529)A Collection Of Posts:The Delegation Decoded-An Esoteric Exegesis of the Delegation of the Isma‘ili Imamat, by Khalil Andani;Quotes Of Aga Khan IV

The links to ISMAILIMAIL on this post do not work so I have refreshed this post with the new links; this post can now be read at:

http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2010/08/636a-collection-of-poststhe-delegation.html



This collection of posts, written by Khalil Andani, will be an exclusive publication by the much-visited and wildly popular ISMAILI MAIL website, home to almost 3 million hits. This series will be posted here as they become available on the Ismaili Mail website.

Mr Andani uses 10th-13th century Ismaili intellectual literature to show religious symbolism in a creation of the inspired mind of man, a building. In my Blog on the link between Science and Religion in Islam I use the same literature to show the same symbolism in nature and the universe around us, God's creation:
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/04/463a-collection-of-posts-describing.html


Quotes Of Aga Khan IV:

"In Shia Islam, intellect is a key component of faith. Intellect allows us to understand the creation of God"(Aga Khan IV, July 23rd 2008, Lisbon, Portugal)

"...As we use our intellect to gain new knowledge about Creation, we come to see even more profoundly the depth and breadth of its mysteries. We explore unknown regions beneath the seas – and in outer space. We reach back over hundreds of millions of years in time. Extra-ordinary fossilised geological specimens seize our imagination – palm leaves, amethyst flowers, hedgehog quartz, sea lilies, chrysanthemum and a rich panoply of shells. Indeed, these wonders are found beneath the very soil on which we tread – in every corner of the world – and they connect us with far distant epochs and environments.
And the more we discover, the more we know, the more we penetrate just below the surface of our normal lives – the more our imagination staggers. Just think for example what might lie below the surfaces of celestial bodies all across the far flung reaches of our universe. What we feel, even as we learn, is an ever-renewed sense of wonder, indeed, a powerful sense of awe – and of Divine inspiration.
Using rock crystal’s irridescent mystery as an inspiration for this building, does indeed provide an appropriate symbol of the Timelessness, the Power and the Mystery of Allah as the Lord of Creation.
What we celebrate today can thus be seen as a new creative link between the spiritual dimensions of Islam and the cultures of the West. Even more particularly, it represents another new bridge between the peoples of Islam and the peoples of Canada”(Aga Khan IV, Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Canada, December 6th 2008)
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/easy-nashs-blogpost-four-hundred-updated-with-quotes-from-the-opening-of-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat/

"The Divine Intellect, Aql-i Kull, both transcends and informs the human intellect. It is this Intellect which enables man to strive towards two aims dictated by the faith: that he should reflect upon the environment Allah has given him and that he should know himself. It is the Light of the Intellect which distinguishes the complete human being from the human animal, and developing that intellect requires free inquiry. The man of faith, who fails to pursue intellectual search is likely to have only a limited comprehension of Allah's creation. Indeed, it is man's intellect that enables him to expand his vision of that creation"(Aga Khan IV, Aga Khan University Inauguration Speech, Karachi, Pakistan, November 11, 1985)

“Muslims believe in an all-encompassing unit of man and nature. To them there is no fundamental division between the spiritual and the material while the whole world, whether it be the earth, sea or air, or the living creatures that inhabit them, is an expression of God’s creation.”(Aga Khan IV, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, 13 April 1984)


The above are 4 quotes and excerpts taken from Blogpost Four Hundred, a collection of around 100 quotes on the subjects of Knowledge, Intellect, Creation, Science and Religion:
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2008/09/400blogpost-four-hundred-knowledge.html



1)The Delegation Decoded – An Esoteric Exegesis of the Delegation of the Isma‘ili Imamat, by Khalil Andani
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/the-delegation-decoded-an-esoteric-exegesis-of-the-delegation-of-the-isma‘ili-imamat-by-khalil-andani/


2)The Delegation Decoded: An Esoteric Exegesis of the Delegation of the Isma‘ili Imamat – Overview
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/the-delegation-decoded-an-esoteric-exegesis-of-the-delegation-of-the-isma‘ili-imamat-overview/


3)The Delegation Decoded – Introduction: The World of Faith
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/the-delegation-decoded-introduction-the-world-of-faith/


4)The Delegation Decoded – Jali Screen and Atrium: Exoteric and the Esoteric
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/the-delegation-decoded-jali-screen-and-atrium-exoteric-and-the-esoteric/


5)The Delegation Decoded – Upper Glass Dome: The Lords of Inspiration
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-delegation-decoded-upper-glass-dome-the-lords-of-inspiration-2/


6)The Delegation Decoded – Inner Glass Fibre Canopy: The Masters of Instruction
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/the-delegation-decoded-inner-glass-fibre-canopy-the-masters-of-instruction/


7)The Delegation Decoded – Jali Screen Sections: The Summoners of Knowledge
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/the-delegation-decoded-jali-screen-sections-the-summoners-of-knowledge/


8)The Delegation Decoded – The Atrium Floor: The Seven Repeated Ones
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/the-delegation-decoded-the-atrium-floor-the-seven-repeated-ones/


9)The Delegation Decoded – Char-Bagh Garden: The Rivers of Paradise
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/the-delegation-decoded-char-bagh-garden-the-rivers-of-paradise/


10)The Delegation Decoded – Conclusion: Searching Below the Surface
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-delegation-decoded-conclusion-searching-below-the-surface/


Other posts on this Blog by Khalil Andani:
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/07/492an-article-by-khalil-andani-that.html



Easy Nash

The Qur'an itself repeatedly recommends Muslims to become better educated in order better to understand God's creation: Aga Khan IV(2007)
The Quran tells us that signs of Allah's Sovereignty are found in the contemplation of His Creation: Aga Khan IV(2007)
This notion of the capacity of the human intellect to understand and to admire the creation of Allah will bring you happiness in your everyday lives: Aga Khan IV(2007)
Islam, eminently logical, placing the greatest emphasis on knowledge, purports to understand God's creation: Aga Khan IV(2006)
The Holy Qu'ran's encouragement to study nature and the physical world around us gave the original impetus to scientific enquiry among Muslims: Aga Khan IV(1985)
The first and only thing created by God was the Intellect(Aql): Prophet Muhammad(circa 632CE)