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101 Ismaili Heroes Volume 1   By: ibrahim machiwala
This book represents the first known attempt to prepare a comprehensive and well-researched collection of biographies of one hundred and one eminent individuals who have helped to shape the Ismaili Community during the last two centuries. The table of contents, which lists the names of these individuals in alphabetical order, includes such giants as Alidina Visram, Laljibhai Devraj, Major Lakhpati, Fidai Khorassani. The author has also included many less well-known individuals, whose contributions have not been widely recognised, but are as important if not more so. These biographies are preceded by a foreword and preface. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books such as Encyclopedia of Ismailism, 101 Ismaili Heroes, Ismaili Imams biography, life, history and tradition.(read entire article)
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Abu Ali Sina   By: ibrahim machiwala
"Abu Ali ibn Sina, Ibn Sina or Avicenna, known in the West as Prince of Physicians, was born in 370/980 in the village of Afshana near Bukhara. He was an encyclopeadist, philosopher, physiologist, physician, mathematician, astronomer, logician and poet. He gained the titles of Shaikh al-Ra'is (leader among the wise men) and Hujjat al-Haq (proof of God), displayed a remarkable aptitude for learning from an early age. His father Abdullah hailed from Balkh and was in the service of the Samanid court. During the rule of Nuh bin Mansur (366-387/976-997), Abdullah was posted to Bukhara as a revenue collector. Ibn Sina can be described a very gifted child prodigy and learnt the Koran at the age of 10 years, and also mastered the logic and mathematics. Next he embarked upon the fields of physics, metaphysics and medicine, and at the age of 16 years he was well steeped in all the sciences of his days. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books on history and culture of Islam and Ismailism, Abu Abdullah As-Shii is taken from his popular book 101 Ismaili Heroes, must read about Other Ismaili Occasions, Ismaili Imams, Ismaili history, culture and Tradition.(read entire article)
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Abu Hatim Ar-razi    Submitted as: Ibrahim Machiwala Lodhi
"Abu Hatim ar-Razi was born near Ray around 260/874. He was the hujjat of Ray, and conducted the mission with great efficiency and promptness. He studied Ismaili doctrines, also Arabic poetry, and the religious science of Islam, comparative religion and indeed the natural and mathematical sciences. He succeeded to bring the ruler of Ray, Ahmad bin Ali (307-311/92O-924) to the Ismaili fold, who was formerly aggressive to the Ismailis. Abu Hatim also deputed his subordinate da'is in Tabaristan, Ispahan, Azerbaijan and Jurjan; resulting a large conversion, including Mardav ad-Daylami, the governor of Tabaristan; Yousuf bin Abi'l Saj, the governor of Azerbaijan, and Asfar bin Shroya. Abu Hatim was a great philosopher, orator and writer. W. Ivanow writes in A Creed of the Fatimids (Bombay, 1936, p. 5) that, "Abu Hatim ar-Razi surely was one of the most erudite authors that Ismailism, and generally, Islam has ever produced." Seyyed Hossein Nasr writes in the introduction of A'lam al-Nubuwwah (ed. by Salah al-Sawy, Tehran, 1977, p. 1) that, "He is one of the most outstanding theologians and philosophers of Islam and a major figure in that galaxy of exceptional thinkers, such as Hamid al-Din Kirmani, Nasir-i Khusraw and Qadi Numan, who produced the Ismaili philosophy of the Fatimid period." Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books on history & culture of Islam and Ismailism, Mumtaz Ali recently published book 101 Ismaili Heroes is very much popular because of its material, must read about Encyclopedia of Ismailism.(read entire article)
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Abu Yaqub As-sijistani   By: ibrahim machiwala
"Abu Yaqub Ishaq bin Ahmad as-Sijistani, nicknamed "cotton-seed" (Iranian, panba-dana, Arabic khayshafuj) was born in 271/883 in Bandan, a district in north of Sijistan and was trained in Yamen. He was a great philosopher and scholar and considered to be one of the major Ismaili thinkers whose share in the development of the Ismaili system of thought is considerable. Paul E. Walker writes in Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani: Intellectual Missionary (London, 1996, p. 13) that, "Yet, from the prominence of his books and the profoundly impressive intellectual contribution they (Ismailis) represent, we discover a truly significant mind and voice - one that deserves recognition as an outstanding figure in the Ismaili past and as a major force in Islamic thought in general." Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books such as Encyclopedia of Ismailism, 101 Ismaili Heroes.(read entire article)
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The Meaning Of Aga Khan   By: ibrahim machiwala
As is universally acknowledged, the conferment of a title is a mark of distinction recognizing performance, achievement, eminence and excellence. A title, be it civil or military, temporal or ecclesiastical, denotes a designation of class, stature and dignity. By the same token, all titles do have basic meanings and background in their conferment. We, the Ismailis associate ourselves deeply with the name or rather the title "Aga Khan" and we are so much used to being addressed by our beloved Imam as ‘Yours affectionately’ - ‘Aapke Pyare’ - ‘Shafqat ke Saath’ - ‘Tamaro Mamtarru’ Aga Khan that we seldom pause to think of how the title of ‘Aga Khan’ to our last four Imams came to be, or what it really means. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an Ismaili scholar, He has written many books on history and culture of Islam and Ismailism, The Meaning of "Aga Khan" is taken from his popular book Encyclopedia of Ismailism, must read about his other books 101 Ismaili Heroes, and articles on Islam.(read entire article)
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Pir Abul Hasan Shah   By: ibrahim machiwala
Pir Shihabuddin Shah (d. 1301/1884) married to Bibi Arus Khanum, who gave birth of a son, Abul Hasan Shah and six daughters, viz. Talah, Nushi, Turan Malek, Khadija, Tuman Malik and Zarin Taj. Upon the death of Pir Shihabuddin Shah, Imam Aga Ali Shah declared his infant son, Abul Hasan Shah as a next Pir. In this context, the farman follows: Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books on Islam and Ismailism, This article has been taken from Encyclopedia of Ismailism, also read 101 Ismaili Heroes (read entire article)
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Aga Khan Education Services (akes)   By: ibrahim machiwala
The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) provides schooling and other educational services in over 300 facilities in the developing world, ranging from day care center to higher secondary schools. With roots in the Ismaili community's traditions of educational activity, national service companies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh now manage these schools and centers. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books and article on Ismailism, and complete biography of Aga Khan, Development Networks, Education and Health Services of Aga Khan. Read books and articles of Mumtaz Ali at www.ismaili-net.com(read entire article)
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Aga Khan Health Services (akhs)   By: ibrahim machiwala
The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) is one of the most comprehensive non-profit health care systems in the developing world. Building on the Ismaili community's health care efforts during the first half of the century, AKHS now provides primary health care and curative medical care in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania and Syria. It includes five general hospitals, the Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakistan, six maternity homes and more than 230 health centers. Organized in national service companies in Kenya, Tanzania, India and Pakistan, these health facilities are also linked in internationally through network-wide strategies in human resource development, hospital management, nursing development and primary health care. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an popular Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books and article on Ismailism, and complete biography of Aga Khan, Development Networks, Education and Health Services of Aga Khan. Read books and articles of Mumtaz Ali at www.ismaili-net.com(read entire article)
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Aga Khan Museum   By: ibrahim machiwala
Museums in the contemporary world have expanded their missions to become viable educational institutions, actively seeking to broaden their constituencies. Collections and exhibitions have become dynamic tools for instruction, debate and reflection, and for attracting large numbers to the cultural life of societies. They also act as catalysts for cultural exchange and communication, contributing to the development of civil society. It is with this perception of the new role of museums that The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has moved forward to include their establishment in its Education and Culture Programme. To this end, two museum projects were launched in 2003 with a mandate to oversee and co-ordinate the conceptualization, design, building and operation of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto and the Indian Ocean Maritime Museum in Zanzibar. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an Ismaili scholar, He has written many books on history and culture of Islam and Ismailism, Aga Khan Museum is taken from his popular book Encyclopedia of Ismailism, must read about his other books 101 Ismaili Heroes, and articles on Islam.(read entire article)
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Chiragh I Rawshan - An Ismaili Tradition In Central Asia    Submitted as: Ibrahim Machiwala Lodhi
The word chiragh is derived from the Syriac shrag or shragh, meaning lamp, and Chiragh-i Rawshan means shining or luminous lamp, which is one of the oldest surviving Ismaili traditions in the regions of the Central Asia. It is an assembly (majalis) of the believers, where a lamp is illumined, which is its hallmark, and the Koranic verses are chanted for the eternal peace of the departed soul, or for the prosperity of one who is alive. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali is an Ismaili Scholar, He has written many books on history & culture of Islam and Ismailism, Mumtaz Ali recently published book 101 Ismaili Heroes is very much popular because of its material, must read about Encyclopedia of Ismailism.(read entire article)
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