Ismaili Centre

The Ismaili Centres are symbolic markers of the permanent presence of the Nizari Ismailis in the countries and regions in which they are established, characterised by the Aga Khan IV as 'ambassadorial buildings'.[1] Each building is architecturally unique and functions as a jamatkhana (place of worship), but also incorporates spaces for social and cultural gatherings, intellectual engagement and reflection, as well as spiritual contemplation. They facilitate mutual exchange and seek to foster understanding between diverse peoples, communities and faiths.[2][3] Collectively and individually, the Centres represent the Nizari Ismaili community’s intellectual and spiritual understanding of Islam, as well as the community’s social conscience, outlook and attitude towards the societies in which it lives.[4]

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Nizari Ismaili Centres around the world

Since the foundation of the Ismaili Centre, London — the first such Centre in the Western world — was laid in 1979,[5] another four Centres opened in Burnaby (Vancouver) (1985), Lisbon (1998), Dubai (2008), and Dushanbe (2009).[6] Following the establishment of the latest Centre in Toronto, an additional Ismaili Centre has been announced for Houston, Paris and Los Angeles.[2]

Ismaili centres
  • Ismaili Centre, London.
  • Ismaili Centre, Burnaby.
  • Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe.
  • Ismaili Centre, Toronto.

References
  1. Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Authority without Territory: The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamate (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), p. 137.
  2. "About the Ismaili Centres". The Ismaili. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Authority without Territory: The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamate (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), pp. 183-84.
  4. "Ismaili Centre Toronto" (PDF). The Ismaili. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. "About the Ismaili Centre, London". Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  6. The ismaili centre, Dushanbe — Fact Sheet, The Ismaili.
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