Qelaa El Aaql, Paperback Book, By: Omar Ali-De-Onthaga

Dedicated to the achievements of Farhad Daftary, the leading authority on Ismaili studies and a prominent scholar of Islamic history, this book includes a number of studies in Islamic thought and political history, particularly in the three areas where his research has had the greatest impact: Ismaili studies, Persian studies, and Shi'i studies with a broader context And the most comprehensive. It includes discussions on topics ranging from early Ismaili texts, through scholars and scholars of the Fatimid and Alamut periods of Ismaili history, Persian contributions to Islamic culture and literature, the presence of the Central Asian Turks and the Franks in Islamic lands, to aspects of Shi'i thought in the Safavid era.