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  • 2007
  • Fahmida Suleman

Word of God, Art of Man: The Qur’an and its Creative Expressions

Qur’anic Studies Series
Muslim reverence for the Qur’an as the Word of God has manifested itself in various artistic forms throughout history and…
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  • 2016
  • Annabel Keeler

The Spirit and the Letter

Qur’anic Studies Series
This volume is the first to focus specifically on esoteric interpretation as a phenomenon in the field of Qur’anic exegesis…
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  • 2022
  • Wafi A. Momin

Texts, Scribes and Transmission

This book is also available OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free. The past few decades have seen…
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  • 2006
  • L. Lewisohn

Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition

Farid al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār (d. 1221) was the principal Muslim religious poet of the second half of the twelfth century. Best…
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  • 2010
  • Farhad Daftary

Living in Historic Cairo

One of the great cities of the world, Cairo is an unsurpassed repository of history and civilisation. This illustrated book…
  • 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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  • 06 Apr 2013
  • The Ismaili Centre, London
  • Graduation

Live webcast of the STEP Cohort IV Graduation Celebration

The Institute of Ismaili Studies is pleased to announce the graduation celebration for the STEP Cohort IV students. Venue: Social Hall, The Ismaili Centre, 1 Cromwell Gardens, SW7 2SL, London Date: 6th April, 2013

  • 11 Dec - 11 Dec 2017
  • Aga Khan Centre
  • Talks and Lectures

Approaching Religious Texts in Early Islam: The Sanaa Qur’an Palimpsest as Example

The round table brings together five scholars of the Qur’an and early Islamic documents on the occasion of the publication of Asma Hilali’s The Sanaa Palimpsest.

  • 10 Oct - 11 Oct 2019
  • The House of Scientists
  • Talks and Lectures

Intellectual traditions of Ismailis and Sufis In Memory of W.A. Ivanow (1886-1970)

The Institute of Ismaili Studies and Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Manuscripts host conference in St Petersburg

  • 08 Jan 2005
  • News
  • Academic

IIS Conducts Second ‘Summer Programme on Islam’ at the University of Cambridge

The Institute of Ismaili Studies held its second residential Summer Programme on Islam from August 9 - August 16, 2003 at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Thirty-three participants from ten countries with diverse academic and professional backgrounds attended the 2003 session.

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  • 08 Aug 2005
  • News
  • Academic

IIS Conducts Third ‘Summer Programme on Islam’ at the University of Cambridge

The Institute of Ismaili Studies held its third residential Summer Programme on Islam from August 7 - August 15, 2004 at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Twenty-eight participants from seven countries with diverse academic and professional backgrounds attended the 2004 session.

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  • 2002
  • Paul E. Walker

Exploring an Islamic Empire

Ismaili Heritage Series
A comprehensive survey of Fatimid history and its sources, this book combines an introduction to the subject as a whole…

Pre-school Curriculum

The Institute’s Pre-school Curriculum forms part of the broader programme of Early Childhood Education for Ismaili children. It contributes to the religious and moral formation of children by acquainting them with simple precepts of faith and ethics.

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  • 2014
  • Farhad Daftary

The Study of Shiʿi Islam

Shi‘i Heritage Series
Shiʿi Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both…
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  • 2011
  • Omar Alí-de-Unzaga

Fortresses of the Intellect

Dedicated to the achievements of Farhad Daftary, the foremost authority in Ismaili Studies of our time, this volume gathers together…