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‘Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition: The Art of Spiritual Flight
London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2007. More
A Code of Conduct: A Treatise on the Etiquette of the Fatimid Ismaili Mission
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2011. More
A Companion to Muslim Cultures
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2012. More
A Companion to Muslim Ethics
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2010 More
A Companion to the Muslim World
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies More
A Modern History of the Ismailis: Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2011. More
A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics
London: Curzon in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp. xi + 227. More
A Short History of the Ismailis: Traditions of a Muslim Community
Islamic Surveys Series. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998, pp. viii + 248. More
Abu Ya‘qub al-Sijistani: Intellectual Missionary
Ismaili Heritage Series 1, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1996, pp. xv + 132. More
Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam.
Ismaili Heritage Series 5, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001, pp. xxi + 128. More
An Anthology of Ismaili Literature: A Shi‘i Vision of Islam
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2008. More
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Vol. 1: From Zoroaster to ‘Umar Khayyam
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2007 More
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Volume 2: Ismaili Thought in the Classical Age
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2008 More
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Volume 3: Philosophical Theology in the Middle Ages and Beyond
I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2010 More
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia: From the School of Illumination to Philosophical Mysticism: Volume IV
I.B. Tauris Publishers in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2013 More
An Anthology of Qur’anic Commentaries - Volume I: On the Nature of the Divine

Oxford University Press (OUP) in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2008.

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Approaches to the Qur’an in Contemporary Indonesia
Qur’anic Studies Series. Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005.
 
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Arabic Ismaili Manuscripts: The Zahid ‘Ali Collection in The Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2003, pp. xxiii + 215. More
Arabic, Persian and Gujarati Manuscripts: The Hamdani Collection
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2011. More
Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
Yale University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2007 More
Beauty and Islam: Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001, pp. 160.
Gallery of Images from this publication, with additional photographs by the author and from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture
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Between Reason and Revelation: Twin Wisdoms Reconciled
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012. More
Between Revolution and State: The Path to Fatimid Statehood
Ismaili Heritage Series, 11. London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2006 More
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies. Vol. 1
London: Islamic Publications, 1984, pp. xvii + 180, Vol. 1. More
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies. Vol. 2
London: Islamic Publications, 1985, pp. xx + 254, Vol 2. More
Civil Society in the Muslim World: Contemporary Perspectives
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp. 339. More
Contemplation and Action: the Spiritual Autobiography of a Muslim Scholar
A New Edition and English translation of Sayr wa Suluk by Nasir al-Din Tusi, London: I.B. Tauris in assocation with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1998, pp. xiii + 140. More
Crossing the Threshold: Understanding Religious Identities in South Asia
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005, pp. 185. More
Culture and Memory in Medieval Islam: Essays in Honour of Wilferd Madelung
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2003, pp. 448. More
Cyclical Time and Ismaili Gnosis
Tr. Ralph Manheim and James Morris, London: Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications Ltd., 1983, pp. x + 212. More
Degrees of Excellence: A Fatimid Treatise on Leadership in Islam
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Diversity and Pluralism in Islam: Historical and Contemporary Discourses amongst Muslims
I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2010 More
Doctrines of Shi‘i Islam: A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices
Translated into English and Edited by Reza Shah-Kazemi. London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001, pp xix + 240. More
Eagle’s Nest: Ismaili Castles of Iran and Syria
Ismaili Heritage Series, 10. London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005. More
Early Shi‘i Thought: The Teachings of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir.
London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2000, pp. 256. More
Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia
London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp xxii + 183. More
Encyclopaedia Islamica: Volume 1
Brill in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2008
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Encyclopaedia Islamica: Volume 2
Brill in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2009
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Encyclopaedia Islamica: Volume 3
Brill in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2011 More
Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and its Sources
Ismaili Heritage Series 7, London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002. More
Fortresses of the Intellect - Ismaili and other Islamic Studies in Honour of Farhad Daftary
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2011. More
Founding the Fatimid State: The Rise of an Early Islamic Empire
Ismaili Texts and Translation Series, 6. London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2006. More
Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: Ismaili Thought in the Age of al-Hakim
Ismaili Heritage Series 3, London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1999, pp. xiv + 168. More
History of Islamic Philosophy
Tr. Philip Sherrard, London: Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications Ltd., 1993, pp. xviii + 445. More
Inside the Immaculate Portal
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012 More
Intellectual Traditions in Islam
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2000, pp. xvii + 252. More
Ismaili and Other Arabic Manuscripts: A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies
London: I.B.Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2000, pp. xviii + 170. More
Ismaili Literature: A Bibliography of Sources and Studies
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2004, pp. 469. More
Ismailis in Medieval Muslim Societies.
Ismaili Heritage Series, 12. London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005. More
Justice and Remembrance; Introducing the Spirituality of Imam ‘Ali
London: I. B. Taurisin association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2006
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Keys to the Arcana: Shahrastani’s Esoteric Commentary on the Qur’an
Oxford University Press in Association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2009
 
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Knowledge and Liberation: A Treatise on Philosophical Theology
Ed. and tr., F. M. Hunzai, London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1998 (paperback with corrections 1999), pp. xii + 132 (English) + 92 (Persian). More
Living in Historic Cairo: Past and Present in an Islamic City
Azimuth Editions in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies and University of Washington Press. More
Make a Shield from Wisdom: Selected Verses from Nasir-i Khusraw’s Divan
London: Kegan Paul International in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1993, pp. vii + 103. Reprinted in 2001 by I. B. Tauris. More
Master of Age: An Islamic Treatise on the Necessity of the Imamate
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2007 More
Mediaeval Ismaili History and Thought
Ed. Farhad Daftary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp. xviii + 331. More
Memoirs of a Mission: The Ismaili Scholar, Statesman and Poet, al-Mu’ayyad fi’l-Din al-Shirazi
Ismaili Heritage Series 9, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2003, pp. xx + 160. More
Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur’an
Qur’anic Studies Series, 1.
Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2004. 342 pp.
 
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Mount of Knowledge, Sword of Eloquence
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2011. More
Muslim Ethics: Emerging Vistas
I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2004, pp. 164. More
Muslim Modernities: Expressions of the Civil Imagination
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2008 More
Mysticism and the Plurality of Meaning: The Case of the Ismailis of Rural Iran
Occasional Paper Series 2, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1998. More
Nasir Khusraw, The Ruby of Badakhshan: A Portrait of the Persian Poet, Traveller and Philosopher
Ismaili Heritage Series 4. London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2000, pp. 288. More
On Arithmetic and Geometry: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 1 & 2
Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012. More
On Logic: An Arabic critical edition and English translation of Epistles 10-14
Oxford University Press in Association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2010. More
On Magic I: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistle 52 a
Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2011. More
On Music: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistle 5
Oxford University Press in Association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2011. More
Orations of the Fatimid Caliphs: Festival Sermons of the Ismaili Imams
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2009. More
Paradise of Submission: A Medieval Treatise on Ismaili Thought
A new Persian edition and English translation of Nasir al-Din Tusi’s Rawda-yi Taslim. Ismaili Text and Translations Series 5, London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005, pp. 287 (English) + 220 (Persian). More
Pearls of Persia: The Philosophical Poetry of Nasir-i Khusraw
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012. More
Reason and Inspiration in Islam: Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism in Muslim Thought
London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2006
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Selected Speeches and Writings of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah
Ed. K. K. Aziz, London: Kegan Paul International, 1998, 2 vols. More
Shi‘i Interpretations of Islam: Three Treatises on Islamic Theology and Eschatology
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2010. More
Shimmering Light: An Anthology of Ismaili Poetry
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1996. More
Spiritual Quest: Reflections on Quranic Prayer According to the Teachings of Imam Ali
The Institute of Ismaili Studies Occasional Papers Series No. 3, London 2011. More
Struggling with the Philosopher: A Refutation of Avicenna’s Metaphysics
Ismaili Texts and Translations Series 2, A New Arabic Edition and English Translation of Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani’s Kitab al-Musara‘a, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001, pp. v + 107 (English) + 135 (Arabic). More
Sufi Hermeneutics: The Qur’an Commentary of Rashid al-Din Maybudi
Qur’anic Studies Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2006.
 
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Sufi Master and Qur’an Scholar, Abu’l-Qasim al-Qushayri and the Lata’if al-Isharat
Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012. More
Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia
Ismaili Heritage Series 8, London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp. xvi + 190. More
Temple and Contemplation
Tr. Philip Sherrard, London: Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications Ltd., 1986, pp. xii + 413. More
The Advent of the Fatimids: A Contemporary Shi‘i Witness
An edition and English translation of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Munazarat, Ismaili Text and Translations Series 1, London: I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2000, pp. xiv + 192 + 134.
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The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma‘ilis
London: I. B. Tauris, 1994. More
The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistle 22
Oxford University Press in Association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2010 More
The Early History of Ismaili Jurisprudence: Law Under the Fatimids

I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012.

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The Fatimids and their Successors in Yaman: The History of an Islamic Community.
In collaboration with Paul E. Walker & Maurice A. Pomerantz; Arabic Edition and English summary of volume 7 of Idris ‘Imad al-Din’s ‘Uyun al-akhbar. London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp. x + 109 (English) + 397 (Arabic). More
The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1997, pp. 120. More
The Ikhwan al-Safa' and their Rasa'il: An Introduction
Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2008 More
The Isma‘ilis: Their History and Doctrines
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, pp. xvii + 803. More
The Ismailis: An Illustrated History
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The Master and the Disciple: An Early Islamic Spiritual Dialogue
A New Arabic Edition and Translation of Ja‘far b. Mansur al-Yaman’s Kitab al-‘Alim wa’-l-Ghulam, Ismaili Texts and Translations Series 3, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001, pp. xiii + 225 (English) + 180 (Arabic). More
The Poetics of Religious Experience: The Islamic Context
Occasional Papers Series 1, London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1998.
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The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012. More
The Spirituality of Shi‘i Islam: Beliefs and Practices
I. B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2011. More
The Unthought in Contemporary Islamic Thought
London: Saqi Books in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp. 352. More
The Vernacular Qur’an: Translation and the Rise of Persian Exegesis
Oxford University Press in Association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2012. More
Towards a Shi‘i Mediterranean Empire: Fatimid Egypt and the Founding of Cairo
I.B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies. More
Tuhfat al-qulub: The Precious Gift of the Hearts and Good Cheer for Those in Distress
Dar-al-Saqi in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012. More
Word of God, Art of Man: The Qur’an and its Creative Expressions. Selected Proceedings from the International Colloquium, London, 18-21 October 2003.
Qur’anic Studies Series, 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2007.
 
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