Webinar: Canada Farmans - A Theological Commentary by Dr. Khalil Andani
On June 6 afternoon, Dr. Andani will present a theological commentary on select themes in Mawlana Hazar Imam's Canada Farmans. Register here.
On June 6, 2026 at 1pm MST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST, Dr. Khalil Andani will present a commentary on the recent Farmans of Mawlana Hazar Imam made in Eastern Canada. He will focus on the ideas of Tawhid (unity of God), Intellect, Free Will, and Imamology in connection with the Ismaili intellectual tradition of philosophy and theology.
Register for this Zoom webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ratPSO0qRw6Ykg_MJmALtg
Speaker Bio: Dr. Khalil Andani is a Co-Founder of Ismaili Gnosis. He is a tenured Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College and an Ismaili Muslim philosopher of religion. He specializes in the study of Islamic philosophy and theology and Ismaili history and thought. He has published extensively in various Islamic studies journals and books including IIS publications and regularly speaks at academic conferences. Dr. Andani holds a Ph.D. and two Masters degrees in Islamic Studies from Harvard University.
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Thank you, Khalil, for sharing your reflections and thematic analysis of Mawlana Hazar Imam's recent Farman's, particularly the Canadian Farman's. Your presentation was very well done. You connected many important concepts that were woven throughout Mawlana Hazar Imam's recent Farman's in a thoughtful and meaningful way. I am looking forward to exploring the material further and reflecting on the insights you shared. Much appreciated.