DOCSLIB.ORG

An Anthology of Ismaili Literature

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
An Anthology of Ismaili Literature An Anthology of Ismaili Literature an anthology of ismaili literature A shiʿi vision of islAm 8 edited by hermann landolt, samira sheikh & kutub kassam I.B.Tauris Publishers london • new york in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies london Published in 2008 by I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd 6 Salem Rd, London w2 4bu 175 Fifth Avenue, New York ny 10010 www.ibtauris.com in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies 42–44 Grosvenor Gardens, London sw1w 0eb www.iis.ac.uk In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York ny 10010 Copyright © Islamic Publications Ltd, 2008 All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. isbn 978 1 84511 794 8 A full cip record for this book is available from the British Library A full cip record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Library of Congress catalog card: available Typeset in Minion Tra for The Institute of Ismaili Studies Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall The Institute of Ismaili Studies The Institute of Ismaili Studies was established in 1977 to promote scholarship and learning on Islam, in the historical as well as contemporary contexts, and a better understanding of its relationship with other societies and faiths. The Institute’s programmes encourage a perspective which is not confined to the theological and religious heritage of Islam, but seeks to explore the re- lationship of religious ideas to broader dimensions of society and culture. The programmes thus encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the materials of Islamic history and thought. Particular attention is also given to issues of modernity that arise as Muslims seek to relate their heritage to contemporary circumstances. Within the Islamic tradition, the Institute’s programmes promote research on those areas which have, to date, received relatively little attention from scholars. These include the intellectual and literary expressions of Shi‘ism in general, and Ismailism in particular. In the context of Islamic societies, the Institute’s programmes are informed by the full range and diversity of cultures in which Islam is practised today, from the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Africa to the industrialized societies of the West, thus taking into consideration the variety of contexts which shape the ideals, beliefs and practices of the faith. These objectives are realized through concrete programmes and activities organ- ized and implemented by various departments of the Institute. The Institute also collaborates periodically, on a programme-specific basis, with other institutions of learning in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Institute’s academic and research publications fall into a number of inter- related categories: 1. Occasional papers or essays addressing broad themes of the relationship between religion and society, with special reference to Islam. 2. Monographs exploring specific aspects of Islamic faith and culture, or the contributions of individual Muslim thinkers or writers. 3. Editions or translations of significant primary or secondary texts. 4. Translations of poetic or literary texts which illustrate the rich heritage of v vi an anthology of ismaili literature spiritual, devotional and symbolic expressions in Muslim history. 5. Works on Ismaili history and thought, and the relationship of the Ismailis to other traditions, communities and schools of thought in Islam. 6. Proceedings of conferences and seminars sponsored by the Institute. 7. Bibliographical works and catalogues which document manuscripts, printed texts and other source materials. This book falls into category four listed above. In facilitating these and other publications, the Institute’s sole aim is to encour- age original research and analysis of relevant issues. While every effort is made to ensure that the publications are of a high academic standard, there is naturally bound to be a diversity of views, ideas and interpretations. As such, the opinions expressed in these publications must be understood as belonging to their authors alone. Contents List of Plates xi Foreword Azim Nanji xiii Preface and Acknowledgements xv Contributors xvii List of Reprinted Works xxi List of Abbreviations xxv Ismaili History and Literary Traditions Farhad Daftary 1 PART ONE: HISTORY AND MEMOIR Introduction Samira Sheikh 33 1. Ibn al-Haytham: Kitāb al-munāẓarāt 35 Ibn al-Haytham meets the dāʿī Abū ʿAbd Allāh 35 The Proof of the Excellence and Purity of Imam ʿAlī 37 Ibn al-Haytham Takes the Oath of Allegiance 40 The dāʿīs of the Kutāma 41 2. Jaʿfar b. ʿAlī: Sīrat al-ḥājib Jaʿfar 44 An Incident from al-Mahdī’s Journey to North Africa 44 al-Mahdī Greets his Troops 46 3. al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān: Iftitāḥ al-daʿwa 49 al-Mahdī’s Coming from Sijilmāsa and his Arrival in Ifrīqiya 49 Early Decrees of al-Mahdī 52 Eulogy of al-Mahdī 55 The Administrative System of al-Mahdī 56 4. Idrīs ʿImād al-Dīn: ʿUyūn al-akhbār 59 On the Nurturing of the Imams 59 Under the Guidance of the Imam: al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān’s Compositions 62 5. al-Muʾayyad fi’l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī: Sīrat al-Muʾayyad 67 Fleeing from Shīrāz to Ahwāz 67 6. Nāṣir-i Khusraw: Safar-nāma 71 A Description of the City of Old Cairo 71 A Description of the Sultan’s Banquet 75 The Conduct of the Sultan 76 7. Pīr Sabzālī: Madhya Eshiyā nī rasik vigato 77 Journey to Central Asia 77 PART TWO: FAITH AND THOUGHT Introduction Hermann Landolt 85 i. god and creation 1. Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī: al-Risāla al-durriyya 89 On the Meaning of tawḥīd, muwaḥḥid and muwaḥḥad 89 2. Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī: Kitāb al-yanābīʿ 98 On the Pure Identity of the Originator 98 The Explanation of the World of Intellect and the World of Soul 99 3. Nāṣir-i Khusraw: Gushāyish wa rahāyish 102 Ontology 102 4. Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī: Kashf al-maḥjūb 111 That the Beauty or Adornment of Nature is Spiritual 111 5. Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ: Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ 113 The Case of the Animals versus Man before the King of the Jinn 113 ii. prophethood and imamate 1. Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī: Kashf al-maḥjūb 121 On the Fifth Creation (Prophethood) 121 2. al-Muʾayyad fi’l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī: al-Majālis al-Muʾayyadiyya 131 Reason and Revelation 131 3. Aḥmad b. Ibrāhīm al-Naysābūrī: Kitāb ithbāt al-imāma 135 Affirming the Imamate 135 4. Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī: al-Maṣābīḥ fī ithbāt al-imāma 142 In Proof of the Imamate and of its Necessity 142 5. Ḥasan-i Ṣabbāḥ: al-Fuṣūl al-arbaʿa 149 The Doctrine of taʿlīm 149 6. Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī: Rawḍa-yi taslīm 153 Concerning Various Kinds of Submission 153 On Prophethood and Imamate 158 iii. initiation, knowledge and meaning 1. Jaʿfar b. Manṣūr al-Yaman: Kitāb al-ʿālim wa’l-ghulām 169 Initiation of the Disciple by the Master 169 Conversation between Ṣāliḥ and Abū Mālik 174 2. Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī: Sayr wa sulūk 180 al-Ṭūsī’s Search for Knowledge 180 3. Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī: Kitāb al-yanābīʿ 186 On the Manner of the Transmission of Spiritual Inspiration 186 4. Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī: al-Maṣābīḥ fī ithbāt al-imāma 188 In Proof of the Interpretation of the Revelation 188 5. al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān: Asās al-taʾwīl 192 The Story of Job 192 6. Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī: Kitāb al-yanābīʿ 195 On the Meaning of the Profession of Faith 195 On the Meaning of the Cross 197 On the Agreement of the Cross with the Profession of Faith 197 7. Nāṣir-i Khusraw: Wajh-i dīn 199 On the Establishment of Knowledge 199 On the Description of the Subtle Spiritual World 200 On the Necessity of Obedience to the Imam of the Time 203 On the taʾwīl of Innā li’llāhi wa-innā ilayhi rājiʿūn (We Belong to Allah and unto Him we Return) 207 iv. faith and ethics 1. al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān: Daʿāʾim al-Islām 211 On Faith (īmān) 211 On the Distinction between īmān (Faith) and islām (Submission) 219 2. Aḥmad b. Ibrāhīm al-Naysābūrī: al-Risāla al-mūjaza 222 Qualifications for the daʿwa 222 Qualifications for a dāʿī 226 3. Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī: Rawḍa-yi taslīm 234 On the Refinement of Character 234 4. Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī: Tawallā wa tabarrā 241 Solidarity and Dissociation 241 5. Khayrkhwāh-i Harātī: Risāla 247 The Epistle 247 PART three: POETRY Introduction Kutub Kassam 253 i. arabic poetry 1. Ibn Hāniʾ al-Andalusī 257 2. al-Muʾayyad fi’l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī 260 ii. persian poetry 1. Nāṣir-i Khusraw 271 2. Ḥasan-i Maḥmūd-i Kātib 282 3. Nizārī Quhistānī 285 4. Persian Poets of the post-Alamūt Era 290 5. The Poetry of Central Asia 298 iii. the poetry of south asia 1. Pīr Shams 309 2. Pīr Ṣadr al-Dīn 311 3. Pīr Ḥasan Kabīr al-Dīn 315 4. Nūr Muḥammad Shāh 318 Glossary 322 Bibliography 328 Index 339 List of Plates The illustrations in this book are from the collections of the Library of The Insti- tute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), the Bodleian Library at University of Oxford and the British Library, London. Copyright of the illustrations is reserved by the respective libraries. 1. Page from a 19th-century manuscript of the Iftitāḥ al-daʿwa (Commencement of the Mission) of al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān (© IIS MS 1242, f.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Migration of Indians to Eastern Africa: a Case Study of the Ismaili Community, 1866-1966
    University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2019 The Migration of Indians to Eastern Africa: A Case Study of the Ismaili Community, 1866-1966 Azizeddin Tejpar University of Central Florida Part of the African History Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Tejpar, Azizeddin, "The Migration of Indians to Eastern Africa: A Case Study of the Ismaili Community, 1866-1966" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 6324. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6324 THE MIGRATION OF INDIANS TO EASTERN AFRICA: A CASE STUDY OF THE ISMAILI COMMUNITY, 1866-1966 by AZIZEDDIN TEJPAR B.A. Binghamton University 1971 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2019 Major Professor: Yovanna Pineda © 2019 Azizeddin Tejpar ii ABSTRACT Much of the Ismaili settlement in Eastern Africa, together with several other immigrant communities of Indian origin, took place in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries. This thesis argues that the primary mover of the migration were the edicts, or Farmans, of the Ismaili spiritual leader. They were instrumental in motivating Ismailis to go to East Africa.
    [Show full text]
  • Mohammad N. Miraly Faculty of Religious Studies Mcgill University, Montreal April 2012
    FAITH AND WORLD CONTEMPORARY ISMAILI SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT Mohammad N. Miraly Faculty of Religious Studies McGill University, Montreal April 2012 A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies © 2012 Mohammad N. Miraly TO MY F ATHER AND M OTHER TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract i Résumé iii Acknowledgements v An Historical Note on Ismailism vii 1 Opening 1 2 The Study 15 Part I: 3 Speaking About Ismailism 24 4 The Contemporary Ismaili Historical Narrative 59 5 Ismaili Approaches to the Qur’an 103 6 The AKDN in Afghanistan: Ethos and Praxis 114 Part II: 7 Democracy, Secularism, and Social Ethics 138 8 Pluralism and Civic Culture 159 9 Knowledge and Learning 185 10 Closing: The Transnational Ismaili in Canada 202 Postscript: Wither Neutrality? 213 Appendix A: Preamble to the Constitution of the Shi`a Imami Ismaili Muslims 216 Appendix B: AKDN Organisation Chart 218 Selected Bibliography 219 ABSTRACT Contemporary Ismaili thought views the Ismaili tradition as connected to a historical past deriving from Qur’anic principles and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and his heirs, the Shi`a Imams. Thus, contemporary Ismailism’s focus on liberal values like democracy, pluralism, and education are articulated as contemporary forms of eternal Qur’anic ethical principles. The current and 49th Ismaili Imam, Aga Khan IV – who claims descent from the Prophet through his daughter, Fatima, and son-in-law, `Ali – articulates the principles of liberal democratic pluralism as the best means to realize ethical Islamic living in the present day.
    [Show full text]
  • Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community
    A Modern History of the Ismailis The Institute of Ismaili Studies The Institute of Ismaili Studies Ismaili Heritage Series, 13 General Editor: Farhad Daftary _______________________________________________________________________ Previously published titles: 1. Paul E. Walker, Abū Yaʽqūb al-Sijistānī: Intellectual Missionary (1996) 2. Heinz Halm, The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning (1997) 3. Paul E. Walker, Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī: Ismaili Thought in the Age of al-Ḥākim (1999) 4. Alice C. Hunsberger, Nasir Khusraw, The Ruby of Badakhshan: A Portrait of the Persian Poet, Traveller and Philosopher (2000) 5. Farouk Mitha, Al-Ghazālī and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam (2001) 6. Ali S. Asani, Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia (2002) 7. Paul E. Walker, Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and its Sources (2002) 8. Nadia Eboo Jamal, Surviving the Mongols: Nizārī Quhistānī and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia (2002) 9. Verena Klemm, Memoirs of a Mission: The Ismaili Scholar, Statesman and Poet al-Muʼayyad fi’l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī (2003) 10. Peter Willey, Eagle’s Nest: Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria (2005) 11. Sumaiya A. Hamdani, Between Revolution and State: The Path to Fatimid Statehood, Qadi al-Nuʽman and the Construction of Fatimid Legitimacy (2006) 12. Farhad Daftary, Ismailis in Medieval Muslim Societies (2005) The Institute of Ismaili Studies A Modern History of the Ismailis Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community Edited by Farhad Daftary The Institute of Ismaili Studies I.B.Tauris Publishers london • new york in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies London, 2011 Published in 2011 by I.B.Tauris & Co.
    [Show full text]
  • Islām and Sūfism
    Isl ām and S ūfism © Copyright 1991/2006 by Timothy Conway, Ph.D. Brief Overview (for more on specific persons, starting with Prophet Muhammad, see next section) [Note: The saying or writing of the names of Prophet Muhammad and the other prophets [Jesus, Abraham, et al.] and certain eminent saints, but most especially that of Prophet Muhammad, when spoken by pious Muslims are always followed by inclusion of the reverential saying, Sall-All āhu ‘alayhi wa sallam , “God’s peace and blessings be upon him” (sometimes abbreviated in English as p.b.u.h.). For ease of readability, I have omitted that pious custom here.] [Note: The official Muslim calendar, which I have also not used here, is based on the lunar year of 354 days, twelve months of 29 and 30 days, beginning with Prophet Muhammad’s emigration from Mecca to Med īna in 622. To compute a year in the Common Era (C.E. / A.D.) from a Muslim year (h.), multiply the Muslim year by 0.969 and add this to 622. Example: 300 h.= 912-3 CE; 600 h.= 1203-4 CE; 1300 h.= 1881-2 CE.] * * * * * * * * * * sl ām, meaning “submission to All āh/God,” was founded by Prophet Muhammad (571-632) and seen by his fast-growing community as God’s way of bringing a revealed religion to the Arabian people. It all I began one day in the year 610 CE, when Muhammad, who had been orphaned in youth and raised by a series of relatives to become a respected figure in the community, was with his wife Khad īja on Mt.
    [Show full text]
  • Alleviating the Clash of Ignorance(S): an Ismaili Muslim Initiative in Canada
    Alleviating the Clash of Ignorance(s): An Ismaili Muslim Initiative in Canada Alyshea Cummins M.A. Wilfrid Laurier University, 2012 Thesis submitted to the University of Ottawa in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctorate in Philosophy degree in Religious Studies Department of Classics and Religious Studies Faculty of Arts University of Ottawa © Alyshea Cummins, Ottawa, Canada, 2021 Alleviating the Clash of Ignorance(s) - ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ II ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................................. V ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... VI LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................................. VIII LIST OF CHARTS .................................................................................................................................................... IX LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................................... X LEGEND ....................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Aga Khan Iii and the British Empire: the Ismailis In
    AGA KHAN III AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE: THE ISMAILIS IN TANGANYIKA, 1920-1957 ALIA PAROO A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HISTORY YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, ONTARIO MARCH 2012 © ALIA PAROO, 2012 Library and Archives Bibliotheque et Canada Archives Canada Published Heritage Direction du Branch Patrimoine de I'edition 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON K1A0N4 Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Canada Canada Your file Votre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-90374-2 Our file Notre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-90374-2 NOTICE: AVIS: The author has granted a non­ L'auteur a accorde une licence non exclusive exclusive license allowing Library and permettant a la Bibliotheque et Archives Archives Canada to reproduce, Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public communicate to the public by par telecommunication ou par I'lnternet, preter, telecommunication or on the Internet, distribuer et vendre des theses partout dans le loan, distrbute and sell theses monde, a des fins commerciales ou autres, sur worldwide, for commercial or non­ support microforme, papier, electronique et/ou commercial purposes, in microform, autres formats. paper, electronic and/or any other formats. The author retains copyright L'auteur conserve la propriete du droit d'auteur ownership and moral rights in this et des droits moraux qui protege cette these. Ni thesis. Neither the thesis nor la these ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci substantial extracts from it may be ne doivent etre imprimes ou autrement printed or otherwise reproduced reproduits sans son autorisation.
    [Show full text]
  • The Aga Khans by the Same Author
    THE AGA KHANS BY THE SAME AUTHOR Twilight in Vienna The Nazis at War Goering Himmler The Navy's Here (written with Robert Jackson) 77ie Man Who Came Back European Commuter Grand Hotels of Europe Onassis FRONTISPIECE Taken in the spacious drawing-room of his Paris chateau in the He de la Cit6, overlooking the Seine, this rare photograph shows the Aga Khan with his whole family. Seated from left to right are Princess Andr£e, third wife of the late Aga Khan, Princess Joan Aly Khan, the Aga Khan's mother, Prince Karim, the Aga Khan, Princess Salima, his wife, Princess Mohammed Shah, the fourth and last wife of the late Aga Khan, and Princess Yasmin, daughter of Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth and half-sister to the Aga Khan. Standing, on the left, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, High Commissioner for Refugees in the United Nations, son of Princess Andr£e and the late Aga Khan and uncle of Prince Karim, and Prince Amyn, brother of Prince Karim, who works with him in his Geneva headquarters. WILLI FRISCHAUER The Aga Khans THE BODLEY HEAD LONDON SYDNEY TORONTO © Willi Frischauer 1970 ISBN 0 370 O1304 2 Printed and bound in Great Britain for The Bodley Head Ltd, 9 Bow Street, London WC2 by C. Tinling & Co. Ltd, Prescot Set in Monotype Plantin Light First published 1970 CONTENTS List of Illustrations, 7 Acknowledgments, 9 Chapters I - XVII, 13 Genealogy, 273 The Aga Khan Empire, 275 Bibliography, 277 Index, 279 ILLUSTRATIONS Frontispiece: The Aga Khan's family Aga Khan III at his installation, 48 A portrait of the young Aga Khan III, 49 Aly Khan with his mother, Teresa Magliano, 49 Aga Khan III and Begum Andree in 1938, 64 Aga Khan III and Yvette Labrousse in 1945, 64 Teresa Magliano, 65 Aga Khan III and Mile Carron at their wedding in 1929, 65 Aly Khan and the Hon.
    [Show full text]
  • The Jamat Khana As a Source of Cohesiveness in the Ismaili
    \\t HE JAMAT KIIANA AS A SOURCE OP COHESIYUJESS IN THE ISHAILI COMMUNITY IN K E N Y A PAHnr ISMAIL YEEJI |mawajMAWAHI A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Arts in the University of Nairobi >75 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI LIBRARY n m n c iq o 7 This thesis is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other Ohiversity. Parln Hawani This thesis has been submitted for examination with our approval as Dhiversity supervisors. rypicCTj Dr. Aziz Bsmail I / TABLE OP CONTENTS r Z2BSL Acknowledgements i List of Tables ii - i v Abs t r a c t v - vi CHAPTER QBE BTTRQIXJCTIQN 1 - 2 Problem Statement 2 - 4 Review of literature on Concept of 4-10 Cohesiveness Methodology 10 - 1 8 CHAPTER TWO HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 2 0 - 4 4 CHAPTER THREE ISMAILI SETTLEMENT IN KENYA ARB 4 5 - 67 ESTABLISHMENT OP JAMAT KHANAS Map: Sites of Jamat Khnna Establishments 62 slnoe 1888 In Kenya CHAPTER POUR THE JAMAT KHANA IN PRESENT DAY KENYA: ITS STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS A Sooio-economio Description of Informants 6 8 - 73 i n N a i r o b i Structure of the Jamat Khana 73 - ' 7 8 The Takht as a Symbolic Structure in the 79 - 85 Jamat Khana Functions of the Jamat Khana 86-98 Attendance in the Jamat Khana under , 99 - 1 0 6 Different Circumstances CHAPTER FIVE THE JAiJAT KHANA IN PRESENT DAY KENYA: OBSERVANCE OP CER3JONIES AND FESTIVALS Religious Ceremonies In the Jaxnat Khana 111 - 152 Observance of Religious Festivals 1 32 - 149 CHAPTER SIX CONCEPTS OP EQUALITY AND SERVICE AS IDEAL AND PRACTICAL EXPRESSIONS IN THE JAMAT KHANA Equality
    [Show full text]
  • The Dawoodi Bohras and Agendas of ‘Reform’ in India, C
    CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by ScholarBank@NUS BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND SECULARISM: THE DAWOODI BOHRAS AND AGENDAS OF ‘REFORM’ IN INDIA, C. 1915-1985 SHABBIR HUSSAIN MUSTAFA (B.A. (Hons.), NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements.............................................................................................ii Summary............................................................................................................iii Glossary...........................................................................................................vii List of Illustrations...........................................................................................xii CHAPTER 1. Introduction………………………………………..………………………………..1 ‘Who are these Dawoodi Bohras?’ The Dawoodi Bohras: A Historiographical Survey ‘Apolitical Quietism’ in the Dawoodi Bohra Tradition Methodology and Sources Structure of the Thesis 2. ‘In The Colonial Public Sphere’: Syedna Taher Saifuddin And The Early Reformists…………...………........……35 Fatimid Solidarity and Modern Belonging Sir Adamji Peerbhai: ‘The Difficult Philanthropist’ An Initial ‘Intrusion’: The Chandabhai Gulla Case ‘Angry Men’: Anjuman-i-Dawoodi and the Young Men’s Bohra Association The ‘Politics’ of the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 Summing up 3. ‘In Defence Of The Community’: Syedna Taher Saifuddin And The Reassertion Of Authority……………………..60 The ‘Archetypal’
    [Show full text]
  • History of the Ismaili Community in Tanzania
    ■ :■ viJ.; ;■ Microfilmed by'Unjv;-. of Wis, Dep^tment of Photofiraphy ' 74-18,963,i ■ f. WAIJI, Shirjn Remtulia, 1942- ;' . ■ ■ i A HISTORY OP THE ISMAILI COMMUNITY IN TANZANIA y i i ■ ■; ■ s; ■ f*. The-UniversityXof Wisconsin, Ph.D., 197^ ■ ■ Historyi general . ' ■1 1 f.' If: !. If-: . '•'i li. ' f- University Microfilms,• Anil Arbor, Michigan- a,. i r. (c) • Shirin. Remtulla Halji, 1974 \ I: All Rights Reserved; (This title card prepared by The University of Wisconsin) , it' PLEASE NOTE: - The negative microfilm copy of this dissertation was prepared and ihspected by the -. * school granting the degree, ^es-are using this 1... > ■ film without further inspection or change. If there are any questions about the'film eontent,- I please write directly to. the school. } ■ . <- UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS • ■A ^1- I ' 4 v-v j . • ■ t V- V .?• 1w '' > V •5. ■?■ A HISTORY OF. THfi ISMAlSl COMMUNITY IN TANZANIA •; - \ . - A thesis submitted to the Graduate .School of the \ • University of Wisconsin in partial fulfillment.of *C. i ■the requirements.for the degree Doctor of Philosophy/ i' “S'. BY >•; I r >s Shirin ’Rp.mtnlla . ■ f ■■ 'May r Degree to be awafSed:. Janua^of 19 ■ 74 August 19;^ c .'.V 0 :APPROVED by Thesis. Reading, Committee: « ?■ ' } ___March 20^ 1Q74 -p o Date of Examination Major Professor • - /■. r. ■■ i /■ i lz‘. h . <s»- . 4. Dean, Graduate; School'^ ■> ii'- ♦s A' i e t 1 i c A HISTORY OFS THE ISMAILI. COMMUNITY IN TANZANIA BY< SHIRIN REMTUlIlA. WALJI V- i 1 i. 'i A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of-the' . >r requirements for the degree of ' DOCTOR OE PHILOSOPHY (History)' at the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, M^ISON i 1974 r .V <0 r i A HISTORY Ot the' ISMAILI.
    [Show full text]
  • George Narimanishvili, Salah Al-Din and Syrian Assassins Since Ancient
    George Narimanishvili, Salah al-Din and Syrian Assassins Since ancient times in the East lots of religio-philosophical and mystical sects have been established, but most of them collapsed and disappeared during the centuries. The Islamic era was not an exception. Despite the fact that orthodox Islam was fighting with all “heretics” in every way, many religio-philosophical orders were established in the Islamic world and they suggested their own interpretations of Islam to society. The best example is the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam. Ismailis are known also as Assassins. Unfortunately we have very little information about their activity and in most cases this information is based on myths and legends. The large majority of Ismaili sources have been destroyed during the centuries. Modern scholars have to collect the information from Sunni historians or Christian travelers, whose works in most cases are prejudiced. Sunni historians of the Middle Ages proclaimed Ismailis as heretics and Christians described them as sorcerers. The name of the Ismaili imam or as Europeans called him “The Old Man of the Mountains”, intimidated Muslim as well as Christian monarchs and princes. Ismaili activities and their hidden way of life gave birth to various legends in the minds of Muslims and Christian. We find the first mention of the term “Assassin” in western sources dated from the 12th c A. D. Benjamin of Tudela, the Spanish Rabbi of 12th century, was one of the earliest Europeans to have written about the Ismailis. He visited Syria in 562/1167, and described the Syrian Ismailis by the term of Hashishin.
    [Show full text]
  • An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World
    Muqarnas An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World Editor Gülru Necipoğlu Managing Editor Karen A. Leal volume 33 Sponsored by The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts LEIDEN | BOSTON 2016 For use by the Author only | © 2016 Koninklijke Brill NV C ONTENTS Géza Dávid, In Memoriam: Győző Gerő (1924–2011) . vii Heba Mostafa, The Early Mosque Revisited: Introduction of the Minbar and Maqṣūra . ............... 1 Diana Isaac Bakhoum, The Foundation of a Tabrizi Workshop in Cairo: A Case Study of Its Influence on the Mosque of Emir Altunbugha al-Maridani . .................................................... 17 Sandra Aube, The Uzun Hasan Mosque in Tabriz: New Perspectives on a Tabrizi Ceramic Tile Workshop . ........................................................................................ 33 Eloïse Brac de la Perrière, Manuscripts in Bihari Calligraphy: Preliminary Remarks on a Little-Known Corpus . ........................................................................................... 63 Keelan Overton, Book Culture, Royal Libraries, and Persianate Painting in Bijapur, circa 1580–1630. 91 Charles Melville, New Light on Shah ʿAbbas and the Construction of Isfahan . ...................... 155 Farshid Emami, Coffeehouses, Urban Spaces, and the Formation of a Public Sphere in Safavid Isfahan 177 Conrad Thake, Envisioning the Orient: The New Muslim Cemetery in Malta . ........................ 221 NOTES AND SOURCES Ünver Rüstem, The Spectacle of Legitimacy: The Dome-Closing Ceremony of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque . ........................................................................................ 253 Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes, and David J. Roxburgh, Sayyid Yusuf’s 1433 Pilgrimage Scroll (Ziyārātnāma) in the Collection of the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha . 345 Hans Barnard, Sneha Shah, Gregory E. Areshian, and Kym F. Faull, Chemical Insights into the Function of Four Sphero-Conical Vessels from Medieval Dvin, Armenia .
    [Show full text]