The Shimmering Light: Anthology of Isma'ili Poems

by Annemarie Schimmel (Foreword), Annemarie Schimmel (Foreword), Faquir M. Hunzai (Editor), Kutub Kassam (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $24.29

  A collection of poetry spanning 100 years of Isma'ili history, from the time of the Fatimid caliphate to the present day. In addition to the theme of divine love and the virtues of the Prophet and the Immans, the poems present some of the central ideas of the Isma'ilis and their view of Islam.