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/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/#comment-8113 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:43:24 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=2109#comment-8113 Congratulations for this encouragement to poets by giving them a special space on Simerg.

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