The Neoplatonic Qur’anic Exegesis of Nāṣir-i Khusraw – Khalil Andani’s...
Nāṣir-i Khusraw quotes or alludes to Qur’anic verses mentioning specific Divine Names and Attributes and reinterprets them as references to the Universal Intellect and Universal Soul as opposed to God....
View ArticleIsmailis: An Understudied Minority | A Little View of the World
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...
View ArticleIsmaili Muslim Perspectives on Jesus AS by Khalil Andani
“I think that monotheistic religions, having a common reference to a single God, should and must dialogue. The three religions which Abraham inspired have many more common facets than those which...
View ArticleEvent – February 26 | University of Toronto – Ismaili Influence on...
Toronto Ismaili Student Association (ISA) is invited/encouraged to attend Khalil Andani’s Presentation on Ismaili Philosophy at the University of Toronto. This event is open to public. Abstract: The...
View ArticleEvent: March 21 | Boston College School of Theology | Khalil Andani: Shared...
EVENT: Khalil Andani: Shared Theologies between Islam and Christianity DATE: March 21, 2015 TIME: 2:45 – 4:30 PM VENUE: Nemaar Annual Conference STM 332 3rd Floor Large Conference Room, Boston College...
View ArticleEvent – April 1 | Islamic Studies at Harvard University: Khalil Andani’s...
Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program – Graduate Student Workshop This event is only open to Harvard students and faculty. To attend, contact: khalil_andani@mail.harvard.edu EVENT: Khalil Andani: “From...
View ArticleGood Friday & Passover: “Isma’ili Muslim Perspectives on Jesus” by Khalil Andani
One of the schools of Islamic thought and philosophy which actually affirms the the Crucifixion of Jesus and glorifies it, is the tradition of Shī‘ī Ismā‘īlī Islam. The Ismā‘īlī Muslim philosophers of...
View ArticleVideo: Harvard Lecture on Shia Ismaili Muslims by Khalil Andani
On February 21, 2014, Khalil Andani (Doctor of Philosophy of Candidate in Islamic Studies, Harvard University) delivered a lecture called “Shi’i Isma’ili Muslims: An Esoteric Tradition in Islam” as...
View ArticleIsmaili Gnosis Retreat in August 2015 Features Presentations on the Imamat
“To know the Imam of the Time and to recognize him through his disguise…is the great concern and preoccupation which mobilizes all the spiritual energies of a devout Ismaili.” – Henry Corbin The first...
View ArticleKhalil Andani (Harvard) to present paper on the Aga Khan’s Vision of Pluralism
On November 14, Khalil Andani (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) will present his research paper, “From Divine Diversity to the Single Soul: The Aga Khan’s Vision of Pluralism”, at Boston University’s...
View ArticleVideo: The Aga Khan’s Vision of Pluralism – From Divine Diversity to the...
On Saturday, November 14, 2015, Khalil Andani (PhD Candidate — Islamic Studies, Harvard University) presented his research paper, From Divine Diversity to the Single Soul: The Aga Khan’s Vision of...
View ArticleHarvard Lecture Video: Jesus in Esoteric Islam: Ismaili Interpretations of...
“It remains a question why discussions of the ISLAMIC JESUS have not heretofore stressed the IMPORTANCE of the THOUGHT of these ISMAILI scholars with regard to what is probably the great single...
View ArticleKhalil Andani’s Review of Amir-Moezzi, The Divine Guide in Early Shi’ism
What is Imami Shi‘ism in its earliest phase –a socio-political doctrine? A theological-juridical doctrine? An esoteric doctrine?
View ArticleKhalil Andani to present at Harvard Islamic Society’s intra-Muslim event
"Sects Ed" is a major intra-Muslim event aimed at promoting Islamic literacy, mutual understanding, and unity among different branches and communities of Islam.
View ArticleKhalil Andani and Faraz Alidina to present on “Modern Ismaili Imamat” at the...
On April 2, 2016 at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
View ArticleVideo: Khalil Andani Discusses Ismaili Islam and Gnosis on Talk Gnosis
Video of Khalil Andani's talk on the Isma’ili history and esoteric Islam in general.
View ArticleVideo Podcast: Khalil Andani’s Q&A on Ismaili Islam on Talk Gnosis (Part II)
Khalil Andani answers the following questions on esoteric Ismailism and Islam.
View ArticleKhalil Andani Presents on the Ismaili Ta’wil of Hajj at 2016 Medieval Congress
Esoteric Pilgrimage: Ismaili Muslim Hermeneutics of Hajj
View ArticleHarvard Course on Islam: Qur’an, Prophet Muhammad, Shi’a Muslim Tafsir and...
Havard’s free online course – Understanding Islam through its Scriptures taught by Professor Ali Asani – continues this week.
View ArticleHarvard Islam Course (Day 7): Sufi & Ismaili Esoteric Interpretation of the...
Register for this free Online Course here: https://www.edx.org/course/islam-through-its-scriptures-harvardx-hds-3221-4x
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