Since long, it was commonly believed that theDruze community possessed an independent religious doctrine which differedtotally from other religions. This belief was the basic reason for thepublic opinion which justified the fact of keeping this religion in totalsecrecy by its members. However, such a belief lacks accuracy, and a deeplook at the Druzes culture may reveal many points in common between thisreligion and other religions. In fact the Druze sheikhs prefer to considertheir Dogma a sect or a Sufi conduct rather than a religion.

RECHERCHES PUBLIEES SOUS LA DIRECTION DE L'INSTITUT DE LETTRES ORIENTALES DE BEYROUTH

SERIE 1 : PENSEE ARABE ET MUSULMANE Tome XXXVI
Textes pour l'etude de la pensee ismailienne

LA QASIDA SAFIYA
Texte arabe etabli et annote Par Aref Tamer
DAR EL-MACHREQ EDITEURS (IMPRIMERIE CATHOLIQUE) BEYROUTH, 1967

It is with profound pleasure and sense of pride that I write the forward to this publication "HEROES OF SURAT".

A Brief Explanation of 15 Chantas

Our human weakness is such that from time to time we tend to forget the religious and moral laws that are ordained upon us and fall into committing sins. These sins retard our spiritual progress and become obstacles in achieving salvation. Repentance is therefore prescribed so that when one seeks forgiveness in earnest, one can have his sins forgiven. Allah says in the Holy Quran:

TRANSLATED WITH NOTES
by MUMTAZ ALI TAJDDIN SADIK ALI
Karachi, January 5, 2001

The present monograph offers an English translation of the accounts of the historical voyage of Pir Sabzali in Central Asia he launched in 1923.

These are our Heroes! Role models for our kids yesterday, role models today and forever!
This book contains 33 Heroes compiled by H.S.H. Prince Aly S. Khan Colony Religious School, Karachi, 1973.

AN ISMAILI INTERPRETATION OF THE GULSHANI RAZ. By IVANOW

THE ISMAILI SOCIETY - ISMAILI TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS SERIES, NO. 4
"ON THE RECOGNITION OF THE IMAM" (Fasl dar Bayan-I Shinakht-I Imam)

Translated from Persian by W. IVANOW
Recognition of the Imam - Ivanow - Ismailism

I am glad to present this important monograph fortunately completed on the day of my birth. It affords brief history of the flag/banner with special reference to the flag of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, its origin in Islam and symbolic interpretation of its colours, incorporated with rare accessible photographs. Hitherto, no materials on the subject have been explored scholarly. In the following pages, a serious attempt has been made to gather within a convenient compass the information scattered.

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