On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Khalil Andani delivered a Student Lecture on the topic of “Shi’a Isma’ili 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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpDOSMDhYM
Khalil Andani is a young professional from Toronto. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds Bachelors of Math (BMath) and Masters of Accounting (MAcc) degrees from the University of Waterloo. Khalil is a contemporary Isma’ili Muslim thinker whose areas of focus include theology, philosophy, metaphysics, hermeneutics (ta’wil) and the Perennial Philosopy (sophia perennis). He also writes and lectures on Isma’ili intellectual thought and practice and their relevance in the modern age. Some of his feature articles published on IsmailiMail include The Delegation Decoded and The Concept of Succession in the Shi’a Isma’ili Imamat. He can be contacted at 
