HOW THE ISMAILI IMAM TEACHES THE ESOTERIC INTERPRETATION (TA’WIL) OF THE HOLY QUR’AN Posted on April 2, 2018 by Ismaili Gnosis You see, my mission is situated on three levels. Firstly, religious: it concerns […]
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Tuesday, 16 July 2024 6:17 AM Iranians attend the “Tasu’a” (ninth day) mourning rituals to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in the city of Zanjan, on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Tasnim news agency) Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom […]
Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain Muharram 2024 Sudeep Singh Rawat New Delhi 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 16 2024 | Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar and is considered one of the four […]
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Jul 17, 2024 Muharram 2024/1446 AH: Know the Islamic history and significance behind why Muslim Sunnis fast and Shias observe faaka on Ashura i.e. the 10th day of Muharram This year, Muslims across United Kingdom, Canada, USA and those in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, […]
OSAMA AL-SHARIF July 16, 2024 When the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan announced in May that he was submitting an application for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on multiple charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity […]
Gettin Jiggy wit Jihad: Does Holy War Have an Esoteric Meaning? (7 min. read) The Spiritual Significance of Struggle (Jihad) in Ismaili Islam KHAYAL ʿALY AND ISMAILI GNOSIS JUL 16 2024 Does jihad, usually understood as Islamic “holy war”, have an esoteric or spiritual meaning? According to Nasir al-Din Tusi, arguably the most accomplished Muslim […]
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth, […]