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Author: Arif Ali

Islamic Humanism: On-line Presentation by Professor Noor Gillani
  • Islam
  • Video

Islamic Humanism: On-line Presentation by Professor Noor Gillani

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

Model of Individual Human Development to the Fullest Potential – Based on the Qur’anic Concept of Human Being

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Launch of a new Global Online Civil Society Knowledge Forum (GO-CSKF)
  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Launch of a new Global Online Civil Society Knowledge Forum (GO-CSKF)

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on May 10, 2017May 12, 2017

A new forum of Ismaili knowledge-seekers has recently been launched with hopes of stand-out speakers highlighting each on-line event every quarter.

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Musical Talent from Hunza & Gilgit: Ismailimail's exclusive interview with Junaid Alam & DJ Ghasuray
  • Art and Culture

Musical Talent from Hunza & Gilgit: Ismailimail’s exclusive interview with Junaid Alam & DJ Ghasuray

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on May 3, 2017May 10, 2017

Ismailimail’s Exclusive Interview with Ismaili artists, Junaid Alam & DJ Ghasuray (Saqlain Saleem).

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How Islamic scholarship birthed modern astronomy
  • Civilization

How Islamic scholarship birthed modern astronomy

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on April 29, 2017April 28, 2017

“There were so many contributions over a millennium that it’s impossible to pick just a few.”

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Will religious literacy help in a multicultural society?
  • Education

Will religious literacy help in a multicultural society?

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on February 26, 2017February 25, 2017

Understanding other religions is fundamental to citizenship | aeon Becoming literate is a predicate of…

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Us vs Them
  • Education
  • Video

Us vs Them

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on February 15, 2017February 14, 2017

Too many of our problems boil down to “us” versus “them.” A short, educational video,…

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Dr. Kurban Madhani's Presentation on Central Asian Jamat
  • Canada
  • Video

Dr. Kurban Madhani’s Presentation on Central Asian Jamat

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on February 14, 2017February 13, 2017

Arif Ali, Chicago, December 26, 2016: Following is a presentation on the history and community…

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Arabic translators did far more than just preserve Greek philosophy | Aeon
  • Muslim Scholars

Arabic translators did far more than just preserve Greek philosophy | Aeon

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on January 16, 2017February 4, 2017

In European antiquity, philosophers largely wrote in Greek. Even after the Roman conquest of the…

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Light, geometry and symbolism: how Jean Nouvel’s architecture reimagines culture | Aeon
  • Architecture
  • Video

Light, geometry and symbolism: how Jean Nouvel’s architecture reimagines culture | Aeon

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on December 26, 2016December 25, 2016

The renowned French architect Jean Nouvel begins his ambitious projects with small, sparse sketches that…

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‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found | New York Times
  • Civilization

‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found | New York Times

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on November 21, 2016November 20, 2016

Archaeologists have found more than 40 vessels in the Black Sea, some more than a…

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What the Aztecs can teach us about happiness and the good life | Aeon
  • Civilization

What the Aztecs can teach us about happiness and the good life | Aeon

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on November 15, 2016November 14, 2016

Excerpt…When I teach my class, the only thing students tend to know about the Aztecs…

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Steering Committee
  • Award for Architecture

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Steering Committee

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on October 31, 2016October 30, 2016

  Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Award Steering Committee   His Highness the Aga…

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Meet the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Master Jury
  • Award for Architecture

Meet the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Master Jury

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on October 31, 2016October 31, 2016

  Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 AWARD MASTER JURY   Suad Amiry is a…

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Bait ur Rouf Mosque Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Award for Architecture

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Bait ur Rouf Mosque Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on October 27, 2016March 23, 2017

Architect: Marina Tabassum Architects – Client: Sufia Khatun Project Gallery   Project description An adherence…

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre Beijing, China
  • Award for Architecture

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre Beijing, China

  • by Arif Ali
  • Posted on October 26, 2016October 27, 2016

Architect: ZAO/standardarchitecture – Client: Dashilar Investment Project Gallery   Project description The hutongs of Beijing…

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Ginan Instrumental by Mehboob Thawer: Unchare kot bahu vechana
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Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

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Prince Amyn Aga Khan conferred the Aga Khan Music Awards distinguished Patron’s Award

Canada | Dr. Zainub Verjee Inducted to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

Canada | Shiza Hirani, Global Youth Advocate Honored with Outstanding Youth Philanthropist Award and the Henry Baker Scholar Award

Pakistan | Aga Khan University Medical College’s Dean Dr Karim Damji honored with 2026 AGS Humanitarian Award for excellence in global eye care

Pakistan | Aga Khan University Researchers Named Among World’s Top Most-Cited Scientists

USA | Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan V presided over the opening of the Ismaili Center Houston

Sports Diplomacy: The Power of Connection through the World Marathon Majors

Aaj Raaj Mubarak Hove – Ginan by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Jamil Assani

Mawlana Hazar Imam Meets President of Egypt

Aga Khan Award for Architecture Award spotlights creative solutions to global challenges

Interfaith

Portugal | Prince Aly Muhammad attends opening of chapel damaged in wildfires rebuilt with support from the Ismaili Imamat and Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Aga Khan’s Tribute to Pope Francis: A Loss for Humanity

The Interfaith Effort of Canada’s Ismaili Community: A 12,000-Pound Ramadan Food Drive

Strengthening Ties: Ismaili Imamat and São Tomé Formalize Collaboration

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

A Legacy of Collaboration: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and James D. Wolfensohn’s Partnership for Religious Engagement in Development

The Rev. Dr. Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Pays Tribute to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV: A Legacy of Compassion

The Drumlanrig Reconciliation Accords: A Historic Step Towards Jewish-Muslim Unity in the UK

Meditation and Contemplation 

The Light of the Divine

Islamic Art

The arts of the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, continue to inspire

The paisley motif is a Persian symbol of life and eternity

Fables taught universal ideals of leadership

The Rose and the Nightingale: A story representing the central theme of mysticism and esoteric traditions

Professor Ruba Kana’an @DVSUtm considers how art and architecture tell stories about societies @AgaKhanMuseum

The Globe and Mail: The Aga Khan museum’s latest exhibit takes on a key misconception about Islamic art @thatkatetaylor @AgaKhanMuseum

Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

Mi’raj is a soul’s journey towards spiritual knowledge

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

The Persian chahar-bagh gardens reflected the unity and harmony of the cosmos

Art & Culture

Canada | Concordia University to award Princess Zahra Aga Khan with an honorary doctorate at its spring 2025 convocation

Global | Honoring Princess Yasmin Aga Khan & Rita Hayworth: World renowned artists – Britain’s Yarrow & Turkey’s Baykam – Unite with Hilton Contemporary Art Gallery in support of Alzheimer’s Association

Aga Khan Master Musicians Premiere Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Paris

Honoring Sufi Mysticism with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Delhi’s Heritage Unveiled

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

Celebrating Qur’anic Art: A Colloquium of Creativity and Scholarship at The Institute of Ismaili Studies

The Gulgee Museum in Karachi is a Son’s Tribute to a Master | Dawn Images

Ismail Gulgee, late Pakistani calligrapher and abstract artist, honored with dedicated museum | Arab News

The Daystar of Time – Poem by Sujjawal Ahmad

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

Books & Authors

The First Aga Khan – OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free

Moment in Time | 1 January 1931 – Ivanow, the pioneer of Ismaili Studies, began to work for Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

New Book | “Small Acts of Courage’ by Ali Velshi

New Book | “Love You Around the Universe and Back” by Mya Farial Mahedi and Zahra Mahedi

New Book | “Pari Needs A Mobility Aid” by Iffat Damji

New Book | “Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas” by Dr Hasan Merali

Make more room at the table’: Calgary writer [Anar Ali] deepens immigrant story with cop drama, Allegiance

Cookbook: All the Russ Without the Fuss by Reeshma Haji

“An Other World: The Fight for Freedom, Joy, and Belonging” by Hanif Fazal

Ginans

Aaye Reham Rahemaan by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Ginans by Nargis Balolia

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

Pir Sadardin’s Ginan: Hanif Gulamani’s rendition: Aasamaanee tambal

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Ham Dil Khālaq Yā Alī Tu(n)hī Ja Vase – O’ Lord, in my heart only you dwell

Zahir K. Dhalla: Nine Ginans of Nine Ismaili Pirs – Download Free eBook, available for 3 days

A Ginan on Love

Largest Collection of Ginans Online

Ginan: Kutumb parivār sajnā

Kalaam-e-Mawla, Playlist | Mohamed Virjee

A Ginan in a dream at the Ismaili Centre: By Pir Hassan Kabiruddin – Recited By Alijah Gulamhusein Gulamani

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” – Das Batiyan – A Ginan of Pir Shams

Ginans with Translation

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: Dhan dhan aajno daaddlo – It is an auspicious day today

Ginan: Aaj aanand paamiya man ke – Today this mind (heart) has attained joy

Ginan: Navroz naa din sohaamnnaa – On the glorious day of Navroz

Ginan: Pahelaa Kartaa Jug Maa(n)he Shaahnaa – In the first age of Karta Lord’s…

Ginan: Swaami-ne saachu(n) karine sreviye – By considering the Imam to be true, be devoted to him

Ginan: Ab teree mohabat lagee – Now I am in love with you

Ginan: Aanand aanand kariyo rikhisaro – Rejoice, rejoice o believers!

Ginan: Kheddo kheddo jemaani naavddi – Sail skillfully in the boat

Ginan: Til bhaar tulannaa – Sesame seed’s weight will be accounted for

Ginan: Ham dil khaalak Allah sohi vase ji – My heart is the creation and Allah resides therein

Ginan: Maal khajinaa bohotaj bhariya – Though you may have filled many treasuries with riches

Qasidas

Mp3: Ilahi Shukar (Gratitude for God’s Bounties) with English Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Qasida ‘Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali’ by Shahid A. Qalandar

Qasida: Ya Amiral Momineen

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Imamat Day Songs: Shan-i Karim Imam-i Zaman-Vol.1

Persian Qasida: Mashriq e Anware Yazdan Noor Mawlana Karim

Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Ali Goyam Ali Joyam || Kids Version || NsN Production

The Qasida is the devotional poetry of Ismailis of Persian heritage

Persian Qasida – Shahid Akhtar Qalandar: Khudawanda Tu Sultane Karimi Tu Bismaillahi Rahmanir Rahimi

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Qasida of Hazrat Imam Mawlana Nizar II – Har Chand K Man Dar Nazare

Poetry has been central to the spiritual life of Muslims

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

The spread of Sufism facilitated the cultivation of introspective religious poetry

Rukhsana Karmali: Farsi Qasida – Bismillahey Mutlaq Tui

Qasidas with Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

JollyGul.com: Valentine’s Qasida Treat for the Jamat from Amin Mawani

Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

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