Recent Additions
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Literary Reading: Qadi al-Nu’man on the Distinction between Islam and Iman
 Literary Reading: Imamat in Ismaili Ginanic Literature |
 Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) in Ismaili Ginans |
Click to read timeline of awards conferred on His Highness the Aga Khan
Click for Prince Karim Aga Khan, Honours, Part I
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Other Recommended Reading
Literary Reading: Ethics in the Kalam-i Mawla of Hazrat Ali, Part One
Arif Babul
Mr. Bruno Freschi
Voices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerg
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Summoning the Past Into the Present
To mark the first anniversary of Simerg.Com, we want scholars, authors, waezins, intellectuals as well as students of history, Ismailis and non-Ismailis alike, to contribute towards a special series that we shall be launching in mid-March 2010 called “I Wish I’d Been There.” Like the American Heritage magazine did some twenty five years ago in a special issue dedicated to American History, we want you to consider this question:
What is the one scene, incident or event in Ismaili history you would like to have witnessed — and why?
We are asking you to be a “fly on the wall” at an epochal period in Ismaili history, and we hope that the range of answers will confirm that historical imagination is unbounded. Taken together, your replies should turn out to be an amusing, fascinating, moving, and perhaps even a coherent narrative history – one that we believe might fulfill a challenge by the pre-eminent American historian, Commer Vann Woodward, “to summon the past into the present.”
Your contribution can vary from 50 to 600 words in length and should be emailed to simerg@aol.com, subject “I Wish I’d Been There.” If you wish, you may submit a relevant image to accompany your narrative.
We look forward to your contribution for this unique project.
Abdulmalik J. Merchant
Editor, Www.Simerg.Com
Note: Please click Forthcoming: “I Wish I’d Been There” – Summoning the Past Into the Present to read a selection of narratives published in “American Heritage.” They serve as good examples for composing your piece on Ismaili history.
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Simerg
What is Simerg?” This curiosity is appreciated. Many who have an answer will still ask for verification: “It is from the The Conference of the Birds, isn’t it?”
Yes, indeed it is, but with a variation in the spelling to make this site unique.
Simerg will seek to promote originality through the following sections:
Historical Photographs will become a resource of rare and unique non-copyright photographs. The photos will chronicle the Ismailis from the late 19th century onwards under a wide variety of topics including: Portraits, Monuments as well as the Social Life and Customs of the Ismailis.
In Voices, Simerg will interview as well as seek feedback from interesting and insightful individuals on topics which are relevant to Muslims and the faith of Islam, without excluding science and ethics, culture and religion in general. The interviews will be with Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Modern Artistic Expressions will be dedicated to the expressions of the modern Ismaili community in the areas of Visual Arts and Poetry.
Literary Readings will consist of inspiring and educational readings from the Alid and the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim traditions. The readings will be short and informative. New readings will be added on a regular basis.
Parables will illustrate a moral or religious lesson through short simple stories found in Islamic Literature from the earliest times to the present. The parables might appear to have been written with the eyes of a child and the mind of a beginner, yet they will be pointing fingers to the gateway of spirituality.
Sidelines is where you will get opinions and news on any subject; perhaps, a place for uninvolved people seeking to engage themselves with something that could be of interest.
Collections will offer extraordinary books and extraordinary objects including rare, antiquarian and out of print texts pertaining to the Muslim world, as well some unique selections of more recent works by Muslims.
Please visit this site regularly and share with us some of your unique ideas and thoughts.
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