Islamic Humanism
http://iis.ac.uk/events/islamic-humanism
17th February 2016
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
210 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA.
United Kingdom
This lecture will discuss how developing themes found in the Qur’an and culled from Greek and Jewish, Indian and other sources, Muslim thinkers forged a compelling humanism, precious in the classical age and deserving recovery and reconstruction in our own. The literary form of the risāla (or essay), which developed from the letter writing familiar to the secretarial class, significantly contributed to Islamic humanism. For the informality of a letter overcomes the stiffness of a treatise, the intensity of oratory the and sidesteps the agonistic potential of many a dialogical exchange. The intimacy of address to a friend establishes a sense of privacy and confidentiality even as it modestly vouches for the need that publication seeks to serve. So we readily appreciate the use of the risāla form in the philosophical essays of al-Kindī and in those of the Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ, where Indian fables mingle with Greek philosophy and science, Arabic lore and poetry. Ibn ufayl and Maimonides in his wake adopt the risāla form for just these reasons.
The intimacy of the risāla is a natural setting for the moral counsels of virtue ethics developed in more systematic form by Miskawayh on the model established by Yayā b. ‘Adī and naturalised in the context of Sufi pietism by al-Ghazālī. Virtue ethics softens the command ethics of scripture and thematizes ethical concerns in terms of the refinement of character, whose anatomy natural history of strengths and weaknesses Islamic moralists view with a hygienic eye. Ta’dīb, the Arabic counterpart of the Greek paideia relies on the pedagogical value of literature and history to convey lessons better learned from shared than from personal experience.
Beyond the intimacy of the risāla and the refinement of ta’dīb we should consider the commitment to evidence and argument that are the ideals of science and philosophy, part of the heritage of the great Islamic inquirers. Al-Fārābī speaks for those commitments when he criticizes the mutakallimūn for their invocation of ad hoc assumptions. But we can see the interplay of pre-philosophical with philosophical commitments when al-Fārābī rejects Ash‘arite determinism for its moral and theological deficits, just as we can see it in al-Rāzī’s strenuous efforts to save (what he takes to be a Platonizing version of) divine creation – and again in Ibn Sīnā’s doctrines of the world’s contingency and the individuation of disembodied souls. In all of these cases, and even in al-Rāzī’s view that evils outweigh goods in this life, what drives the argument, even in the face of intellectualism is a humanism rooted in the affirmation of individual moral responsibility and accountability and the inestimable worth of the human person.
Speaker(s)
Professor Lenn Goodman
Lenn E. Goodman, D. Phil., is Professor of Philosophy and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. His many books include Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere (Cambridge University Press, 2014); Coming to Mind: The Soul and its Body (with D. G. Caramenico, University of Chicago Press, 2013); Creation and Evolution (Routledge, 2010); his Gifford Lectures, Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself (Oxford University Press, 2008); In Defense of Truth: A Pluralistic Approach (Humanity Press, 2001); Jewish and Islamic Philosophy: Crosspollinations in the Classic Age (Edinburgh University Press & Rutgers University Press, 1999); Avicenna (Cornell University Press, 2006), Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy Ibn Yaqzan (University of Chicago Press, 2009) – and of course Islamic Humanism (Oxford University Press, 2003); and (with Richard McGregor) The Case of the Animals vs Man Before the King of the Jinn, the 22nd of the Rasâ’il of the Ikhwân al-Safâ’ (Oxford University Press, 2009), the first volume to appear in the Institute’s multi-volume collection of complete Rasâ’il...
THE IIS ACTIVITIES
IIS Update
We are pleased to inform you that the IIS Update is available online and in print.
Highlights include:
•An exploration of the plurality of Shi'i traditions from their early history to contemporary times.
•Insights into the Secondary Curriculum module, Faith and Practice in Islamic Traditions.
•Reflecting on over 50 years of scholarship with Professor Madelung.
Link:
http://iis.ac.uk/sites/default/files/ii ... al-web.pdf
We are pleased to inform you that the IIS Update is available online and in print.
Highlights include:
•An exploration of the plurality of Shi'i traditions from their early history to contemporary times.
•Insights into the Secondary Curriculum module, Faith and Practice in Islamic Traditions.
•Reflecting on over 50 years of scholarship with Professor Madelung.
Link:
http://iis.ac.uk/sites/default/files/ii ... al-web.pdf
Shi‘i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices – A moderated discussion on Shi‘i heritage with the editor
The Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam Presents – The Institute of Ismaili Studies and the The Ismaili Council for Ottawa
Shi‘i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices – A moderated discussion on Shi‘i heritage with the editor
SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. MAY 15, 2016
Carleton University – 303 Paterson Hall
Dr. Gurdofarid Miskinzoda, Head of Shi’i Studies Unit at the IIS
Moderator, Professor Karim H. Karim, Director, The Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam
The Shi‘i Heritage Series was launched in 2013 by The Institute of Ismaili Studies with the aim of enhancing general knowledge of Shi‘i Islam and promoting a better understanding of its history, doctrines and practices in their historical and contemporary manifestations. Covering all Shi‘i communities and traditions, the series also aims to engage in discussions on theoretical and methodological issues encountered in the field.
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The Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam Presents – The Institute of Ismaili Studies and the The Ismaili Council for Ottawa
Shi‘i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices – A moderated discussion on Shi‘i heritage with the editor
SUNDAY AT 2:30 P.M. MAY 15, 2016
Carleton University – 303 Paterson Hall
Dr. Gurdofarid Miskinzoda, Head of Shi’i Studies Unit at the IIS
Moderator, Professor Karim H. Karim, Director, The Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam
The Shi‘i Heritage Series was launched in 2013 by The Institute of Ismaili Studies with the aim of enhancing general knowledge of Shi‘i Islam and promoting a better understanding of its history, doctrines and practices in their historical and contemporary manifestations. Covering all Shi‘i communities and traditions, the series also aims to engage in discussions on theoretical and methodological issues encountered in the field.
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Between Medieval Sufi Apologetics and Polemics: The Rise and Fall of Awhad al-Din Kirmani (d.1238)
15th September 2016
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
210 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
.United Kingdom
Annemarie Schimmel Memorial Lecture
Awhad al-Dininfo-icon Kirmani is a controversial figure among the pantheon of great Sufi masters from the medieval period. He occupied perhaps the most prestigious position to which a Sufi could aspire, for the caliphinfo-icon appointed him the shaykhinfo-icon al-shuyukh of the Marzubiyya convent in Baghdad. Yet within a generation, he was vilified by the most prestigious Sufis of the age, including Rumi, and by others who cited the opinions of Suhrawardi and Shams-i Tabrizi. This presentation re-opens the case of Kirmani and attempts to make sense of the controversy in light of the development of Sufisminfo-icon in the medieval period.
The Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship, inaugurated in 2004, is awarded every three years to a scholar working in the fields of interest to the late Professor Schimmel such as Islamic mysticism, Arabic, Persian and South Asian literatures and literary and artistic expressions of Muslim devotional life.
This lecture will be introduced by Professor Ali Asani - Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religions and Cultures, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilisations, Harvard University.
Speaker(s)
Dr Lloyd Ridgeon
Dr Lloyd Ridgeon is Reader in Islamic Studies at the University of Glasgow. He is primarily interested in medieval Persian Sufisminfo-icon and has published a number of works in this field, as well as in associated areas, including jawanmardi. He is the editor of The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Iran. Dr Ridgeon was awarded the Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship in 2013.
http://iis.ac.uk/events/between-medieva ... mani-d1238
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Fatimids and Umayads: Competing Caliphates
The Institute of Ismaili Studies,
London, 23-25 September 2016
Relations between the Fatimid caliphate and its neighbour and opponent, the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus constitute a field of study. The forthcoming conference endeavours to create an academic forum in which to reflect upon and illustrate the processes and mechanisms of interaction.
For more information please contact Ms Naushin Shariff nshariff@iis.ac.uk
15th September 2016
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
210 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
.United Kingdom
Annemarie Schimmel Memorial Lecture
Awhad al-Dininfo-icon Kirmani is a controversial figure among the pantheon of great Sufi masters from the medieval period. He occupied perhaps the most prestigious position to which a Sufi could aspire, for the caliphinfo-icon appointed him the shaykhinfo-icon al-shuyukh of the Marzubiyya convent in Baghdad. Yet within a generation, he was vilified by the most prestigious Sufis of the age, including Rumi, and by others who cited the opinions of Suhrawardi and Shams-i Tabrizi. This presentation re-opens the case of Kirmani and attempts to make sense of the controversy in light of the development of Sufisminfo-icon in the medieval period.
The Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship, inaugurated in 2004, is awarded every three years to a scholar working in the fields of interest to the late Professor Schimmel such as Islamic mysticism, Arabic, Persian and South Asian literatures and literary and artistic expressions of Muslim devotional life.
This lecture will be introduced by Professor Ali Asani - Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religions and Cultures, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilisations, Harvard University.
Speaker(s)
Dr Lloyd Ridgeon
Dr Lloyd Ridgeon is Reader in Islamic Studies at the University of Glasgow. He is primarily interested in medieval Persian Sufisminfo-icon and has published a number of works in this field, as well as in associated areas, including jawanmardi. He is the editor of The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Iran. Dr Ridgeon was awarded the Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship in 2013.
http://iis.ac.uk/events/between-medieva ... mani-d1238
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Fatimids and Umayads: Competing Caliphates
The Institute of Ismaili Studies,
London, 23-25 September 2016
Relations between the Fatimid caliphate and its neighbour and opponent, the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus constitute a field of study. The forthcoming conference endeavours to create an academic forum in which to reflect upon and illustrate the processes and mechanisms of interaction.
For more information please contact Ms Naushin Shariff nshariff@iis.ac.uk
Tajik national identity in the context of the shahnama: the persian book of king
Thursday 20 October, 16:00 - 17:30
ismc
210 euston road
nw1 2da london
The presentation gives an overview of manuscript and wall paintings from the Tajik Museum and archive collections that portray subject matter from the Persian Shahnama epic that chronicles the pre-Islamic history and myths of Iran and Central Asia. Full of battles and romances taking place across real geographical sites in the region, the stories and scenes are not merely illustrations of a text but have political significance when the context and period of their production are analysed. Their importance has carried over to the present day, and has been harnessed by Tajiks as a means to articulate their nascent national identity.
Ms. Comstock-Skipp’s Fulbright research investigates Tajik cultural and artistic history and heritage with regards to manuscript and wall paintings that portray subject matter from the Persian Shahnama epic. This Book of Kings chronicles the pre-Islamic history of Iran and Central Asia, comparable to Greek legends and Arthurian lore in the West in terms of its cultural significance. Its circulation in the manuscript arts has been well documented and researched with regards to Iran, but its significance to Tajik ideas of nationhood and identity in the context of a greater pan-Persianism that transcends modern borders has not.
About the speaker
Ms. Jaimee Comstock-Skipp holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley in Near Eastern studies with a specialty in Islamic civilisations. She also holds an MA from the Williams College graduate programme in the History of Art (2012), and a second MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London (2015), where she studied Mongol through Safavid Persian book arts. She studied Farsi and Tajiki as part of the Critical Languages Scholarship and the Critical Languages Institute programmes in Tajikistan, and was the resident director of the National Security Language Initiative for the Youth Tajiki programme in 2013 and 2014.
Registration
To attend the event in person, please register here.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tajik-na ... 8282560901
To listen to the online webinar, please register here.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist ... 1737643268
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Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The Ismaili Thread
This international conference and subsequent edited volume aim at bringing together a series of case studies reflecting various aspects of intellectual interactions as well as actual and possible influences between Ismailis and other groups and movements within the complex body of Islamic civilisation.
The conference emphasises the intellectual diversity of the Islamic world and focuses on a religious group, in this case the Ismailis, in the context of its intellectual relationships with other groups and currents within Islam. It is an approach that can produce a result quite different from, and complementary to, the image obtained from the study of historiographical and doxographical literature alone.
The project covers incipient Ismailism as well as all the main communities such as the Fatimids, the Nizārīs, the Ṭayyibīs, and Pamiri and Indian Ismailism, with ‘Intellectual Interactions’ being divided into eight broad chapters:
1) Sources and their Interpretation
2) The Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ and the Ismailis
3) Polemics
4) Authority and Law
5) Philosophy
6) Mystical, Gnostic and Messianic Trends
7) Ismaili-Sufi Relationships
Exegesis and Interactions across Religious Boundaries.
The conference brings together an international team of about 30 leading
scholars.
(13.62 MB)
Registration is required in order to attend the conference. Please email your details (affiliation, position/title, the sessions or days you would like to attend, and how this relates to your work/studies) to registration@iis.ac.uk (link sends e-mail)
This event will be webcast. For webcast registration please follow the registration details above, adding that you would like to register for the webcast. You will receive a webcast link closer to the time of the conference.
Please note that by registering for this event you are consenting to the IIS using any photos and videos taken at the event for publicity material.
http://iis.ac.uk/intellectual-interacti ... amic-world
Thursday 20 October, 16:00 - 17:30
ismc
210 euston road
nw1 2da london
The presentation gives an overview of manuscript and wall paintings from the Tajik Museum and archive collections that portray subject matter from the Persian Shahnama epic that chronicles the pre-Islamic history and myths of Iran and Central Asia. Full of battles and romances taking place across real geographical sites in the region, the stories and scenes are not merely illustrations of a text but have political significance when the context and period of their production are analysed. Their importance has carried over to the present day, and has been harnessed by Tajiks as a means to articulate their nascent national identity.
Ms. Comstock-Skipp’s Fulbright research investigates Tajik cultural and artistic history and heritage with regards to manuscript and wall paintings that portray subject matter from the Persian Shahnama epic. This Book of Kings chronicles the pre-Islamic history of Iran and Central Asia, comparable to Greek legends and Arthurian lore in the West in terms of its cultural significance. Its circulation in the manuscript arts has been well documented and researched with regards to Iran, but its significance to Tajik ideas of nationhood and identity in the context of a greater pan-Persianism that transcends modern borders has not.
About the speaker
Ms. Jaimee Comstock-Skipp holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley in Near Eastern studies with a specialty in Islamic civilisations. She also holds an MA from the Williams College graduate programme in the History of Art (2012), and a second MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London (2015), where she studied Mongol through Safavid Persian book arts. She studied Farsi and Tajiki as part of the Critical Languages Scholarship and the Critical Languages Institute programmes in Tajikistan, and was the resident director of the National Security Language Initiative for the Youth Tajiki programme in 2013 and 2014.
Registration
To attend the event in person, please register here.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tajik-na ... 8282560901
To listen to the online webinar, please register here.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist ... 1737643268
*********
Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The Ismaili Thread
This international conference and subsequent edited volume aim at bringing together a series of case studies reflecting various aspects of intellectual interactions as well as actual and possible influences between Ismailis and other groups and movements within the complex body of Islamic civilisation.
The conference emphasises the intellectual diversity of the Islamic world and focuses on a religious group, in this case the Ismailis, in the context of its intellectual relationships with other groups and currents within Islam. It is an approach that can produce a result quite different from, and complementary to, the image obtained from the study of historiographical and doxographical literature alone.
The project covers incipient Ismailism as well as all the main communities such as the Fatimids, the Nizārīs, the Ṭayyibīs, and Pamiri and Indian Ismailism, with ‘Intellectual Interactions’ being divided into eight broad chapters:
1) Sources and their Interpretation
2) The Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ and the Ismailis
3) Polemics
4) Authority and Law
5) Philosophy
6) Mystical, Gnostic and Messianic Trends
7) Ismaili-Sufi Relationships
Exegesis and Interactions across Religious Boundaries.The conference brings together an international team of about 30 leading
scholars.
(13.62 MB)
Registration is required in order to attend the conference. Please email your details (affiliation, position/title, the sessions or days you would like to attend, and how this relates to your work/studies) to registration@iis.ac.uk (link sends e-mail)
This event will be webcast. For webcast registration please follow the registration details above, adding that you would like to register for the webcast. You will receive a webcast link closer to the time of the conference.
Please note that by registering for this event you are consenting to the IIS using any photos and videos taken at the event for publicity material.
http://iis.ac.uk/intellectual-interacti ... amic-world
IIS Update - Edition 17
The Institute has been publishing an annual IIS Update since 2000, to inform its supporters, affiliates and well-wishers of its programmes and activities. The IIS Update includes information about the Institute’s recent and forthcoming projects, as well as news about its publications and staff.
http://iis.ac.uk/iis-update/iis-update-2017
The Institute has been publishing an annual IIS Update since 2000, to inform its supporters, affiliates and well-wishers of its programmes and activities. The IIS Update includes information about the Institute’s recent and forthcoming projects, as well as news about its publications and staff.
http://iis.ac.uk/iis-update/iis-update-2017
Before the Printed Word: Texts, Scribes and Transmission
12th October 2017 to 13th October 2017
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
210 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom
A Symposium on Manuscript Collections Housed at the IIS.
Ismaili historiography has often lamented the destruction of renowned libraries developed under the Fatimids in Egypt (10th–12th centuries) and the Nizaris of Alamut times (11th–13th centuries). In many ways, this loss represented the eclipse of an important chapter in Muslim history that had witnessed the flourishing of learning and intellectual exchange across different societies. While it is hard to estimate with any certainty the extent of literary production engendered by this intellectual activity, or what was permanently lost in the wake of the destruction of these libraries, the surviving manuscript evidence points to a staggering wealth of textual material produced not only in Fatimid-Alamut times, but in other periods in Ismaili history too.
A significant body of this surviving material is now preserved at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London (IIS) in a remarkable collection of nearly 3,000 manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Indic languages. While the establishment of the IIS in 1977 gave the burgeoning field of Ismaili studies a major impetus, much of the manuscript material still awaits systematic research, discussion and publication. This was the primary drive behind a manuscript analysis project initiated by the IIS in 2014, a project established to accelerate the study of different aspects of the manuscript collection housed at the IIS.
The present symposium, the first of its kind organized by the IIS, aims to bring together scholars who have either contributed directly to the manuscript analysis project, or worked on the IIS manuscript repository or other similar manuscripts, to share their findings and insights. The papers in the symposium seek to bring into the study of manuscripts perspectives ranging from textual analysis and transmission, reading practices, scribal culture, codicological assessment and beyond.
To attend the event or view the live webcast, please ensure you pre-register by filling the event registration form.
Please note that this event will be photographed and recorded. By attending this event, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording and their release ​by the IIS for marketing and promotional purposes.
For symposium programme, please click here.
http://iis.ac.uk/events/printed-word-te ... ansmission
12th October 2017 to 13th October 2017
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
210 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom
A Symposium on Manuscript Collections Housed at the IIS.
Ismaili historiography has often lamented the destruction of renowned libraries developed under the Fatimids in Egypt (10th–12th centuries) and the Nizaris of Alamut times (11th–13th centuries). In many ways, this loss represented the eclipse of an important chapter in Muslim history that had witnessed the flourishing of learning and intellectual exchange across different societies. While it is hard to estimate with any certainty the extent of literary production engendered by this intellectual activity, or what was permanently lost in the wake of the destruction of these libraries, the surviving manuscript evidence points to a staggering wealth of textual material produced not only in Fatimid-Alamut times, but in other periods in Ismaili history too.
A significant body of this surviving material is now preserved at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London (IIS) in a remarkable collection of nearly 3,000 manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Indic languages. While the establishment of the IIS in 1977 gave the burgeoning field of Ismaili studies a major impetus, much of the manuscript material still awaits systematic research, discussion and publication. This was the primary drive behind a manuscript analysis project initiated by the IIS in 2014, a project established to accelerate the study of different aspects of the manuscript collection housed at the IIS.
The present symposium, the first of its kind organized by the IIS, aims to bring together scholars who have either contributed directly to the manuscript analysis project, or worked on the IIS manuscript repository or other similar manuscripts, to share their findings and insights. The papers in the symposium seek to bring into the study of manuscripts perspectives ranging from textual analysis and transmission, reading practices, scribal culture, codicological assessment and beyond.
To attend the event or view the live webcast, please ensure you pre-register by filling the event registration form.
Please note that this event will be photographed and recorded. By attending this event, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording and their release ​by the IIS for marketing and promotional purposes.
For symposium programme, please click here.
http://iis.ac.uk/events/printed-word-te ... ansmission
Officially IIS is 40 years on November 25,2017.
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MHI Talika(excerpt)
Friday November 25, 1977
"" It gives Me great happiness to inform My Jamat of the formal inauguration in London (UK) of the Institute of Ismaili. Studies.(IIS).As My spiritual children are aware, not since the Fatimid period has there been in existence a Research Centre for Ismaili Studies, manned essentially by outstanding Ismaili men and women scholars. This is therefore a significant step in making it possible for My Jamat to secure the fruits of Ismaili scholarship in the history, philosophy, theology and literature of Ismailism and Islam by virtue of an academic institution created by our own efforts and resources. ""
.....Talika to Canadian Jamat
..... Excerpt
..... Toronto Ontario Canada
..... Friday November 25, 1977
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MHI Talika(excerpt)
Friday November 25, 1977
"" It gives Me great happiness to inform My Jamat of the formal inauguration in London (UK) of the Institute of Ismaili. Studies.(IIS).As My spiritual children are aware, not since the Fatimid period has there been in existence a Research Centre for Ismaili Studies, manned essentially by outstanding Ismaili men and women scholars. This is therefore a significant step in making it possible for My Jamat to secure the fruits of Ismaili scholarship in the history, philosophy, theology and literature of Ismailism and Islam by virtue of an academic institution created by our own efforts and resources. ""
.....Talika to Canadian Jamat
..... Excerpt
..... Toronto Ontario Canada
..... Friday November 25, 1977
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The Institute of Ismaili Studies celebrates 40 years
Prince Rahim was the guest of honour at a celebration hosted by The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in London on 24 November 2017. The reception followed a commemorative lecture held at the Ismaili Centre London the previous evening. The events took place to mark 40 years since the establishment of the IIS in 1977.
Upon his arrival in Central London, Prince Rahim was received by Dr Farhad Daftary, Director of the IIS, and members of the Institute’s Board of Governors. Past members of the IIS Board, and current staff and students were also in attendance.
On behalf of the Board of Governors, Mr Naguib Kheraj delivered welcome remarks to guests in which he paid tribute to the staff and students, “An academic institution is all about people – we’re about the results of human intellectual endeavour and the development of minds and knowledge. The collective endeavour of those in the room and the many past colleagues and alumni who aren’t able to be with us today are what make IIS what it is today.”
In his remarks, Prince Rahim thanked members of staff for their contribution to the work of the Institute, and commented, “Forty years may feel like a long time, but it’s a very short time in the life of an academic institution. IIS is a unique institution in terms of its mandate and role and it hasn’t simply been following an established model which has been implemented before.... this anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on our progress and achievements, and to celebrate the people who have made them possible.”
Prince Rahim also remarked that IIS students are the lifeblood of the Institute and our future leaders, and acknowledged the importance of the IIS as a whole to the Jamat over the past 40 years.
“We have seen in these last decades the globalisation of the Jamat and its patterns of migration, which have made it even more important to be able to provide the Jamat with authentic and well prepared materials which enable an understanding of its history and of its heritage and of matters of the faith and its practice,” Prince Rahim said. He also recognised that the IIS has benefited from generous support from the Jamat, which has helped make their 40 years of work possible.
Prince Rahim later congratulated thirteen members of staff for their long-standing service to the Institute. They included Dr Farhad Daftary, Director of the IIS and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications; Mr Shams Vellani, and Dr Aziz Esmail, who have played an instrumental role in the formation and journey of the Institute since the 1970’s; as well as Ms Anna Spinola, who has greeted staff, students and visitors every morning at the front desk for over 30 years.
Dr Shainool Jiwa delivered a vote of thanks and closing remarks, thanking Prince Rahim for attending the reception, and acknowledging the work of all staff and volunteers in organising the event. Dr Jiwa closed proceedings with an evocative verse of poetry from Nasir Khusraw:
“Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart
And hasten with it to the world of brightness;
If you want to light a candle in your heart,
Make knowledge and goodness its wick and oil.”
The previous evening, The Institute welcomed guests to an event at the Ismaili Centre London. Entitled Connecting the Past, Present and the Future, the commemorative lecture took place as part of the IIS’ 40th anniversary celebrations, which coincides with Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee commemorations.
A series of short talks explored themes integral to to the Institute’s work, and were presented by Dr Farhad Daftary, Dr Omar Ali de Unzaga, Dr Laila Halani and Dr Walid Ghali respectively. The speakers explained how the Institute’s work in academia and education plays a key role in strengthening the Jamat’s capacity to navigate modern-day challenges. This was followed by a lively on-stage conversation moderated by Dr Shainool Jiwa.
Guests at the event were also able to view an illustrated timeline display showcasing key milestones in the 40-year history of the Institute.
For the past four decades, the Institute has provided a space to preserve and study Ismaili heritage, and has worked to develop educational programmes and human resources to serve the needs of the Jamat. Since its establishment in 1977 with six members of staff, the IIS has seen significant growth, now employing 115 people, and has produced 138 publications, translated into a number of languages. Next year, the Institute will move to a new permanent home in London’s Kings Cross, and through its expanding projects and programmes, will continue to strengthen it’s contribution and impact on the education of the global Jamat.
https://the.ismaili/news/institute-stud ... s-40-years
Prince Rahim was the guest of honour at a celebration hosted by The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in London on 24 November 2017. The reception followed a commemorative lecture held at the Ismaili Centre London the previous evening. The events took place to mark 40 years since the establishment of the IIS in 1977.
Upon his arrival in Central London, Prince Rahim was received by Dr Farhad Daftary, Director of the IIS, and members of the Institute’s Board of Governors. Past members of the IIS Board, and current staff and students were also in attendance.
On behalf of the Board of Governors, Mr Naguib Kheraj delivered welcome remarks to guests in which he paid tribute to the staff and students, “An academic institution is all about people – we’re about the results of human intellectual endeavour and the development of minds and knowledge. The collective endeavour of those in the room and the many past colleagues and alumni who aren’t able to be with us today are what make IIS what it is today.”
In his remarks, Prince Rahim thanked members of staff for their contribution to the work of the Institute, and commented, “Forty years may feel like a long time, but it’s a very short time in the life of an academic institution. IIS is a unique institution in terms of its mandate and role and it hasn’t simply been following an established model which has been implemented before.... this anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on our progress and achievements, and to celebrate the people who have made them possible.”
Prince Rahim also remarked that IIS students are the lifeblood of the Institute and our future leaders, and acknowledged the importance of the IIS as a whole to the Jamat over the past 40 years.
“We have seen in these last decades the globalisation of the Jamat and its patterns of migration, which have made it even more important to be able to provide the Jamat with authentic and well prepared materials which enable an understanding of its history and of its heritage and of matters of the faith and its practice,” Prince Rahim said. He also recognised that the IIS has benefited from generous support from the Jamat, which has helped make their 40 years of work possible.
Prince Rahim later congratulated thirteen members of staff for their long-standing service to the Institute. They included Dr Farhad Daftary, Director of the IIS and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications; Mr Shams Vellani, and Dr Aziz Esmail, who have played an instrumental role in the formation and journey of the Institute since the 1970’s; as well as Ms Anna Spinola, who has greeted staff, students and visitors every morning at the front desk for over 30 years.
Dr Shainool Jiwa delivered a vote of thanks and closing remarks, thanking Prince Rahim for attending the reception, and acknowledging the work of all staff and volunteers in organising the event. Dr Jiwa closed proceedings with an evocative verse of poetry from Nasir Khusraw:
“Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart
And hasten with it to the world of brightness;
If you want to light a candle in your heart,
Make knowledge and goodness its wick and oil.”
The previous evening, The Institute welcomed guests to an event at the Ismaili Centre London. Entitled Connecting the Past, Present and the Future, the commemorative lecture took place as part of the IIS’ 40th anniversary celebrations, which coincides with Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee commemorations.
A series of short talks explored themes integral to to the Institute’s work, and were presented by Dr Farhad Daftary, Dr Omar Ali de Unzaga, Dr Laila Halani and Dr Walid Ghali respectively. The speakers explained how the Institute’s work in academia and education plays a key role in strengthening the Jamat’s capacity to navigate modern-day challenges. This was followed by a lively on-stage conversation moderated by Dr Shainool Jiwa.
Guests at the event were also able to view an illustrated timeline display showcasing key milestones in the 40-year history of the Institute.
For the past four decades, the Institute has provided a space to preserve and study Ismaili heritage, and has worked to develop educational programmes and human resources to serve the needs of the Jamat. Since its establishment in 1977 with six members of staff, the IIS has seen significant growth, now employing 115 people, and has produced 138 publications, translated into a number of languages. Next year, the Institute will move to a new permanent home in London’s Kings Cross, and through its expanding projects and programmes, will continue to strengthen it’s contribution and impact on the education of the global Jamat.
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Video: The Institute of Ismaili Studies celebrates 40 years
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IIS launches the World of Islam series with The Fatimids: The Rise of a Muslim Empire
The IIS is delighted to announce the release of the first book in the World of Islam series – in print, e-book and audiobook formats. This new series has been created for a general, non-academic, audience in order to provide engaging introductions to historical, cultural, social and religious topics that explore the rich diversity of Islam. Aimed at Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike, these accessible books are intended to spark deeper interest and to stimulate people to think differently about Islam.
To date, the publications of the IIS have been mainly academic books for a scholarly readership – the IIS has been instrumental in securing the field of Ismaili studies, as well as contributing significantly to Shi‘i and Islamic studies more widely. It was felt that the time is ripe to bring the robust scholarship for which the IIS is known to a broader audience, who could benefit from reliable and interesting introductions to relevant Islamic topics.
It is fitting that the first World of Islam book is a lively account of the initial Fatimid Imam-caliphs, and the founding of their Shi‘i empire (909–1171). Dr Shainool Jiwa, an Islamic historian specialising in the Fatimids, on whom she has published and lectured extensively, presents a concise overview that conveys heartfelt enthusiasm for her subject.
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The IIS is delighted to announce the release of the first book in the World of Islam series – in print, e-book and audiobook formats. This new series has been created for a general, non-academic, audience in order to provide engaging introductions to historical, cultural, social and religious topics that explore the rich diversity of Islam. Aimed at Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike, these accessible books are intended to spark deeper interest and to stimulate people to think differently about Islam.
To date, the publications of the IIS have been mainly academic books for a scholarly readership – the IIS has been instrumental in securing the field of Ismaili studies, as well as contributing significantly to Shi‘i and Islamic studies more widely. It was felt that the time is ripe to bring the robust scholarship for which the IIS is known to a broader audience, who could benefit from reliable and interesting introductions to relevant Islamic topics.
It is fitting that the first World of Islam book is a lively account of the initial Fatimid Imam-caliphs, and the founding of their Shi‘i empire (909–1171). Dr Shainool Jiwa, an Islamic historian specialising in the Fatimids, on whom she has published and lectured extensively, presents a concise overview that conveys heartfelt enthusiasm for her subject.
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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and His Highness the Aga Khan Inaugurate the Aga Khan Centre
27th June 2018
On 26 June, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales inaugurated the Aga Khan Centre in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. Among the guests were the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and United Nations, Lord Ahmad.
To mark this historic occasion, His Highness the Aga Khan was joined by his family, expressing great pride in opening of the Aga Khan Centre and said:
“We celebrate today a beautiful new architectural accomplishment. As we do so, we also honour those who have made this Centre possible - and the values that have inspired their work. Two of those values which deserve special mention today - the value of education as a force for cooperation and healing in our world - and the value of architecture as a source of inspiration and illumination.
The value of education, of course, is at the heart of this project. We are proud to open here a new home for two important educational institutions associated with the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamat. One is the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations of the Aga Khan University. The other is the Institute of Ismaili Studies. The UK offices of the Aga Khan Foundation will also be located here. These institutions - through their teaching and research, their rich library and archival resources, as well as their tours and public programmes - will enrich the lives of people from the entire world.”
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27th June 2018
On 26 June, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales inaugurated the Aga Khan Centre in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. Among the guests were the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and United Nations, Lord Ahmad.
To mark this historic occasion, His Highness the Aga Khan was joined by his family, expressing great pride in opening of the Aga Khan Centre and said:
“We celebrate today a beautiful new architectural accomplishment. As we do so, we also honour those who have made this Centre possible - and the values that have inspired their work. Two of those values which deserve special mention today - the value of education as a force for cooperation and healing in our world - and the value of architecture as a source of inspiration and illumination.
The value of education, of course, is at the heart of this project. We are proud to open here a new home for two important educational institutions associated with the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamat. One is the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations of the Aga Khan University. The other is the Institute of Ismaili Studies. The UK offices of the Aga Khan Foundation will also be located here. These institutions - through their teaching and research, their rich library and archival resources, as well as their tours and public programmes - will enrich the lives of people from the entire world.”
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Academic Article
The Baghdad Manifesto (402 /1011) A Re-Examination of Fatimid-Abbasid Rivalry
Dr. Shainool Jiwa
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Introduction
Just over a century after the Fatimids had established their caliphate in North Africa in 297 AH / 909 CE, and four decades after the transfer of their capital to Cairo in 362 AH / 973 CE, the Abbasid caliph al-Qadir bi’llah (r. 381–422 AH / 991–1031 CE) issued what became known in Muslim historiography as the Baghdad Manifesto. Proclaimed publicly in the Abbasid capital in 402 AH / 1011 CE, and subsequently read out across the Abbasid lands, its principal purpose was to invalidate the Alid lineage of the Fatimids and thus their claim to be the descendants of the Prophet, through his daughter, Fatima, and Ali b. Abi Talib; and by these means to render illegitimate their claim to be vested with the sole legitimate, universalist authority and leadership of the Islamic world.
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The Baghdad Manifesto (402 /1011) A Re-Examination of Fatimid-Abbasid Rivalry
Dr. Shainool Jiwa
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Introduction
Just over a century after the Fatimids had established their caliphate in North Africa in 297 AH / 909 CE, and four decades after the transfer of their capital to Cairo in 362 AH / 973 CE, the Abbasid caliph al-Qadir bi’llah (r. 381–422 AH / 991–1031 CE) issued what became known in Muslim historiography as the Baghdad Manifesto. Proclaimed publicly in the Abbasid capital in 402 AH / 1011 CE, and subsequently read out across the Abbasid lands, its principal purpose was to invalidate the Alid lineage of the Fatimids and thus their claim to be the descendants of the Prophet, through his daughter, Fatima, and Ali b. Abi Talib; and by these means to render illegitimate their claim to be vested with the sole legitimate, universalist authority and leadership of the Islamic world.
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Harvard & IIS scholars present on Nizari Ismaili Thought at Iranian Studies Conference
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON AUGUST 14, 2018
The Association for Iranian Studies Conference taking place at UC Irvine on August 15, 2018 features the following:
Panel Title: Messianic Eschatology of Nizari Ismailis: Reassessment and Frameworks of Interaction
Convenor: Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Institute of Ismaili Studies
Chair: Elizabeth Alexandrin, University of Manitoba
Khalil Andani, Harvard University:
“Reconciling the Two Wisdoms (al-hikmatayn): The Source of Shahrastani’s Ismaili Teachings in Nasir-i Khusraw”
Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Institute of Ismaili Studies:
“Shahrastani’s Role in the Articulation of the Doctrine of Qiyamat among Nizari Ismailis”
Karim Javan, Institute of Ismaili Studies:
“Hasan ‘ala Dhikrihi al-Salam and His Proclamation of Resurrection”
Sayyed Jalal Hosseini Badakhchani, Institute of Ismaili Studies:
“Hasan-i Mahmud-i Katib and His Vision of the Preachings of the Resurrection”
Source: https://associationforiranianstudies.or ... rogram.pdf
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON AUGUST 14, 2018
The Association for Iranian Studies Conference taking place at UC Irvine on August 15, 2018 features the following:
Panel Title: Messianic Eschatology of Nizari Ismailis: Reassessment and Frameworks of Interaction
Convenor: Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Institute of Ismaili Studies
Chair: Elizabeth Alexandrin, University of Manitoba
Khalil Andani, Harvard University:
“Reconciling the Two Wisdoms (al-hikmatayn): The Source of Shahrastani’s Ismaili Teachings in Nasir-i Khusraw”
Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Institute of Ismaili Studies:
“Shahrastani’s Role in the Articulation of the Doctrine of Qiyamat among Nizari Ismailis”
Karim Javan, Institute of Ismaili Studies:
“Hasan ‘ala Dhikrihi al-Salam and His Proclamation of Resurrection”
Sayyed Jalal Hosseini Badakhchani, Institute of Ismaili Studies:
“Hasan-i Mahmud-i Katib and His Vision of the Preachings of the Resurrection”
Source: https://associationforiranianstudies.or ... rogram.pdf
Academic Article
What is Shi‘a Islam?
Dr. Farhad Daftary
Professor Azim Nanji
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https://iis.ac.uk/academic-articles/what-shi-islam
Key words:
Umma, Qur’an, Muhammad, pluralism, Shi‘a, Sunni, Ismailis, Shahada, Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama‘a, Ahl al-Bayt, thaqalayn, Imamate, Kufa, Karbala, taqiyya, fiqh, Ja‘far al-Sadiq, Abbasids, da‘i, nass, ‘ilm, wasi, Ithna‘ashariyya, al-Qa’im, ijtihad, usul al-fiqh, ulama, Nahj al-Balagha, mujtahid, Imamzadeh, Mashhad, ta‘ziyeh, Husayniyya, al-Mahdi, Fatimids, Al-Azhar, Dar al-‘Ilm, tawhid, Nasir-i Khusraw, ta‘lim, Alamut, Aga Khan, Khoja, Ginan, bay‘a, Shari‘a, Jamatkhana, Da‘i Mutlaq, Bohra, ma‘sum, Mu‘tazili, Daylami, Qasimiyya, Nasiriyya
Table of Contents:
The Early History of Shi‘ism
Imami or Twelver Shi‘ism
Developments in the Modern Period
Doctrines and Practices of Twelver Shi‘ism
Ismaili Shi‘ism
The Nizari Ismailis
Developments in the Modern Period
Doctrines and Practices
The Musta‘li Ismailis
Zaydi Shi‘ism
What is Shi‘a Islam?
Dr. Farhad Daftary
Professor Azim Nanji
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https://iis.ac.uk/academic-articles/what-shi-islam
Key words:
Umma, Qur’an, Muhammad, pluralism, Shi‘a, Sunni, Ismailis, Shahada, Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama‘a, Ahl al-Bayt, thaqalayn, Imamate, Kufa, Karbala, taqiyya, fiqh, Ja‘far al-Sadiq, Abbasids, da‘i, nass, ‘ilm, wasi, Ithna‘ashariyya, al-Qa’im, ijtihad, usul al-fiqh, ulama, Nahj al-Balagha, mujtahid, Imamzadeh, Mashhad, ta‘ziyeh, Husayniyya, al-Mahdi, Fatimids, Al-Azhar, Dar al-‘Ilm, tawhid, Nasir-i Khusraw, ta‘lim, Alamut, Aga Khan, Khoja, Ginan, bay‘a, Shari‘a, Jamatkhana, Da‘i Mutlaq, Bohra, ma‘sum, Mu‘tazili, Daylami, Qasimiyya, Nasiriyya
Table of Contents:
The Early History of Shi‘ism
Imami or Twelver Shi‘ism
Developments in the Modern Period
Doctrines and Practices of Twelver Shi‘ism
Ismaili Shi‘ism
The Nizari Ismailis
Developments in the Modern Period
Doctrines and Practices
The Musta‘li Ismailis
Zaydi Shi‘ism
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Mandate and objectives of IIS
“The Institute of Ismaili studies (IIS), programmes seek to promote intellectual and literary expressions of Shi'ism in general, and Ismailism in particular. “
Therefore & foundationally, Ismaili Firmans, must be included, with Ismaili ginans constitution and the related manuscripts with translations & research.
Despite the IIS mandate and Firmans from Hazar Imam, these are not available in the IIS Library or to Scholars. Link to Firmans to share and give Firmans .. read and download http://ismaili.net/timeline/2018/101-proofs-chatur.pdf
“In recent decades, the field of Ismaili Studies has been revolutionized due to the recovery and study of genuine Ismaili sources & manuscripts which have been secretly preserved in private collections in India, Pakistan, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen.”
“A pioneer of Ismaili Studies, Wladimir Ivanow (1886-1970), along with Fyzee (1899-1981) and others, gained access to Nizari literature preserved in above noted regions. “
“Ivanow compiled the first detailed catalogue of Ismaili works, citing some 700 titles confirming the richness and diversity of the Ismaili literature and literary traditions. The publication of this catalogue in 1933 provided a scientific frame for further research, thus initiating a new era in Ismaili Studies. “
“Ismaili scholarship developed further through the establishment in 1933 of the Islamic Research Association, which was transformed in 1946 to the Ismaili Society of Bombay under the patronage of Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (1877-1957). “
Today IIS have collected thousands of related manuscripts and material. However like Firmans, they are blocked from scholarship, research and sharing with Ismailis on request, and even Ismaili students and Waezeens- Scholars.
Some Ismaili individuals and scholars have also been collecting manuscipts, which are in the process of translations and will be released soon on this website.
“it is absolutely critical – more than ever – that the public should have somewhere to turn for reliable, balanced, objective and accurate information, as best as it can be discovered. “ (Aga Khan)
References :
Daftary, Farhad. “Anjoman-e Esma‘ili (lsma‘ili Society)”
Website of The Institute of Ismaili Studies
Therefore & foundationally, Ismaili Firmans, must be included, with Ismaili ginans constitution and the related manuscripts with translations & research.
Despite the IIS mandate and Firmans from Hazar Imam, these are not available in the IIS Library or to Scholars. Link to Firmans to share and give Firmans .. read and download http://ismaili.net/timeline/2018/101-proofs-chatur.pdf
“In recent decades, the field of Ismaili Studies has been revolutionized due to the recovery and study of genuine Ismaili sources & manuscripts which have been secretly preserved in private collections in India, Pakistan, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen.”
“A pioneer of Ismaili Studies, Wladimir Ivanow (1886-1970), along with Fyzee (1899-1981) and others, gained access to Nizari literature preserved in above noted regions. “
“Ivanow compiled the first detailed catalogue of Ismaili works, citing some 700 titles confirming the richness and diversity of the Ismaili literature and literary traditions. The publication of this catalogue in 1933 provided a scientific frame for further research, thus initiating a new era in Ismaili Studies. “
“Ismaili scholarship developed further through the establishment in 1933 of the Islamic Research Association, which was transformed in 1946 to the Ismaili Society of Bombay under the patronage of Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (1877-1957). “
Today IIS have collected thousands of related manuscripts and material. However like Firmans, they are blocked from scholarship, research and sharing with Ismailis on request, and even Ismaili students and Waezeens- Scholars.
Some Ismaili individuals and scholars have also been collecting manuscipts, which are in the process of translations and will be released soon on this website.
“it is absolutely critical – more than ever – that the public should have somewhere to turn for reliable, balanced, objective and accurate information, as best as it can be discovered. “ (Aga Khan)
References :
Daftary, Farhad. “Anjoman-e Esma‘ili (lsma‘ili Society)”
Website of The Institute of Ismaili Studies
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Memorandum of Agreement Signed between IIS and SOAS University of London
7th September 2018
On 6 September 2018, the IIS hosted a celebratory event at the Aga Khan Centre to commemorate the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between SOAS University of London and The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS). The Memorandum of Agreement is a formal arrangement whereby SOAS will award MA degrees for the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).
Both GPISH and STEP were designed by the IIS following extensive consultations with a wide range of stakeholders and experts in the field of Islamic Studies. The Institute has always worked towards designing and delivering programmes that could match – and possibly exceed – the quality standards of leaders in the UK Higher Education sector. As a result of these efforts, the IIS’ work and efforts have been consistently rewarded by reviewers, from external examiners and consultants up to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) - the governing body responsible for the quality assurance of Higher Education institutions nationwide. Commenting on the shared vision of the two institutions, Professor Deborah Johnston, Pro-Director (Learning and Teaching) at SOAS University of London said:
“SOAS and The Institute of Ismaili Studies have a history of working together and a shared interest in developing scholarship around the study of Islamic history, tradition and culture from a range of perspectives. Both institutions seek to examine Muslim cultures and societies from a number of disciplines - from the arts and literature to society and politics. SOAS’s move to validate IIS programmes acknowledges their excellent quality and, in particular, we commended IIS on their work around student support and professional development opportunities for staff. Together we look forward to making a significant contribution to enhancing the study of these subjects.”
The agreement with SOAS means that for the first time since the inception of GPISH, students who join the programme from September 2019 onwards, will receive a double Master’s degree. An MA in Islamic Studies and Humanities will be awarded by SOAS for the first two years of the programme. Their second Master’s degree will be conferred after the completion of their third year by a UK degree-granting university in a subject area that resonates with the aims of the graduate programme. In addition, STEP graduates will also be awarded an MA in Muslim Societies and Civilisations by SOAS, and a further Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Reflective Practice (PGDip), by UCL Institute of Education.
Reflecting on the formalisation of the partnership, Dr Farhad Daftary, Director of the IIS said:
“The accreditation by SOAS is a significant milestone in the history of the IIS’ graduate programmes, and further strengthens our long-standing relationship with an institution that shares our ethos of promoting scholarship and the learning of Muslim cultures and societies. The formalisation of our continued academic partnership will enhance the sharing of knowledge, exchange of ideas and potentially even foster collaborative research and publications in the future. It also gives me great pride that this momentous partnership has coincided with the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan, and the fortieth anniversary of the IIS.” (IIS)
7th September 2018
On 6 September 2018, the IIS hosted a celebratory event at the Aga Khan Centre to commemorate the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between SOAS University of London and The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS). The Memorandum of Agreement is a formal arrangement whereby SOAS will award MA degrees for the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).
Both GPISH and STEP were designed by the IIS following extensive consultations with a wide range of stakeholders and experts in the field of Islamic Studies. The Institute has always worked towards designing and delivering programmes that could match – and possibly exceed – the quality standards of leaders in the UK Higher Education sector. As a result of these efforts, the IIS’ work and efforts have been consistently rewarded by reviewers, from external examiners and consultants up to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) - the governing body responsible for the quality assurance of Higher Education institutions nationwide. Commenting on the shared vision of the two institutions, Professor Deborah Johnston, Pro-Director (Learning and Teaching) at SOAS University of London said:
“SOAS and The Institute of Ismaili Studies have a history of working together and a shared interest in developing scholarship around the study of Islamic history, tradition and culture from a range of perspectives. Both institutions seek to examine Muslim cultures and societies from a number of disciplines - from the arts and literature to society and politics. SOAS’s move to validate IIS programmes acknowledges their excellent quality and, in particular, we commended IIS on their work around student support and professional development opportunities for staff. Together we look forward to making a significant contribution to enhancing the study of these subjects.”
The agreement with SOAS means that for the first time since the inception of GPISH, students who join the programme from September 2019 onwards, will receive a double Master’s degree. An MA in Islamic Studies and Humanities will be awarded by SOAS for the first two years of the programme. Their second Master’s degree will be conferred after the completion of their third year by a UK degree-granting university in a subject area that resonates with the aims of the graduate programme. In addition, STEP graduates will also be awarded an MA in Muslim Societies and Civilisations by SOAS, and a further Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Reflective Practice (PGDip), by UCL Institute of Education.
Reflecting on the formalisation of the partnership, Dr Farhad Daftary, Director of the IIS said:
“The accreditation by SOAS is a significant milestone in the history of the IIS’ graduate programmes, and further strengthens our long-standing relationship with an institution that shares our ethos of promoting scholarship and the learning of Muslim cultures and societies. The formalisation of our continued academic partnership will enhance the sharing of knowledge, exchange of ideas and potentially even foster collaborative research and publications in the future. It also gives me great pride that this momentous partnership has coincided with the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan, and the fortieth anniversary of the IIS.” (IIS)
A historic milestone: Memorandum of Agreement signed between The Institute of Ismaili Studies and SOAS University of London
On 6 September 2018, The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) hosted a celebratory event at the Aga Khan Centre to commemorate the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between SOAS University of London and the IIS. The Memorandum of Agreement is a formal arrangement whereby SOAS will award MA degrees for the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).
More and photos at:
https://the.ismaili/news/historic-miles ... university
On 6 September 2018, The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) hosted a celebratory event at the Aga Khan Centre to commemorate the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between SOAS University of London and the IIS. The Memorandum of Agreement is a formal arrangement whereby SOAS will award MA degrees for the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).
More and photos at:
https://the.ismaili/news/historic-miles ... university
Reading Guide
Assassin Legends: Myths of the Ismailis
A Reading Guide prepared by Nabila Hussein for the Department of Community Relations, 2014
TheAssassinLegendsMythsoftheIsma‘ilisFarhadDaftaryI.B.Tauris&CoLtd,2001.A Reading Guide prepared by Nabila Hussein for the Department of Community Relations, 2014 Farhad Daftary’s The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma‘ilis, seeks to deconstruct the fabricated stories about the Nizari Isma‘ilis as hashish smoking killers, obedient to their leader, the “old man of the mountain”. By charting the origin and evolution of these legends, and investigating the historical circumstances that allowed for their immense popularity, Daftary attempts to reveal these legends as nothing more than “the imaginative constructions of uninformed observers
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https://iis.ac.uk/reading-guides/assass ... rce=Direct
Assassin Legends: Myths of the Ismailis
A Reading Guide prepared by Nabila Hussein for the Department of Community Relations, 2014
TheAssassinLegendsMythsoftheIsma‘ilisFarhadDaftaryI.B.Tauris&CoLtd,2001.A Reading Guide prepared by Nabila Hussein for the Department of Community Relations, 2014 Farhad Daftary’s The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma‘ilis, seeks to deconstruct the fabricated stories about the Nizari Isma‘ilis as hashish smoking killers, obedient to their leader, the “old man of the mountain”. By charting the origin and evolution of these legends, and investigating the historical circumstances that allowed for their immense popularity, Daftary attempts to reveal these legends as nothing more than “the imaginative constructions of uninformed observers
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The Renaissance of Shi'i Islam in the 15th–17th Centuries:
Facets of Thought and Practice
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
3-5 OCTOBER 2018
Aga Khan Centre
London, United Kingdom
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https://iis.ac.uk/sites/default/files/i ... nce_cp.pdf
Facets of Thought and Practice
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
3-5 OCTOBER 2018
Aga Khan Centre
London, United Kingdom
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https://iis.ac.uk/sites/default/files/i ... nce_cp.pdf
IIS Publishes The First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam
As part of its Diamond Jubilee series of publications, the IIS has released the first English translation and a new Persian edition of the memoirs of Aga Khan I. The Persian text has been edited using the original manuscript and previously published editions in Persian, and translated into English by Dr Daniel Beben and Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor. The book has an insightful foreword by Dr Farhad Daftary and a comprehensive introduction by Dr Daniel Beben, providing a detailed historical background and analysis of the events relevant to the life of Aga Khan I.
The text of the ‘Ibrat-afza as a primary source is particularly significant in terms of three distinct contexts: the Nizari Ismaili Imamat; power politics at the contemporary Qajar court of Persia with its strong Sufi underpinnings; and the evolving relations between Aga Khan I and the British in India. The memoir provides insights into the Aga Khan’s move from Persia to India and details the journey he and his companions made in the middle of the 19th century. It begins with a brief account of his childhood and the relationship the Ismaili Imamat had with the Qajar dynasty, before exploring the tensions that arose between the two, and the final departure of Aga Khan I from Persia. The book details the subsequent settlement of Aga Khan I in India, which effectively moved the Seat of the Nizari Ismaili Imamat there in 1851, after being in Persia for more than seven centuries.
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As part of its Diamond Jubilee series of publications, the IIS has released the first English translation and a new Persian edition of the memoirs of Aga Khan I. The Persian text has been edited using the original manuscript and previously published editions in Persian, and translated into English by Dr Daniel Beben and Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor. The book has an insightful foreword by Dr Farhad Daftary and a comprehensive introduction by Dr Daniel Beben, providing a detailed historical background and analysis of the events relevant to the life of Aga Khan I.
The text of the ‘Ibrat-afza as a primary source is particularly significant in terms of three distinct contexts: the Nizari Ismaili Imamat; power politics at the contemporary Qajar court of Persia with its strong Sufi underpinnings; and the evolving relations between Aga Khan I and the British in India. The memoir provides insights into the Aga Khan’s move from Persia to India and details the journey he and his companions made in the middle of the 19th century. It begins with a brief account of his childhood and the relationship the Ismaili Imamat had with the Qajar dynasty, before exploring the tensions that arose between the two, and the final departure of Aga Khan I from Persia. The book details the subsequent settlement of Aga Khan I in India, which effectively moved the Seat of the Nizari Ismaili Imamat there in 1851, after being in Persia for more than seven centuries.
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Exploring Shi‘ite Hadith, Law and Theology
On 29 October, the Shi‘i Studies Unit at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in collaboration with the Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi‘ite Islam (LAWALISI) Project from the University of Exeter held an interactive workshop at the Aga Khan Centre, entitled, Hadith, Law and Theology in Early Shiʿite Islam.
Speaking about this unique collaboration with the LAWALISI Project, Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda, Head of the Shi‘i Studies Unit at IIS said:
“This workshop was a perfect example of what we want to achieve in our collaborative work with major universities in the area of Shi‘i Studies. It was an absolute privilege to work with Professor Gleave of the University of Exeter and the LAWALISI Project. The workshop focused on two important aspects which have been under-researched – the study of Shi‘i Law and Hadith. In this regard, it represented a shared concern for us in expanding and advancing scholarship on Shi‘i Law and Hadith through engaging multi-disciplinary and comparative approach. We look forward to many future collaborations with the LAWALISI Project.”
Through a study of early Shi‘ite hadith and important aspects of law, this text-based workshop was an opportunity for emerging and established scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies in general, and Sunni and Shi‘ite law and hadith in particular, to share and discuss their research in an informal setting. A variety of research areas were explored during the workshop by scholars from IIS, University of Exeter, SOAS and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
During the workshop a number of findings from new and ongoing research projects were presented, which will help to shape discussions in modern scholarship on Shi‘i Islam. Reflecting on his experience, Professor Rob Gleave, Professor of Arabic Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam (CSI) at the University of Exeter said:
“The workshop was a fascinating opportunity to bring together early career academics working in the area of Shi‘i hadith studies. The various papers demonstrated how the field has developed over the past ten years and, whilst there is much to be done, the workshop outlined the possible future lines of enquiry. For the LAWALISI project it was an important opportunity to deepen our connections with The Institute of Ismaili Studies and share research results.”
The LAWALISI project is funded by the European Research Council. Their aim is to examine the emergence, development and operation of the Shi‘ite legal system – focusing on how Shi‘ite legal thinkers conceived the divine law, and how legal practitioners from the past and in contemporary times observe the functions of law.
The Shi‘i Studies Unit continues to carry out high-quality research in Shiʿi history, thought, interpretations of the Qur'an, religious law, intellectual traditions, the role of religious authority, the formation of rites and ceremonies, and the important contributions of Shiʿi communities to the intellectual traditions, arts, music, architecture and literature through the ages.
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On 29 October, the Shi‘i Studies Unit at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in collaboration with the Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi‘ite Islam (LAWALISI) Project from the University of Exeter held an interactive workshop at the Aga Khan Centre, entitled, Hadith, Law and Theology in Early Shiʿite Islam.
Speaking about this unique collaboration with the LAWALISI Project, Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda, Head of the Shi‘i Studies Unit at IIS said:
“This workshop was a perfect example of what we want to achieve in our collaborative work with major universities in the area of Shi‘i Studies. It was an absolute privilege to work with Professor Gleave of the University of Exeter and the LAWALISI Project. The workshop focused on two important aspects which have been under-researched – the study of Shi‘i Law and Hadith. In this regard, it represented a shared concern for us in expanding and advancing scholarship on Shi‘i Law and Hadith through engaging multi-disciplinary and comparative approach. We look forward to many future collaborations with the LAWALISI Project.”
Through a study of early Shi‘ite hadith and important aspects of law, this text-based workshop was an opportunity for emerging and established scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies in general, and Sunni and Shi‘ite law and hadith in particular, to share and discuss their research in an informal setting. A variety of research areas were explored during the workshop by scholars from IIS, University of Exeter, SOAS and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
During the workshop a number of findings from new and ongoing research projects were presented, which will help to shape discussions in modern scholarship on Shi‘i Islam. Reflecting on his experience, Professor Rob Gleave, Professor of Arabic Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam (CSI) at the University of Exeter said:
“The workshop was a fascinating opportunity to bring together early career academics working in the area of Shi‘i hadith studies. The various papers demonstrated how the field has developed over the past ten years and, whilst there is much to be done, the workshop outlined the possible future lines of enquiry. For the LAWALISI project it was an important opportunity to deepen our connections with The Institute of Ismaili Studies and share research results.”
The LAWALISI project is funded by the European Research Council. Their aim is to examine the emergence, development and operation of the Shi‘ite legal system – focusing on how Shi‘ite legal thinkers conceived the divine law, and how legal practitioners from the past and in contemporary times observe the functions of law.
The Shi‘i Studies Unit continues to carry out high-quality research in Shiʿi history, thought, interpretations of the Qur'an, religious law, intellectual traditions, the role of religious authority, the formation of rites and ceremonies, and the important contributions of Shiʿi communities to the intellectual traditions, arts, music, architecture and literature through the ages.
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Conference videos The Renaissance of Shiʿi Islam in the 15th–17th Centuries: Facets of Thought and Practice
IIS held its third Shi‘i Studies conference entitled, The Renaissance of Shiʿi Islam in the 15th–17th Centuries: Facets of Thought and Practice, from 3-5 October 2018 at the Aga Khan Centre. The Shi ‘i Studies conference investigated and evaluated the intellectual contributions of Shi‘i Muslims during this complex period.
The 15th century marked a renaissance for the Ismaili and Twelver Shiʿi traditions after centuries of marginalisation. It was with the commencement of the Imamat of Mustansir biʾllah II around 868/1463– 1464, that the Anjudan revival of the Nizari Ismailis began. Around the same time, several Shiʿi messianic movements emerged in Iran and spread to neighbouring countries. One of these, the Safavids, became particularly successful. In 1500, led by the youthful Ismail I, the Safavid forces defeated the army of the Aq Qoyunlu, and a year later, in the summer of 1501, took their capital Tabriz, therefore establishing the Safavid state which then became an empire and the first major Shiʿi power since the fall of the Fatimids in 1171. The conference sought to explore many unexplored questions from this multifaceted era. Held at the newly opened Aga Khan Centre in London’s Knowledge Quarter, this international conference brought together established and emerging scholars from around the world, as well as educators, researchers, students, and those with a general interest in the subject.
A publication of the conference proceedings is planned to be released in the future, under the Shi‘i Heritage Series. Publications in this series focus on the general knowledge of Shi‘i Islam and on promoting a better understanding of its history, doctrines and practices in their historical and contemporary contexts. 

Videos at:
https://iis.ac.uk/news/conference-video ... d-practice
IIS held its third Shi‘i Studies conference entitled, The Renaissance of Shiʿi Islam in the 15th–17th Centuries: Facets of Thought and Practice, from 3-5 October 2018 at the Aga Khan Centre. The Shi ‘i Studies conference investigated and evaluated the intellectual contributions of Shi‘i Muslims during this complex period.
The 15th century marked a renaissance for the Ismaili and Twelver Shiʿi traditions after centuries of marginalisation. It was with the commencement of the Imamat of Mustansir biʾllah II around 868/1463– 1464, that the Anjudan revival of the Nizari Ismailis began. Around the same time, several Shiʿi messianic movements emerged in Iran and spread to neighbouring countries. One of these, the Safavids, became particularly successful. In 1500, led by the youthful Ismail I, the Safavid forces defeated the army of the Aq Qoyunlu, and a year later, in the summer of 1501, took their capital Tabriz, therefore establishing the Safavid state which then became an empire and the first major Shiʿi power since the fall of the Fatimids in 1171. The conference sought to explore many unexplored questions from this multifaceted era. Held at the newly opened Aga Khan Centre in London’s Knowledge Quarter, this international conference brought together established and emerging scholars from around the world, as well as educators, researchers, students, and those with a general interest in the subject.
A publication of the conference proceedings is planned to be released in the future, under the Shi‘i Heritage Series. Publications in this series focus on the general knowledge of Shi‘i Islam and on promoting a better understanding of its history, doctrines and practices in their historical and contemporary contexts. 

Videos at:
https://iis.ac.uk/news/conference-video ... d-practice
Video
Sana'a Palimpsest and the Early Manuscripts of the Qur'an
https://iis.ac.uk/video/sanaa-palimpses ... ipts-quran
This short video introduces one of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur’an, the Sana‘a Palimpsest, dating back to the 1st-2nd century AH / 7th century CE.
This short video introduces one of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur’an, the Sana‘a Palimpsest, dating back to the 1st-2nd century AH / 7th century CE. The manuscript was discovered in Yemen, during the 1972 restoration of the Great Mosque of Sana'a. The manuscript has 38 leaves on which two superimposed Qur’anic texts are written. The lower text dates back to the 7th century CE, and was subsequently erased for a second text of the Qur’an to be written on it around the 8th century CE. The two layers were photographically separated by a French–Italian scientific mission in 2007 enabling a study showing that both the Qur’anic texts are fragmentary and present aspects of work in progress, with incomplete decorative elements in the upper text and in the lower text an early reading instruction being rendered visible.
In 2017, IIS published The Sana‘a Palimpsest: The Transmission of the Qur’an in the first centuries AH presenting a new annotated edition of the two layers of the Sana‘a Palimpsest (Manuscript 0127-1 from Dar al-Makhtutat, Sana‘a). The author, Dr Asma Hilali, provides a comprehensive introduction to the Sana‘a Palimpsest, with systematic reference to previous studies and partial editions of the same manuscript. Based on her own decade-long study of the Sana‘a Palimpsest, she presents a new hypothesis regarding the context of transmission for the texts in both layers of the manuscript.
At the roundtable Approaching Religious Texts in Early Islam the participating scholars critically acclaimed Dr Hilali’s work on the Sana‘a Palimpsest, and shared views on how early Qur’anic manuscripts, such as the Sana‘a Palimpsest, help to further the academic research on the early periods of Islam.
Sana'a Palimpsest and the Early Manuscripts of the Qur'an
https://iis.ac.uk/video/sanaa-palimpses ... ipts-quran
This short video introduces one of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur’an, the Sana‘a Palimpsest, dating back to the 1st-2nd century AH / 7th century CE.
This short video introduces one of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur’an, the Sana‘a Palimpsest, dating back to the 1st-2nd century AH / 7th century CE. The manuscript was discovered in Yemen, during the 1972 restoration of the Great Mosque of Sana'a. The manuscript has 38 leaves on which two superimposed Qur’anic texts are written. The lower text dates back to the 7th century CE, and was subsequently erased for a second text of the Qur’an to be written on it around the 8th century CE. The two layers were photographically separated by a French–Italian scientific mission in 2007 enabling a study showing that both the Qur’anic texts are fragmentary and present aspects of work in progress, with incomplete decorative elements in the upper text and in the lower text an early reading instruction being rendered visible.
In 2017, IIS published The Sana‘a Palimpsest: The Transmission of the Qur’an in the first centuries AH presenting a new annotated edition of the two layers of the Sana‘a Palimpsest (Manuscript 0127-1 from Dar al-Makhtutat, Sana‘a). The author, Dr Asma Hilali, provides a comprehensive introduction to the Sana‘a Palimpsest, with systematic reference to previous studies and partial editions of the same manuscript. Based on her own decade-long study of the Sana‘a Palimpsest, she presents a new hypothesis regarding the context of transmission for the texts in both layers of the manuscript.
At the roundtable Approaching Religious Texts in Early Islam the participating scholars critically acclaimed Dr Hilali’s work on the Sana‘a Palimpsest, and shared views on how early Qur’anic manuscripts, such as the Sana‘a Palimpsest, help to further the academic research on the early periods of Islam.
IIS Update 2018
Find out more about the key initiatives and achievements of IIS in its fortieth anniversary year. The IIS Update includes information about the Institute’s recent and forthcoming projects, as well as news about its publications and staff.
pdf file at:
https://iis.ac.uk/iis-update/iis-update-edition-18
Find out more about the key initiatives and achievements of IIS in its fortieth anniversary year. The IIS Update includes information about the Institute’s recent and forthcoming projects, as well as news about its publications and staff.
pdf file at:
https://iis.ac.uk/iis-update/iis-update-edition-18
Islam: An Illustrated Journey
Video:
https://iis.ac.uk/video/islam-illustrated-journey
Travelling through more than fourteen-hundred years of the history of Islam, from formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root.
Islam: An Illustrated Journey provides a fresh perspective on Islamic history, covering all the major Islamic dynasties, major doctrinal branches and orientations including Sunni, Shiʿi, Ibadi and Sufi communities of interpretation, as well as the contributions of Islam’s key historical personalities, both men and women, Islam an Illustrated Journey provides general readers a fresh perspective on Islamic history.
Video:
https://iis.ac.uk/video/islam-illustrated-journey
Travelling through more than fourteen-hundred years of the history of Islam, from formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root.
Islam: An Illustrated Journey provides a fresh perspective on Islamic history, covering all the major Islamic dynasties, major doctrinal branches and orientations including Sunni, Shiʿi, Ibadi and Sufi communities of interpretation, as well as the contributions of Islam’s key historical personalities, both men and women, Islam an Illustrated Journey provides general readers a fresh perspective on Islamic history.
IIS short courses now open for applications
As longtime supporters of The Institute of Ismaili Studies you or your family members may be interested in attending one of the short courses available as part of the IIS's Continuing Education Programme (CEP).
In 2019, we will be offering the following six short courses:
These courses are designed to introduce participants to a social, cultural and civilisational approach to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, with a particular focus on Ismaili contexts. The programme aims to provide a forum in which participants and faculty can develop frameworks and vocabulary to engage with the issues explored during the programme.
Eligibility Criteria: The programme is open to members of the Jamat with an undergraduate degree and proficiency in English.
Course fees: from £525/£600 depending on course chosen (limited subsidy towards course fees available for a few successful applicants).
Application Deadline: Sunday, 31st March, 2019.
CEP course catalogue
Download Brochure
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/ ... ramme-2019
As longtime supporters of The Institute of Ismaili Studies you or your family members may be interested in attending one of the short courses available as part of the IIS's Continuing Education Programme (CEP).
In 2019, we will be offering the following six short courses:
These courses are designed to introduce participants to a social, cultural and civilisational approach to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, with a particular focus on Ismaili contexts. The programme aims to provide a forum in which participants and faculty can develop frameworks and vocabulary to engage with the issues explored during the programme.
Eligibility Criteria: The programme is open to members of the Jamat with an undergraduate degree and proficiency in English.
Course fees: from £525/£600 depending on course chosen (limited subsidy towards course fees available for a few successful applicants).
Application Deadline: Sunday, 31st March, 2019.
CEP course catalogue
Download Brochure
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Annemarie Schimmel Memorial Lecture
29th March 2019
Aga Khan Centre
10 Handyside Street
London
N1C 4DN
United Kingdom
Paradise Found: Ayn al-Qudat on Qur’anic Origins
More at:
https://iis.ac.uk/events/annemarie-schi ... al-lecture
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Lifelong Learning Articles
Between Love and Social Aspiration: The Influence of Sufi and Greek Concepts of Love on the Sociopolitical Thought of the Ikhwan al-Safa, Miskawayh and al-Tawhidi
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29th March 2019
Aga Khan Centre
10 Handyside Street
London
N1C 4DN
United Kingdom
Paradise Found: Ayn al-Qudat on Qur’anic Origins
More at:
https://iis.ac.uk/events/annemarie-schi ... al-lecture
*******
Lifelong Learning Articles
Between Love and Social Aspiration: The Influence of Sufi and Greek Concepts of Love on the Sociopolitical Thought of the Ikhwan al-Safa, Miskawayh and al-Tawhidi
More...
https://iis.ac.uk/lifelong-learning-art ... cepts-love
Memoirs of the First Aga Khan
Video:
https://iis.ac.uk/video/memoirs-first-aga-khan
Who was the first Aga Khan? Learn about the life of Hasan Ali Shah, the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis and the first Ismaili Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan, from his memoirs Ibrat Afza.
The First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam offers a new Persian edition and the first English translation of the Ibrat-afza, the memoirs of Aga Khan I. The Ibrat-afza was composed in the year 1851, following the Imam’s departure from Persia and his permanent settlement in India.
the_first_aga_khan_cover.jpg
The text recounts the Aga Khan’s early life and political career as the governor of the province of Kirman in Iran, and narrates the dramatic events of his conflict with the Qajar establishment in Iran and his subsequent travels and exploits in Afghanistan and British India. The Ibrat-afza provides a rare example of an autobiographical account from an Ismaili Imam and a first-hand account giving a window into the history of the Ismailis of Iran, India and Central Asia at the dawn of the modern era of their history. Consequently, the book will be of great interest to both researchers and general readers interested in Ismaili history and in the history of the Islamic world in the nineteenth century.
Video:
https://iis.ac.uk/video/memoirs-first-aga-khan
Who was the first Aga Khan? Learn about the life of Hasan Ali Shah, the 46th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis and the first Ismaili Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan, from his memoirs Ibrat Afza.
The First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam offers a new Persian edition and the first English translation of the Ibrat-afza, the memoirs of Aga Khan I. The Ibrat-afza was composed in the year 1851, following the Imam’s departure from Persia and his permanent settlement in India.
the_first_aga_khan_cover.jpg
The text recounts the Aga Khan’s early life and political career as the governor of the province of Kirman in Iran, and narrates the dramatic events of his conflict with the Qajar establishment in Iran and his subsequent travels and exploits in Afghanistan and British India. The Ibrat-afza provides a rare example of an autobiographical account from an Ismaili Imam and a first-hand account giving a window into the history of the Ismailis of Iran, India and Central Asia at the dawn of the modern era of their history. Consequently, the book will be of great interest to both researchers and general readers interested in Ismaili history and in the history of the Islamic world in the nineteenth century.