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Imam Hazrat AliDr. Reza Shah-Kazemi Yawm-e Ali lecture Video delivered at the Ismaili Centre, London

The 2010 Yawm-e Ali Lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London was delivered on 14 July, 2010 by Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi, Research Fellow at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. In his lecture titled Imam Ali and the Power of Compassion, Dr. Shah-Kazemi explored the role played by Rahma — divine compassion — in the teachings of Hazrat Ali.

He stressed the relationship between intellect and compassion as one of the key polarities in the thought of Imam Ali. Just as the operation of the intellect requires the participation of all the cardinal virtues — compassion above all others, says Dr Shah-Kazemi, likewise, the deeper meaning and transformative power of the virtue of compassion can only be unlocked by the spiritual and moral application of the faculty of the intellect.

“In these next forty-five minutes, I want to alert you to the subtle relationships, in the teachings of Imam Ali, between the intellect, the principle of rahma and spiritual realisation, the infinite power which is rooted and radiating through the principle of rahma.”

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1 thought on “Imam Ali and the Power of Compassion — Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi”

  1. Thank you so much for this. Without a doubt Dr Reza Shah Kazemi is an authority on the teachings of Imam Ali.
    His book Justice and Remembrance an IIS publication captures the spiritual ethos of Imam Ali and serves to Illustrate and quantify the relationship between the Prophet (peace be on him) and Imam Ali.
    This is truly wonderful.
    Thank you.

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Imam Ali and the Power of Compassion — Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi