Life of Nasir Khusraw
Nasir Khusraw was this before his spiritual transformation
What is a court poet?
Capital city founded by the Fatimids
What is Cairo?
Landlocked country whose capital is Kabul
What is Afghanistan?
Name of travelogue that Nasir Khusraw wrote
What is "Safarnama"?
Abyssinian slave who became the first muezzin in Islam
Who was Bilal?
Age at which Nasir Khusraw set out to seek the hand of the Prophet’s successor
What is 40?
Name of Fatimid Imam during whose time Nasir Khusraw lived
Who is Imam Mustansir Billah I?
Name one area in Northern Pakistan, which is considered part of Central Asia
What is Hunza, Gilgit, or Chitral?
Name of anthology that Nasir Khusraw wrote
What is "The Divan"?
Church admired and copied by the Ottomans.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Name of Nasir Khusraw’s teacher in Fatimid Cairo
Who is Al-Muayyad Fi Din al-Shirazi?
Person from whom the Fatimid dynasty took its name
Who is Hazrat Fatima?
Range of mountains called the "Roof of the World"
What are the Pamir Mountains?
Early book of poetry written by Nasir Khusraw in “mathnavi” form
What is “Rawshana’inama”?
A follower of the Imam is this when he obeys the Imam’s Farman.
What is “Farman bardari”?
Name of place in Badakhshan where Nasir Khusraw spent his years upon returning from Cairo
What is Yumgan?
One of the institutions of higher learning established by the Fatimid Imam-Caliphs
What is Al-Azhr or Dar al-Ilm?
Name of river that cuts across Tajikistan and Afghanistan
What is the Pyanj River?
Philosophical work that combines Greek philosophy and Ismaili theology
What is “Zad al-Musafirin”?
Oath of allegiance offered to the Imam by the murid.
What is “bayah”?
This is the title that was given to Nasir Khusraw, which means ‘Proof’
What is "Hujjat"?
Elaborate system of preachers set up by the Fatimids
What was the Dawah?
University created by Mawlana Hazar Imam in Central Asia
What is the University of Central Asia?
Philosophical work that translates as “The Face of Religion”
What is “Wajh-I Din”?
He wrote the only book on Ismaili law.
Who was Qadi Nu’man?