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Short articles that I have compiled on Ismaili history and Muslim civilisations, as well as extracts from Mawlana Hazar Imam's speeches on various topics

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August 30, 2026 History / Prophet

Invoking blessings upon the Prophet and his progeny is a Qur’anic command

Invoking blessings on the Prophet, known as salawat, is an integral part of prayer based on Qur’anic command: “Indeed Allah and

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August 24, 2026 Festivals / Ginans / Prophet

In their compositions, Pirs celebrate the day Prophet Muhammad was born

Ginans are a vast collection consisting of several hundred poetic compositions which have been a central part of the religious life

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August 16, 2026 Fatimids / Art / Calligraphy

The art of the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, continue to inspire

The official logo for Hazar Imam’s visits comprises the word nur, Arabic for light, repeated five times with gold calligraphy patterns, as

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July 20, 2026 Concept of Light / Imamat and Imams

Jabir al-Jufi in the presence of Imam al-Baqir: “I saw …a dazzling light that my sight could scarcely bear…”

Mawlana Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husayn b. Ali b. Abi Talib, better known by his title al-baqir, was born around 677

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July 14, 2026 Ginans

Pir Shams pleads: “Kholo parda” – Open the veils and look at me face-to-face

Ginans are a vast collection consisting of several hundred compositions which have been a central part of the religious life

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July 2, 2026 Imamat and Imams

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi outlines four categories to gain knowledge and understanding of the Imam

Nasir al-Din Tusi, one of the major intellectual scholars of the thirteenth century who contributed to many fields of learning, was

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June 15, 2026 Ginans / History

Pir Shams: All equally drink the ab-e-shifa but do not recognise the essence of the Master

Their Lord will give to them to drink a pure drink (76:21) Paaval pive sahu sarkhaaPan Gur ni na jaane

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June 7, 2026 History

Nasir-i Khusraw’s disciples spread Ismailism in China

Islam has a long history in the People’s Republic of China, dating to the seventh century. The earliest Muslims in

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May 18, 2026 History / Scholars

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: “I have come to know that unique person … the Imam of the Age, the teacher of the followers of ta’lim”

Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭusi, also known as Naṣir al-Din al-Ṭusi or simply as al-Tusi – one of the

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May 1, 2026 Alamut / Fatimids / History / Post-Alamut

Mawlana Hazar Imam: “The Shia Ismaili Muslim community, of which I am the Imam, has been established in Syria for more than 1,000 years”

“The Shia Ismaili Muslim community, of which I am the Imam, has been established in Syria for more than 1,000

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