http://simerg.com With a particular focus on the cultural, intellectual and textual expressions of the Ismailis and related Muslim traditions. Weekly quote: “...You can have nothing in your pocket, and only the clothes and the shoes you wear, but if you have a well educated mind, you will be able to seize the opportunities life offers you, and start all over again.” – His Highness the Aga Khan, The Peterson Lecture, Atlanta, USA, April 18, 2008. Mon, 28 May 2012 02:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-eloquent-persian-quatrain-by-48th-ismaili-imam-graces-a-1923-invitation-for-talk-about-imamat/#comment-1973 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:45:12 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=7387#comment-1973 I still have a few old copies of Africa Ismaili and used these in my thesis on Social Change… submitted for Social Anthropology at University of Oxford way back in 1975. I remember the writings of late Mr A M Sadruddin whom our present Imam also played tribute to. Well Done!

]]> http://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-eloquent-persian-quatrain-by-48th-ismaili-imam-graces-a-1923-invitation-for-talk-about-imamat/#comment-1947 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:40:09 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=7387#comment-1947 This is a magnificent Qasida by Imam Sir Sultan Mohamad Shah. Indeed our beloved Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) knowingly made obedience to the Imam as his last wish before his rehla – approach the Imam of your time for the continuous worldly and spiritual guidance so that you may not go astray.

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