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Devotion to the Prophet’s Family in Islamic Thought and Practice

A conference on the theme of devotional practices on 20-22 May 2025 at the Aga Khan Centre and online via Zoom.

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Devotion to the Prophet’s Family in Islamic Thought and Practice

A conference on the theme of devotional practices on 20-22 May 2025 at the Aga Khan Centre and online via Zoom.
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18 Jan 2021
Talks and Lectures

The Revival of Twelver Shi’i Tafsīr in Early Modern and Modern Times

An image from the.ismaili United Kingdom with Dr. Stephen Burge sitting on a couch and talking and some students working in the background

18 Nov 2020
Talks and Lectures

The Prophet Muhammad: Islam and the Divine Message Book Talk

17 Nov 2020
Events

Aga Khan Library video for History Day 2020

31 Oct 2019
Talks and Lectures

Hybrid Ontology of Early Mughal Paintings

26 Sep 2019
Interview

An Interview with Amyn Sajoo on A Companion to the Muslim World

16 Jul 2019

Mandate and Impact of IIS's Work

01 Jul 2019
Interview

A short message from Dr Daftary on 'A History of Shi'i Islam' in Persian

31 May 2019
Talks and Lectures

Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition

15 May 2019
Research

A Brief History of Aga Khan I

31 Mar 2019
Events

The First Aga Khan, Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam - Book Launch Talks

11 Mar 2019
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Talks and Lectures

Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World

25 Jan 2019
Events

Islam: An Illustrated Journey

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