http://simerg.com "...The fundamental principles of faith enshrined in the Shahada and the Tawhid therein, which bind the Ummah in an eternal bond of unity...are continuously reaffirmed by the Shia Ismaili Muslims of whom I am the 49th hereditary Imam in direct lineal descent from the first Shia Imam, Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib through his marriage to Bibi Fatimat-az-Zahra, our beloved Prophet's daughter...Our historic adherence is to the Jafari Madhhab and other Madhahib of close affinity, and it continues, under the leadership of the hereditary Ismaili Imam of the time." - His Highness the Aga Khan, Message to The International Islamic Conference, Amman, Jordan, 4th – 6th July, 2005. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-objects-four-ivory-panels/#comment-1550 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:14:05 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=6355#comment-1550 Once again, your pointing out that male and female took part in art, culture, music etc. is significant to me. One hardly hears of the Fatimid period even mentioned by our fellow Muslims when they are confronted by the hostile attacks made on our faith of Islam, or Muslims, in this age of Islamophobia of running down everything that Islam stands for.

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