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Vineet Gupta calls attention to certain historical junctures where modernity has transformed the virtues of authority among the Daʾudi Bohras.

Dr Maria De Cillis sheds light on how the notion of “sympathy” has been used across time and by different intellectual/religious traditions.

Elisa Giunchi and Nicola Melis address some of the controversies preceding and following the decision to abolish the Ottoman caliphate in 1924, its perception, and wider implications.

Meet Shah Hussain from the Aga Khan Library in this episode of Voices of IIS.

Dunja Rašić PhD explores Ibn ʿArabī’s notions of the night serving as the source of knowledge, power, and protection.

Paul Walker reveals and documents how its author understood the role of the Qāʾim, based first on what this text says about him and then offers some thoughts about what it might indicate about a dramatic shift in Ismaili doctrine during the author’s era.

Meet Dr Shiraz Kabani from the Office of Communications and Development in this episode of Voices of IIS

In this talk, Professor Mojaddedi examines Rumi's writings both to situate him within the Sufi tradition and to highlight what that implies about the wider Islamic context which has too often been underappreciated.

In this joint lecture, Professor Hadi Enayet (AKU-ISMC) discusses the role of constitutions in Islamic law and practice.

Hear the stories of two inspiring women from Hunza in their own voices.

Learn more about the Ismailis, their origins, evolution, and ethics as informed by a long line of imams.

What does the Qur’an say about the purpose of life, the nature of happiness, and the emotional life of believers? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Karen Bauer joins Dr. Gabriel Reynolds to explore key themes from her recent research and publications.