http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpDOSMDhYM

By Morgan Bromhead, United Kingdom – Have you ever heard of the Ismaili’s? If so, do you understand their place within Islam? If your answer is yes to each of these questions you can be considered within the minority in the West. A fact which I consider mind boggling, especially when coupled with the knowledge that they constitute the second largest Shi’a community, after the Twelvers, in the Islamic world. Although this figure translates to under 10% of the world’s Shi’ite population, that still constitutes over 15 million people. Although not having had political leadership of a state since the 13th century they can be found within 20 countries across the globe and continue to have political and religious significance. The reason for their anonymity may have been understood if they remained confined to one area, however, they can be seen across the modern world as substantial and integral communities within over twenty countries.

via Ismailis: An Understudied Minority | A Little View of the World.

The Isma’ili Muslims are a branch of Shi‘a Islam which traces the religious and spiritual authority of the Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law ‘Ali, the first Imam (spiritual leader) and thereafter by heredity through the Imam’s descendants. The Isma‘ilis are so called because following the death of the fifth Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, they accepted his elder son Isma‘il as his legitimate successor to the Imamate and traced the Imamate among the lineal descendants of Isma‘il. Meanwhile, the majority of the Shi‘a, later known as the Ithna ‘Ashari (Twelvers) traced the Imamate through Imam Ja’far’s younger son Musa al-Kadhim and through a few more generations until the disappearance of their twelfth Imam in the ninth century.

The Isma‘ili branch was itself subdivided upon the death of their nineteenth Imam, al-Mustansir-bi’llah, with the Nizari Isma‘ilis accepting his son and heirdesignate Abu Mansur Nizar as the next Imam while the other branch known as the Must‘alian Isma‘ilis followed another son Ahmad Must‘ali. The Must‘alian Imams were believed to have gone into concealment a few generations later and are now represented by da‘is who lead the communities. The Nizari Isma‘ilis were further subdivided over the succession to their twenty-first Imam Shams alDin Muhammad. One group followed his younger son Qasim Shah as their Imam while the other followed Muhammad Shah – these groups being known as the Qasim-shahi Nizaris and Muhammad-shahi Nizaris.

Today, the Imam of the Nizari Qasimshahi Isma‘ilis is His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV known to his murids as ‘Mawlana Hazar Imam’ (our lord the present Imam). The Muhammad-shahi community lost contact with its last known Imam, Muhammad Baqir, in the nineteenth century and the bulk of this community transferred its allegiance to the Qasim-shahi Imamat during the Imamate of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, the predecessor and grandfather of the present Imam. Technically the term “Isma‘ili” embraces all those Shi‘a groups which affirm the Imamate of Isma‘il ibn Jafar. In the present time, the term ‘Isma‘ili Muslims’ is most often used to designate to the Nizari Qasim-shahi branch lead by the Aga Khan. Through all the various schisms that have occurred within the Shi‘a community, the matter of succession to the Imamate was of paramount importance and became the determining factor of these events.

By Khalil Andani – Click here to read.

It happened on August 8, 1164, CE (17 Ramadan 559 AH).

This is the day I would have wanted to witness.

On this day Isma‘ilis from all over Persia gathered outside the fort of Alamut. A great pulpit was erected with four pillars attached to four banners – white, red, yellow and green.

The murids from Rudbar and Daylan stood to the front of the pulpit, the murids from Khurasan and Quhistan were stationed on the right side, and the murids from central and west Persia were positioned on the left.

At midday, the Imam of the time, Mawlana Hasan ‘ala-dhikrihi al-salaam, adorned in a white garment and wearing a white turban, descended from the castle and ascended the pulpit.

The Imam greeted the dignitaries and sat down for a moment. Suddenly, he rose and drew his sword and made one of the most important declarations in Isma‘ili history:

By Khalil Andani – Click here to Read at Simerg.com

Also by the same author: Golden Jubilee Imamat Day Tribute
The Concept of Succession in the Shi’a Isma’ili Imamate
The Delegation Decoded

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Also read: Alternate Reading of the Events Surrounding the Declaration of Qiyama in Ismai‘li History

As part of its goal to advance learning, facilitate communication and promote cooperation, The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) sponsors an annual meeting that is a leading international forum for scholarship, intellectual exchange and pedagogical innovation. It is responsible for the International Journal of Middle East Studies, the premiere journal on the region, the MESA Review of Middle East Studies and a biannual newsletter.

• Masters and Slaves: The Role of the Slavs in the Fatimid Mediterranean Empire in the 4th/10th Century by Jiwa, Shainool
• Official Fatimid Refutation of Religious Opposition: Al-Kirmani and the Nusayris by Walker, Paul E.
• Upper Egypt: a ‘Shii’ powerhouse in the Fatimid period? by Cortese, Delia
• Al-Turtushi and the Fatimids by Fierro, Maribel
• The Qur’an – Word of God or Word of Muhammad: Prophetic Revelation in the thought of Abdulkarim Soroush and Nasir-i Khusraw by Andani, Khalil

https://mymesa.arizona.edu/meeting_program_session.php?sid=de15311c3bbc04511d85ed6c4ad30fda
https://mymesa.arizona.edu/meeting_program_session.php?sid=25282f2b724747701012e9097f32b657

http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting/index.html

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09596410.2013.850795

[Re post] On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Khalil Andani delivered a Student Lecture on the topic of “Shi’a Ismaili Islam” before an audience of University students.

The lecture covered the following points:

1. Isma’ili Muslims within the Muslim Ummah.
2. Historical Snapshot of the Isma’ili Imamat.
3. Isma’ili Da’wah and Esoteric Interpretation.
4. The Imamah and the Role of the Imam.
5. The Concept of Tariqah in Islam.

Link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpDOSMDhYM

The Isma’ili Muslims are a branch of Shi‘a Islam which traces the religious and spiritual authority of the Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law ‘Ali, the first Imam (spiritual leader) and thereafter by heredity through the Imam’s descendants. The Isma‘ilis are so called because following the death of the fifth Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, they accepted his elder son Isma‘il as his legitimate successor to the Imamate and traced the Imamate among the lineal descendants of Isma‘il. Meanwhile, the majority of the Shi‘a, later known as the Ithna ‘Ashari (Twelvers) traced the Imamate through Imam Ja’far’s younger son Musa al-Kadhim and through a few more generations until the disappearance of their twelfth Imam in the ninth century.

The Isma‘ili branch was itself subdivided upon the death of their nineteenth Imam, al-Mustansir-bi’llah, with the Nizari Isma‘ilis accepting his son and heirdesignate Abu Mansur Nizar as the next Imam while the other branch known as the Must‘alian Isma‘ilis followed another son Ahmad Must‘ali. The Must‘alian Imams were believed to have gone into concealment a few generations later and are now represented by da‘is who lead the communities. The Nizari Isma‘ilis were further subdivided over the succession to their twenty-first Imam Shams alDin Muhammad. One group followed his younger son Qasim Shah as their Imam while the other followed Muhammad Shah – these groups being known as the Qasim-shahi Nizaris and Muhammad-shahi Nizaris.

Today, the Imam of the Nizari Qasimshahi Isma‘ilis is His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV known to his murids as ‘Mawlana Hazar Imam’ (our lord the present Imam). The Muhammad-shahi community lost contact with its last known Imam, Muhammad Baqir, in the nineteenth century and the bulk of this community transferred its allegiance to the Qasim-shahi Imamat during the Imamate of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, the predecessor and grandfather of the present Imam. Technically the term “Isma‘ili” embraces all those Shi‘a groups which affirm the Imamate of Isma‘il ibn Jafar. In the present time, the term ‘Isma‘ili Muslims’ is most often used to designate to the Nizari Qasim-shahi branch lead by the Aga Khan. Through all the various schisms that have occurred within the Shi‘a community, the matter of succession to the Imamate was of paramount importance and became the determining factor of these events.

By Khalil Andani – Click here to read.

Harvard Presentation on Shi’i Isma’ili Muslims By Khalil Andani – An Esoteric Tradition of Islam

On Friday, February 21, Khalil Andani will be delivering a presentation as part of the Harvard Divinity School Muslim Council’s Student Presentation series entitled “Diversity in Islam: Communities of Interpretation” where Harvard students will help educate about different branches and interpretations of Islam.

Khalil Andani will be presenting on the Shi’i Isma’ili Muslims and discuss some of the major historical, philosophical and theological themes from the Isma’ili traditions of Islam. This short presentation will be followed by an open Q&A and discussion with the audience.

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Watch: University Student Lecture on Shia Ismaili Islam

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This is an invitation to Khalil Andani’s upcoming Conference Presentation in the NMCGSA Graduate Symposium taking place at the University of Toronto. The presentation will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2014 between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. It will be followed by some Q/A.

The presentation deals with the all-important concept of Tawhid – the affirmation of the oneness of God – in the Isma’ili Muslim philosophy of Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani and the Sufi mystical thought of Ibn al-’Arabi.

SESSION C: MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC THOUGHT

The Metaphysics of Tawhīd: Ismā‘īlī and Akbarī Perspectives

Khalil Andani
MA Student, Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School
Specialization: Islamic Theology and Philosophy

Since the first century of Islam, Muslims belonging to various theological camps have struggled to define, delineate and philosophize the exact meaning and parameters of tawhīd. This paper is a preliminary comparative study of the metaphysics of tawhīd in the thought of the eleventh century Fatimid Ismā‘īlī dā‘ī Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī (d. 1021) and the twelfth/thirteenth century Islamic mystic Ibn al-‘Arabī (d. 1240).

Recent scholarship by Ebstein has demonstrated the transmission of the Ismā‘īlī Neoplatonic doctrines in the Epistles of the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’ into the Andalusian mysticism of Ibn al-‘Arabī. The thought of the Ikhwān has also exerted an influence upon Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī who was evidently familiar with their epistles. What remains to be explored is how such ideas were further developed in the Ismā‘īlī and Akbarian traditions. This paper demonstrates how Kirmānī and Ibn al-‘Arabī’s share two important metaphysical positions with respect to tawhīd. Firstly, they each draw a metaphysical distinction between the ineffable and suprapersonal Essence of God and a secondary hypostatic level of reality that is the personal Divinity described by Names and Attributes – what Kirmānī and Ibn al-‘Arabī respectively call the First Intellect or the Divinity/Level. Secondly, they each maintain that the direct object or referent of tawhīd is not God as such, but rather, the hypostatic level of God’s Names. The findings of this study build upon the conclusions of prior scholarship and also demonstrate that the concept of wujūd need not be the dominant criterion in the study of Ibn al-Arabī’s thought.

Biography:

Khalil Andani is a Master of Theological Studies candidate at Harvard University. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and holds Bachelor of Mathematics and Master of Accounting degrees from the University of Waterloo. His current research focus is Islamic philosophy and theology, with particular attention to early Shi’i thought, Neoplatonism, Isma’ili thought (particularly cosmology and theories of revelation and exegesis), and Islamic mysticism (particularly the concept of the ‘Oneness of Being’). His forthcoming publications include a chapter on the philosophical thought of Nasir-i Khusraw in the upcoming Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy.

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http://nmc.utoronto.ca/symposiums/

Earlier: Harvard Presentation by Khalil Andani on the “Shi’i Isma’ili Muslims: An Esoteric Tradition in Islam”

“The Imam’s work is guided by one of the foundational ethical principles of Islam, the unity of humankind. The Imam’s ethical role for humanity at large is to help enable each person to live up to their exalted status as vicegerent or trustee of God on earth,”

“The Imam’s mandate includes realizing the ethics of Islam through institutional and social action.”

… said Khalil Andani, Master of Theological Studies candidate at Harvard University.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samreen-hooda/the-aga-khan-helps-brown-_b_4945075.html

Khalil Andani, Harvard University “The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat: A Symbolic Cartography of Spiritual Authority”

We highly recommend you read/download Khalil Andani’s related article on this topic. Click here: The Delegation Decoded – An Esoteric Exegesis of the Delegation of the Isma‘ili Imamat, by Khalil Andani. This article is also available in multiple format for convenient read.

For those in Ohio and wish to attend, here is the program link.

“And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah’s messenger – they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain. But Allah took him up unto Himself. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise” – Holy Qur’an 4:157-158

Watch: Video of Khalil Andani’s Presentation Shi’a Isma’ili Muslim Christology:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Hy1j7-zCE
Watch: Full Video of The Christology Symposium Presentations and Panel Discussion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC4u_pm_2Wk

Further Reading on the subject of Isma’ili Muslim Christology can be found at:

1. Henry Corbin, Cyclical Time and Ismaili Gnosis, Tr. Ralph Manheim and James Morris, London: Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications Ltd., 1983
2. Todd Lawson, The Crucifixion and the Qur’an, Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2009
3. Khalil Andani, “They Killed Him Not”: The Crucifixion in Shi‘a Isma‘ili Islam
4. Khalil Andani, “The Common Word”: Reflections on Muslim-Christian Dialogue
5. Khalil Andani, The Metaphysics of the Common Word: A Dialogue of Eckhartian and Isma’ili Gnosis, Sacred Web Journals 2011 Part1, Part2

As observed by millions of Christians around the world, Good Friday marks the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. For Christians, this event is the climax of sacred history: the death of Christ on the Cross is believed to have redeemed and cleansed the sin of humanity. Indeed, the efficacy of the entire Christian doctrine – adhered to by the largest number of people in the world – depends upon the event of the Crucifixion.

Click here to read: The Crucifixion in Shi‘a Isma‘ili Islam | Ismā‘īlī Gnosis.

On Thursday, March 15, 2012, the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s College hosted “The Christology Symposium” – an academic forum featuring presentations on Jesus from Catholic, Protestant, Sunni Muslim and Ismā‘īlī Muslim perspectives followed by a panel discussion. The presentations consisted of the following:

1. “Roman Catholic Christology” (at 5:50) – Greg Rupik (PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
2. “Sunni Muslim Christology” (at 22:00) – Shabir Ally (PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
3. “Evangelical Christology” (at 39:15) – Dr. Tony Costa (PhD)
4. “Shī‘ī Ismā‘īlī Muslim Christology” (at 57:30) – Khalil Andani (Master of Theological Studies Candidate, Harvard University)

via http://ismailignosis.com/2014/04/18/video-muslim-christian-dialogue-on-jesus-featuring-sunni-ismaili-catholic-and-protestant-interpretations/

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As part of the New-England Maritimes Regions American Academy of Religion Conference (NEMAAR), Khalil Andani will deliver a conference presentation on the theological views of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III.

Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (1878-1957) is well known for a number of reasons: his spiritual leadership as the hereditary Imam of the Nizari Isma‘ili Muslims; his role as a Muslim leader through his involvement in Pakistan’s independence movement; and his international political career which culminated in his being President of the League of Nations. However, there has been less attention given to his theological and philosophical views and his role as a Muslim thinker. This study explores the Aga Khan’s theological views on the concepts of God, Creation, Spirit, Soul, and Nature as presented in his public speeches, interviews, and writings.

Facebook Event:

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Conference Schedule:

https://www2.bc.edu/james-bretzke/2014NEMAARConventionProgram.pdf

The study argues that the Aga Khan’s theological views, as articulated in his Memoirs and other public writings, constitute a synthesis of the Sufi concept of wahdat al-wujud (from Ibn al-’Arabi and his interpreters) and Fatimid Isma‘ili Neoplatonic ideas (of Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani and Nasir-i Khusraw) which he employs in response to certain Western theological concepts that were prominent in his lifetime such as pantheism and deism. In particular, the Aga Khan’s concept of God as “Monoreality” and the Universe as a reflection of God follows Ibn al-‘Arabi’s doctrine of God as Absolute Being – what later became known as wahdat al-wujud. His metaphysical ideas – of Creation as the continuous manifestation of God’s Will, God’s creative power as the “womb” or “matrix” for all existents, the Universal or Holy Spirit as the intelligent source of the laws of nature and spiritual illumination and the Universal Soul as an all-pervading spiritual reality that sustains and embraces the Universe – resembles the Neoplatonic concepts of the Universal Intellect and Universal Soul from Fatimid Ismaili thought and the Akbarian doctrines of the All-Merciful Breath and the renewal of creation. Thus, the Aga Khan’s theological views draw upon the rich intellectual heritage of Fatimid Ismaili philosophy and Akbarian Sufi mysticism.

Khalil Andani is currently completing his Master of Theological Studies degree at Harvard Divinity School and will begin a doctoral program in Islamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University in the Fall. His academic interests include Islamic theology and philosophy, pre-modern and modern Isma’ili thought, and natural theology. His publications include two articles published in the Sacred Web and a chapter in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy. Over the past year, he has been invited to deliver guest lectures and conference presentations at the University of Toronto, University of Chicago, Harvard University, and Carleton University.

All related: http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/tag/khalil-andani/

Saturday May 3, 2:00 – 3:20, at University of Chicago. Open for public.

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As part of the 2014 MEHAT (Middle East History and Theory) Conference at University of Chicago, Khalil Andani will deliver a presentation on the theological views of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III.

Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (1878-1957) is well known for a number of reasons: his spiritual leadership as the hereditary Imam of the Nizari Isma‘ili Muslims; his role as a Muslim leader through his involvement in Pakistan’s independence movement; and his international political career which culminated in his being President of the League of Nations. However, there has been less attention given to his theological and philosophical views and his role as a Muslim thinker. This study explores the Aga Khan’s theological views on the concepts of God, Creation, Spirit, Soul, and Nature as presented in his public speeches, interviews, and writings.

Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/756034271084153/

Conference Schedule:
http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/mehat/files/2014/04/2014-MEHAT-Program.pdf

The study argues that the Aga Khan’s theological views, as articulated in his Memoirs and other public writings, constitute a synthesis of the Sufi concept of wahdat al-wujud (from Ibn al-’Arabi and his interpreters) and Fatimid Isma‘ili Neoplatonic ideas (of Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani and Nasir-i Khusraw) which he employs in response to certain Western theological concepts that were prominent in his lifetime such as pantheism and deism. In particular, the Aga Khan’s concept of God as “Monoreality” and the Universe as a reflection of God follows Ibn al-‘Arabi’s doctrine of God as Absolute Being – what later became known as wahdat al-wujud. His metaphysical ideas – of Creation as the continuous manifestation of God’s Will, God’s creative power as the “womb” or “matrix” for all existents, the Universal or Holy Spirit as the intelligent source of the laws of nature and spiritual illumination and the Universal Soul as an all-pervading spiritual reality that sustains and embraces the Universe – resembles the Neoplatonic concepts of the Universal Intellect and Universal Soul from Fatimid Ismaili thought and the Akbarian doctrines of the All-Merciful Breath and the renewal of creation. Thus, the Aga Khan’s theological views draw upon the rich intellectual heritage of Fatimid Ismaili philosophy and Akbarian Sufi mysticism.

Khalil Andani is currently completing his Master of Theological Studies degree at Harvard Divinity School and will begin a doctoral program in Islamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University in the Fall. His academic interests include Islamic theology and philosophy, pre-modern and modern Isma’ili thought, and natural theology. His publications include two articles published in the Sacred Web and a chapter in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy. Over the past year, he has been invited to deliver guest lectures and conference presentations at the University of Toronto, University of Chicago, Harvard University, and Carleton University.

All related: http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/tag/khalil-andani/

Earlier event at Boston College

MESA’s 48th annual meeting will commence in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on November 22-25, 2014. This year’s panel presentation features several IIS and Harvard intellectuals like Nadia E. Jamal, Shainool Jiwa, Paul E. Walker, Khalil Andani, Daniel Beben and others.

	Discovering and Reinterpreting Key Sources of Ismaili Thought and History Organizer: Paul Walker (University of Chicago) – https://mymesa.arizona.edu/meeting_program
	Ismāʿīlī History in the Early Modern Era Organizer: Daniel Beben (Indiana University) – https://mymesa.arizona.edu/meeting_program
	Cosmology and Authority: Ismā‘īlī Philosophy in the Medieval Period Organizer: Khalil Andani (Harvard University) – https://mymesa.arizona.edu/meeting_program

More on MESA 2014: http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting/index.html

Khalil Andani (Doctoral Candidate in Islamic Studies – Harvard University) was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Here and Now Toronto. In this 5 minute interview, Khalil explained the importance of the Aga Khan, the importance of the Aga Khan Museum and the sentiments of the Toronto Ismaili community on the occasion of the Opening Ceremonies.

Click on YouTube Play button to listen to the conversation.

Khalil Andani is a doctoral (Ph.D) candidate specializing in Islamic intellectual history, theology, philosophy, and mysticism at Harvard University and holds a Master of Theological Studies degree (2014), specializing in Islamic philosophy and Ismaili thought, from Harvard University.

CBC Radio Here & Now Toronto: http://www.cbc.ca/hereandnowtoronto/
All related Khalil Andani: http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/tag/khalil-andani/

Also watch University Student Lecture on Ismailism by Khalil Andani

As part of the Ismaili Studies Conference taking place at the University of Chicago​,​ Khalil Andani will be presenting his paper titled “F​​rom Divine Word to Prophetic Word: Revelation in the Thought of Nasir-i Khusraw.”

This presentati​​on will discuss how Nasir-i Khusraw, an 11th century Ismaili Muslim da’i, philosopher and poet understood the process in which the Word of God is inspired and revealed to the Prophet Muhammad and takes on the form of Arabic words and phrases.

Unlike traditional and popular ideas of revelation where the Prophet is a passive recipient of the Qur’an which is verbally dictated to him, in Nasir’s Ismaili model of revelation, the Prophet Muhammad plays an active r​​ole in receiving spiritual inspiration and then expressing it in the form of symbols and parables in eloquent Arabic.

Khalil’s presentation is part of a panel on Ismaili thought at Ismaili Studies Conference.

More information on the Conference is available here

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Khalil Andani is a doctoral (Ph.D) candidate specializing in Islamic intellectual history, theology, philosophy, and mysticism at Harvard University and holds a Master of Theological Studies degree (2014), specializing in Islamic philosophy and Ismaili thought, from Harvard University. Khalil’s publications include a book chapter on Nasir-i Khusraw’s philosophical thought in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy and articles in Sacred Web, and The Matheson Trust. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA-CPA) and completed Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) and Master of Accounting degrees at the University of Waterloo (2008). Over the last few years, Khalil has been invited to deliver several guest lectures and conference presentations on various topics in Islamic philosophy, theology and mysticism at Harvard University (SCT 2013, HDS 2014), University of Toronto (Shia Ismaili Islam, Christology Symposium, NMCGSA 2013, NMCGSA 2014), University of Chicago (MEHAT 2013, MEHAT 2014), Carleton University, the American Academy of Religion (Midwest AAR 2014, NEMAAR 2014), the Middle East Studies Association 2013 and 2014. He can be contacted at Khalil_Andani@mail.harvard.edu.

• University Lecture on Shia Ismaili Islam – University of Toronto – Invited Guest Lecture
• Ismaili Muslim Perspectives on Jesus – Invited Presenter and Panelist at the Christology Symposium – University of Toronto
• The Ismaili Muslim Thought of Nasir-i Khusraw – Harvard University – Invited Guest Lecture

​​Calligraphy in the poster, courtesy Nina Jaffer at amaana.org

F​acebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/335437513295938/

Related:

• Khalil Andani’s Presentation in Chicago: Revelation in the Thought of Nasir-i Khusraw
• CBC Radio Interviews Khalil Andani (Harvard) about the Aga Khan Museum
• Scholars from IIS, Harvard, and Indiana host panels on Ismaili History and Philosophy at MESA 2014
• Khalil Andani’s Upcoming Presentation in Chicago: The Theology of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III
• Event – Monorealism: The Theology of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III by Khalil Andani
• Muslim-Christian Dialogue on Jesus featuring Sunni, Ismaili, Catholic and Protestant Interpretations
• The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Shi‘a Isma‘ili Islam
• Video: Ismaili Interpretations of Jesus, the Crucifixion and the Cross by Khalil Andani
• Khalil Andani’s Presentation on the Delegation of Ismaili Imamat: Esoteric Thought in Physical Form
• “Imam’s work is guided by one of the foundational ethical principles of Islam: the unity of humankind”

• Khalil Andani’s Presentation in Chicago: Revelation in the Thought of Nasir-i Khusraw
• Simerg.com: Nasir Khusraw on the Pilgrimage
• IIS Scholar Prof. Eric Ormsby receives World Book Award of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• The Interactive Safar-nama of Nasir Khusraw at IIS
• Shrine of Hakim Pir Nasir Khusraw in Afghanistan
• Book Review by Khalil Andani: Pearls of Persia: The Philosophical Poetry of Nāṣir-i Khusraw
• Musical Instrument of Ismailis of Chitral: Gharba – A Plucked Lute
• To whom should they stretch out their hand? | Nooru’s Blog
• From Neo-Platonism to Peasant Uprising: The Image of Nasir-i Khusraw and Ismailism in Soviet Orientalism | Eastblog
• The Esoteric of Eid-ul-Fitr

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All Related to the Ismaili Studies Conference

• Reporting from Ismaili Studies Conference – University of Chicago
• Event – October 18 | University of Chicago – Logan Center for the Arts: Ismaili Studies Conference – Public Music Engagement – Silk Road Rising
• Event – October 18 | University of Chicago: Islamicate Studies Symposium
• Event – October 18 | University of Chicago: Ismaili Studies Conference and Islamicate Studies Symposium – Teaching Islam
• Event – October 16-17 | University of Chicago: Ismaili Studies Conference
• Khalil Andani’s Presentation in Chicago: Revelation in the Thought of Nasir-i Khusraw
• Event – October 16-17 | Chicago: First Ever “Ismaili Studies Conference” at University of Chicago

All Related to Upcoming Events

• Event – October 27 | Ismaili Centre, Burnaby: An evening with Giller Prize winning author M.G. Vassanji
• Event – October 25 | Royal Ontario Museum: Alice Hunsberger: Cairo at the Heart of the Grand Tour: Medieval Travellers from Spain to China
• Event – October 24 | Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan: Advancing Global Developmental Science – The Role of a Majority World Research Institute
• Event – October 21-26 | Aga Khan Museum: Tehreema Mitha
• Event – October 20-24 | Aga Khan Foundation Canada: University Seminar Series – Re-imagining Social Accountability for Results