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| A History of Medieval Islam - IX The Turkish Irruption | The entry of the Seljuk Turks into Western Asia in the second half of the eleventh century forms one of the great epochs of world history. | A History of Medieval Islam - The Turkish Irruption | |
| A History of Syncretism of the Khoja Muslim Community | Medieval India seems to have been at the confluence of various grassroots religious/spiritual traditions. One of the important texts in this regard is Dasavatar credited to have been written Pir Sadr-ud-din, the founder of the Khoja Ismaili sect in the 15th century, in Sindh. The Dasavatar renames Kalki of Puranic literature as Nikalanak – the last messiah who is to come at the end of this era; acknowledges Vishnu, and also names Buddha as one of the avatars. | A History of Syncretism of the Khoja Muslim Community | |
| HAJI BIBI v. H.H. SIR SULTAN MOHAMED SHAH AGA KHAN | Haji Bibi Case THE BOMBAY LAW REPORTER ORIGINAL CIVIL. -------- Before Mr. Justice Russell HAJI BIBI v. H.H. SIR SULTAN MOHAMED SHAH, THE AGA KHAN * | Haji Bibi Case Against Aga Khan III | |
| Haji Bibi Case Part 1 | The Shorthand of the Case itself is now available below the transcript in attachment to this page. The Aga Khan has absolute property over the offerings made to him - Members of the Aga Khan's family not jointly entitled to such offerings - Succession to the estate of the Aga Khan is not joint - Khoja are Shiah Imami Ismailis and not Asnasharis - History of the Aga Khan family - History of Shia Imami Ismailis - Judge entitled to exclude the public from the court or to let the evidence likely to arouse religious or political disquietude be published. | ||
| Haji Bibi Case Part 2 | Witness No. 3, Nathu Virji, is neither Shia Ismaili nor Shia Ashnashri. He cannot say what sort of a Shia Khoja he is. He does not understand what is meant by Shia Ismailis nor Shia Ashnashris. But he believes only in the 12 Imams. He also says that the Bibis of the Mursheds are regarded only as their Bibis. He has never heard the Doowa in which the names of the 48 Imams are recited. He admits that the Khojas of Cutch do not regard Coochick as Dharamguru, as they regard the present Aga Khan, and he says as follows:- "The present Aga Khan is on the gadi. | ||
| Haji Bibi Case Part 3 | Whether it was fraudulent I proceed to discuss. | ||
| Haji Bibi Case part 4 | I find on the issues as follows, and I direct that the issues and my findings thereon be mentioned in the decree, as I am assured that this is a convenient course to adopt:- 1. Whether the offerings and presents received by the first Aga Khan and each of his ancestors since A.D. 1770 and earlier from the Khojas in Bombay and elsewhere and also from Ismaili Shias or the investments now representing the same form part of the entire estate of the first Aga Khan's own family as alleged in para 2 of the plaint? No. | ||
| Has Kalki Already Appeared as ʿAlī? The Influence of Hindu Beliefs on the Nizārī Ismaili Khojas | The Historical Interaction of Hinduism and Islam since the seventh century has witnessed periods of cooperation and syncretism. In this sense the Khojas, who were the main representatives of Nizārī Ismaili thought in India, are a unique model as they were influenced by Hindu customs and beliefs, particularly Vaishnava terminologies. For instance, the Hindu concept of Kalki avatara, the messianic tenth incarnation of Vishnu, renamed in this tradition as Nakalanki, ‘the stainless one’, was identified with ʿAlī, the first Shiite Imam. | Has Kalki Already Appeared as ʿAlī? The Influence of Hindu Beliefs on the Nizārī Ismaili Khojas | |
| Health | THE AGA KHAN HEALTH SERVICES Background Information | Health | |
| Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis | The historical dictionaries present essential information on a broad range of subjects, including American and world history, art, business, cities, countries, cultures, customs, film, global conflicts, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, religion, sports, and theater. Written by experts, all contain highly informative introductory essays of the topic and | Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis | |
| History in Ginans |
INTRODUCTION Our Holy Ginans are full of details about evolution. Following are some points written by Alwaez Abualy Alibhai Aziz. EVOLUTION | History in Ginans | |
| HORSE-RACING IN ISLAM By: Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S.Ali |
The Holy Prophet said, “There should be no prizes for competition except archery, camel and horse races.” |
