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“On the Day We shall call every people with their Imam (leader); then whoever is given his book in his right hand; then these will read their book (joyfully); and they will not be treated unjustly in the least" (111:71).

https://www.amazon.com/Passage-Eternity-Near-Death-Experience-Afterlife/dp/1592998011

This is a great book on a near death experience from an ismaili POV :)

Firstly , this hadith may be about lust. Men desire women and fight with each other for women so it may mean that. However , people can take it negatively and use it as an excuse to oppress women.

Secondly , Bukhari hadith are not all authentic. There are many contradictions in Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari. The age of Aisha (RA) at the time of marriage was 9 according to Bukhari but it has been refuted (here is the article: https://files.fm/u/48r8p9t2k it called A Modern Matn Criticism on the Tradition). The Shia usually don't use the Bukhari or any other Sunni hadith books as the method to declare hadith as sahih is not so effective.

Word. Most of what's in the comments is from Disinheriting Daughters: Applying Hindu Laws of Inheritance to the Khoja Muslim Community in Western India, 1847-1937. DOWNLOAD LINK Carissa Hickling pulls from a number of primary sources to outline the legal issues around both Imamat and inheritance in the Khoja community.

If you're looking for a shorter outline of just the barbhai and what they tried to accomplish, I'd recommend The Aga Khan Case. AMAZON LINK Teena Purohit gives an overview from Hasan Aly Shah teaming up with the British to Sultan Mohamed Shah's reformations of the Jamat.

Happy reading!

Her age was not 6 or 9 , this article explains why. It shows how the Sahih hadith on her age is not actually correct.

here is the download link to the PDF file : https://files.fm/pa/Dise/12866608_A_Modern_Matn_Criticism_on_the_Tradition.pdf/12866608_A_Modern_Matn_Criticism_on_the_Tradition.pdf

There's no "Isma'ili" translation of the Qur'an. Every translation of the Qur'an goes through rigorous checking and double-checking before publication.

The Study Qur'an is one that was suggested to me by an alWaez, after I quoted a translation found in the JK library and he said it was "wrong".

Personally, I use Quran.com because it has a feature to list out multiple translations, so if you get caught up on a specific word or phrase, you can check against other "approved" interpretations. Yusuf Ali's translation is usually what I use in class. They also have a feature that shows the story behind revelations, so we can understand where Muhammad and the Ummah were at when certain chapters were revealed. And it has night mode.

I think I'm gonna disagree with everyone else in this thread and say no.

I had a Qur'an in my house growing up. It was wrapped up in a cloth and placed on the top shelf and never touched and never opened. It was a point of pride for my parents that never read it. So if you're keeping a Qur'an in your house with no intention of reading it, I'mma say: no, don't get a Qur'an.

That said, it's incredibly important to understand the Qur'an whether or not you speak Arabic. I'd also not gonna recommend going through the Qur'an cover to cover (for the same reason /u/vespasian678 mentioned). Start with the 7 verses in the du'a, read multiple translations, get the context behind the revelation. Then you can move on to other verses that the Imam has repeated (like those included in his speeches, or the Jubilee emblems), get the context. Then, as you're exploring Isma'ili literature, a lot of it cites the Qur'an, so cross-check those too, until you have a thorough understanding.

The Study Qur'an was recommended to me by an alWaez in Canada. But I mostly use quran.com because it has multiple English translations as well as context around each revelation (what was going on with Muhammad and the Ummah at the time)

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TLDR: don't own a Qur'an for the sake of owning it. Learn it.

I'm a huge fan of Contemplation and Action by Nasir adDin Tusi. It answered a lot of questions I had about Ismailism and their beliefs. Here's an Amazon link, otherwise you can probably find it in a Jamatkhana lit desk.