Everyone’s favorite, featured at Ismaili Mail blog earlier, a wonderful rendition of Ginan with Music, by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz).
Translation taken from Christopher Shackle, Zawaahir Moir’s Ismaili Hymns from South Asia: An Introduction to the Ginans
Ginan with Music & Translations
Recited by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)
Music by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)
Ismailimail 
This is done magnificently Imtiaz F. You have sung with lots of devotion and should continue to serve Mawlana Hazar Imam with the gift of your voice. There is high density in your voice and I feel like deedar is closer now, there is a feeling of celebration of rejoicing. Why haven’t we heard of you all this time ? I wish you success in your music and May Mawlana Hazar Imam bless you with lots more music and seva enlightening us on a global basis. Keep up the supreme work in all its standards and thank you for sharing your talent. I’ve also heard your other geets and my heart is enriched with so much happiness as we welcome Golden Jubilee of our Hazar Imam.
Wish you success through your journey Imtiaz F.
Salim
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This is magnificent work Imtiaz F. I feel like I’ve travelled through a journey rejoicing in happiness. Your voice is high quality and music sounds very lovely. Like the way you have sung the ginan. I feel like deedar is closer and Mawlana Hazar bless you with his choiciest blessings for your seva and music. It is through this I feel joy and pride in being an Ismaili. Where have you been all along ? I’ve also heard your other tracks and it is supreme work of high rank. Thank you for sharing your talent and gift of voice and enlightening our hearts with light and joy. You are blessed Imtiaz F, and a noted musician.
Hope you find success in your seva and in your music Imtiaz F.
Salim
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Beautiful voice!
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Very impresssive !! Keep up the good work. Would like to hear more pieces from you. You have been gifted by a beautiful voice.
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What a lovely recitation sir! Looking forward to hearing more stuff from you. Your voice gives me the chill and tears fill my eyes.
Very nice! You should come to Pakistan and bless us with your geets and ginans. May Hazar Imam give you strength in serving the Jamat with your gift of music. I also liked the other geets. Thank you from Karachi Sindh
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Imtiazbhai, This the most wonderful present You have given to all of us at the most Auspicious Occasion of the Golden Jubilee of our Most Beloved Hazar Imam. May Maula bless you with more and more talent to voice your praises in the name of Imame Zaman to reach all of us. By listening to this Ginan in this tuning and rythm, we have a very deep and thouhtful understanding of each word recited here.
Do accept our Heartiest Congratulations at this wonderful presentation.
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I also sing Ginans this one is beautifull !!!!
Let us know when you are in South Africa.
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Awesome rendition ! May God bless you ! After all the Prophet of Islam was a Mercy unto mankind ! (may peace be on him)
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THE MOST WONDERFUL WORK WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW CAN I DOWNLOAD THE SAME AND OTHER GINANS
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” And say (to him), hast thou (the will) to purify thyself (from sin), and that I guide thee to they Lord, so that thou might fear Him” (Sura al Nazia’t)……”Despair not of the Mercy of God; truly, God forgievth all sins…Lo! He is the forgiving, the merciful…” (Sura al Zumar)…….”WE sent thee not BUT as a Mercy for the worlds” (Sura al Anbiya)……”O! people! The Messenger hath come unto you with the truth from your Lord, so believe, it is better for you..” (Sura al Nisa)…Amir
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Pleasure to hear your voice. Each word touched an chord in my heart. Thank you!
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Awesome,very well sung & you have a lovely voice.One of the best gifts on can offer for Golden jubilee year.
Accept our heartiest congratulations for this presentation
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Very beautifully done ..EXCELLENT VOICE and the meanings too.
Will have to search if you have more ginans with meanings attached.
Thank You
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Awesom – what a voice and yes we need more ginans with meaning so our young generation can understand – beautifully sung.
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Very well done! Beautiful voice goes well with the ginan!
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This Ginan rocks, beautifully sung with melodious music. Keep it up Faiz. Greetings from London (Hounslow).
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Mind Blowing – What a Voice keep it up
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Invokes A most uplifting and heartwarming feeling. May Mowla’s grace be with you.
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Dear Imtiaz:
Beautifully rendered, very melodious voice and perfect taal. are you from the family of Mohamed Hussein Fazalboy or Mohamed Akhbar Fazalboy. Would love to know.
Zery Mitha
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The Families of Mohamed Hussein Fazalbhoy & Mohamed Akbhar Fazalbhoy are both from Bombay.
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Ya Ali Madad
I would like to thank each and every one of you for liking and leaving warm comments about my rendition of this beautiful Ginan. When you say good things about my voice, you are actually praising the Almighty.
More Geets and Ginans are in the works inshallah.
To Pyar Ali Ismail of Hyderabad Sindh
I will be providing Ismaili Mail with an MP3 file which you can download.
To Zerry Mitha
I don’t know if we are talking about the same family, but my Nana and Nani were (Late) Hussein and Shirin Fazalbhoy from Bombay, Bandra. I am the son of (Late) Abdul Sultan Fazalbhoy of Karachi Pakistan and Nabath Khanoo (Alive and Healthy and I hope and pray she stays that way). Whatever I do musically today, it is my Mothers prayers and blessings. She taught me my first Sargam. God bless her.
I thank you all again.
God bless you.
Ya Ali Madad
Imtiaz
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Keep it up. Continue bringing more ginans with meaninings and hope this should inspire young generation to understand the meanings of ginan through melody.
God bless you.
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Mr. Faiz,
THANK U for your wonderful rendition. For me it is of no surprise because many years ago, when you were a student of mine, I knew very well that with serious practice you will reach far & wide & Many, many & many more will enjoy sharing your Creations.
Keep it up !! May God Bless you & Please, Please Keep making that Unique & awesome offering of Quality Music…….That I believe comes from your inner soul, Shukar, ameen.
ENOO.
http://www.enoosmusic.com
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nice voice.
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GOD GIFTED VOICE LOOKING FORWARD FOR SOME MORE RECITATION
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Imtiaz You have touched our souls with your voice.Be blessed Amen
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Dear Imtiaz bhai YAM
Very nice u sung.
Moula keeps u Happy
Ramzanali
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Just fantastic.
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Dear Faiz,
You are blessed with a beautiful voice and the passion with wich you
recited gave me an inspiratinal lift. Please let me know if you have
made a ginan cd. keep up the good work.
Arzina Mawani. Atlanta, Ga – Jan, 24 2008
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Mashallah; Kya baat hai!…… as we would praise when a singer sings well.
You have a wounderful rich and soothing voice; good medicine for the soul. Keep it up
Dr Mohamed Manji
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Imtiaz
You are my childhood buddy and I am so proud of you. Let me say you have done a wonderful job of singing, playing instruments and arrangement of music. Well Done Buddy!
Hope we will hear more from you.
All the best
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Most uplifting! Thank you
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Awesome!
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u r indeed awesome marvellous, i feel like singing and feel like
playing time to time though. keep up the good work.
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Beautiful voice.
Keep it up
Hope to hear more from you.
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Very nice. Pls can you ask your family if they remember anyone by the name of Fatmakhanu Aziz Alibhai, studying in Garden during 1965/66. Used to have dinner with Fazalbhoy family. I stayed with my dad’s uncle in Noor villa, la bella (I think)
Also am the great grand daughter of Kamadia Haji.
Where are you based?
Ya Ali Madad
Fatima Wilkins
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Beautiful voice. Thanks for sharing it. Allah bless and keep singing.
You have a wonderfully soothing and dil se gaate ho!!
Bless you.
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Ya Ali Madad
I just wanted to express my thanks to everyone for warm comments.
Thanks, Inayat (Enoo) for the wonderful comment.
Inayat taught me to play the GUITAR years earlier, and we were part of a band in Karachi. He is the nephew of late Karim Shahbuddin (Celebrated music composer of the Pakistani film industry) and a fantastic musician himself. Inayat has released several cd, and his most recent one is “Mere Mowla”
I also want to thank Jaferali for the lovely comment. (Comment # 33) Not only is Jaferali my childhood buddy, but also a very fine musician and a singer, and was third member of the band. He recites the ginan beautifully on a regular basis in one of the J.K’s in Edmonton Alberta. Jaferali is son of the most respected Ginan Tutor Mr.Jafersadiq Surmawala of Karachi Pakistan, and chances are that today people all over the world (Of Pakistani origin) reciting or teaching ginans were at one time students of Mr. Jafersadiq Surmawala. Both Jaferali and I were students of his class.
To Zery Mitha
Sorry I spelled your name with two r’s
To Fatima wilkins
I live in Toronto Canada, and sorry I could not confirm the connection.(My dad died a few years back)
Ya Ali Madad
Imtiaz
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Wonderful rendition and very well done. It is very nice to see the meanings on the screen specially for the young generation to understand. I thought you only sing ghazals and was surprised to hear you sing ginan, keep up the good work.
Alnasir Jadavji (kent)
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Wonderful! Keep up the good work. Garden Orchestra reminded took me back to Mawla’s Silver Jubilee. The geet cassettes from the orchestra was certainly a hit that we sold at the Garden Bookstall.
Thank you for sharing your work!
With Ya Ali Madad.
Aftab
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excellent touched my heart do you have cds or dvds with more of these types of ginans with music if so please let me know. keep up geat work as with music the message gets thru to many people especially youngsters may hazar imam bless you
izat
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Dear Imtiazbhai:
This is my very favorite ginan. I recite that everyday and everynite. As I was listening to you my eyes just welled up with tears. I feel sad as well as very very happy. I can’t explain my emotions, but in any case I loved it very much. Thank you and may God bless you with more strength to serve the jamaat with such beautiful ginans and to serve our Mowla with your seva.
Ya Ali Madad – Asma
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Ya Ali Madad
What a beautiful voice.The presentation was very much mind blowing and mesmerizing.Is any of your cds for Ghinans or any other music available? Please let me know. Thanks.
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You have a wonderful voice. When are you coming to Pickering khana?
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i like your ginan aaye reham rahem with music if have more ginan with music pls email salimdharani786@yahoo.com
than u
ya ali
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Ginan sung is an excellent voice make me feel happy and full of emmotional, seek his blessings with his rehmat, May moula give you more strength to sing more and more ginans . Uncle Jusabali lakhani (USA)
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