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Classical Persian Sufism: From Its Origins to Rumi

Leonard Lewisohn - Iran - 1993 - 726 pages
CLASSIC PERSIAN SUFISM: FROM ITS ORIGINS TO RUMI is a unique introduction into the rise and development of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature. Written in the form of ...
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Ismaili Hymns from South Asia: An Introduction to the Ginans

Christopher Shackle, Zawahir Moir - Music - 2000 - 280 pages
The Aga Khans have long played a prominent part on the international stage, but much less tends to be understood about the most important group of their followers, the Khoja ...
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Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam

Farouk Mitha, Institute of Ismaili Studies - History - 2001 - 156 pages
Al-Ghazali is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam, and his writings have received greater scholarly attention in the West than those of any ...
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The Sacred Foundations of Justice in Islam: The Teachings of ʻAlī Ibn Abī Ṭālib

M. Ali Lakhani, Reza Shah-Kazemi, Leonard Lewisohn - Law - 2006 - 202 pages
This is the definitive introduction to the writings of 'Ali, who was the son-in-law to the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph to Sunni Muslims, and the central figure in Shi'a ...
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Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an

Suha Taji-Farouki, Institute of Ismaili Studies - Political Science - 2006 - 364 pages
This volume examines the writings of ten Muslim intellectuals, working in the Muslim world and the West, who employ contemporary critical methods to understand the Qur'an ...
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