Meaning
Occasional Papers
To what extent does the mystical path necessitate a withdrawal from the world' Is there a contradiction between the demands…
Ismaili and Other Arabic Manuscripts
Ismaili and Other Arabic Manuscripts is a supplement to Adam Gacek’s two-volume Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of…
The Meaning of the Word
Qur’anic Studies Series
The basic intention of Qur’anic exegesis (tafsīr) is to understand what the text of the Qur'an means. Before attempting to…
The Qur’an and its Readers Worldwide
Qur’anic Studies Series
Some eighty per cent of Muslims in the contemporary world speak languages other than Arabic, the language of the Qur’an.…
The Ikhwān al-Ṣafaʾ and their Rasāʾil
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Ikhwān al-Ṣafaʾ (The Brethren of Purity) were the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity of lettered urbanites that was…
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Vol. 5
Persia is home to one of the few civilizations in the world that has had a continuous tradition of philosophical…
A Companion to Muslim Cultures
Muslim Heritage Series
Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam – as well as among believers,…
Civil Society in the Muslim World
This book is also available OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free.
Well before the events of September…
A Modern History of the Ismailis
Ismaili Heritage Series
This book is also available OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free.
The Ismailis have enjoyed a long,…