During my Golden Jubilee — and this is important — six years ago Ismailis from around the world volunteered their gifts, not only of wealth, but most notably of time and knowledge, in support of our work. We established a Time and Knowledge framework, a structured process for engaging an immense pool of expertise involving tens of thousands of volunteers”.
– His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan’s historic address to the joint session of the Canadian Parliament at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper and signing of the Protocol of Understanding – February 27th, 2014, Ottawa, Canada
The Time and Knowledge Nazrana (TKN) endeavour represents a combination of two cherished Ismaili traditions:
- offering one’s intellectual capacity to assist the Imamat’s efforts for the progress of the Jamat, and
- submitting to the Imam of the time an unconditional Nazrana (gift) in commemorating epochal events, as a gesture of love and homage.

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- Time and Knowledge Nazrana
- Time and Knowledge Nazrana | TKN Stories
- Time and Knowledge Nazrana | TKN FAQs
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