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Mawlana Hazar Imam was gifted manuscripts on architecture of Andalusia, a Knowledge Society of its time

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025

The fundamental reason for the pre-eminence of Islamic civilisations lay neither in accidents of history…

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Mawlana Hazar Imam Visited Ismaili Centre Lisbon

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

On Thursday, December 4, Mawlana Hazar Imam Imam granted a youth mulaqat in the Darkhana…

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Guardians of musical heritage honoured at Aga Khan Music Awards ceremony

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

London, UK, 23 November 2025The Aga Khan Music Awards recognised 11 artists and groups dedicated…

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Paris, France. Nov. 10, 2023: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V the then Prince Rahim Aga Khan at the Paris Peace Forum. Image credit: Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images
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Global | How Much Power Does the Aga Khan Have?

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 17, 2025May 20, 2025

Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Paris and other capitals representing corridors of power have begun to…

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV at Ascot after Shergar’s victory in the King George VI Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Photo by Getty Images)
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UK | Sport of Kings: Epsom honours His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in naming of 2025 Derby

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 15, 2025June 19, 2025

The Jockey Club yesterday announced that the 2025 Betfred Derby will be run in honour…

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Al & Naz Dhalla with Princess Yasmin. The Dhalla's have supported the Chicago & New York Rita Hayworth Galas since 2017. Image credit: Al Dhalla
  • Aga Khan IV

A Caregiver’s Advocacy Strengthens the Alzheimer’s Association — With Global Support from Icons like Taylor Swift, Tom Brady, Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi & more

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 8, 2025June 19, 2025

A “from the heart” post from our reader! For the past 11 years, I have…

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Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat, Lisbon, Portugal. April 21, 2024: (L to R) His Excellency, the Honourable Ralph Goodale; Prince Rahim; Mahmoud Eboo. Earlier, on behalf of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim received Mr Goodale’s credentials as the Representative of Canada to the Ismaili Imamat. This was the first formal presentation of diplomatic credentials to take place at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon. Mr Goodale is the third appointee by Canada since the signing in 2014 of a Protocol of Understanding between the Government of Canada and the Ismaili Imamat. The Protocol enables reciprocal appointments of diplomatic representatives. Mr. Goodale succeeds Marc-André Blanchard, Canada’s then Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, and Gordon Campbell, Canada’s then High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. Mahmoud Eboo, is the Representative of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat to Canada. Image credit: AKDN / Fernando Costa
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Ismaili Imamat | Senior Officials of the Seat of Ismaili Imamat, Personal Representatives of the Imam, AKDN Resident Representatives, LIF, Titles of Honour

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 5, 2025June 19, 2025

Recent developments of Imamat activities across the globe has witnessed acceleration and scaling up of various AKDN initiatives in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

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Canada | Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson: The Aga Khan believed in Canada – “He thought very highly of Canada and had a great belief in our values”

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 4, 2025June 19, 2025

Adrienne Clarkson was Canada’s 26th Governor-General and co-Founder of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. In…

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Kampala, Uganda. April 23, 2025: Buganda's Minister Israel Kazibwe Kitooke delivers the Kabaka's tribute and message to Amin Mawji OBE, AKDN Representative in Uganda. Image credit: Buganda UK
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Kingdom of Buganda | Kabaka pays tribute to Aga Khan IV, affirms continued partnership with Ismaili Imamat & Community

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 2, 2025May 4, 2025

Kabaka (King) Ronald Mutebi paid tribute to His Late Highness Prince Karim Al Hussaini Aga…

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New York, USA. May 2017: Francis Kéré in conversation with His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and Farrokh Derakhshani at the Architectural League New York event honouring His Highness with its Gold Medal. Image credit: Kéré Architecture / AKDN
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Burkina Faso & Germany | Francis Kéré, AKAA & Pritzker Laureate: HH Aga Khan’s passing “leaves a void, an immeasurable loss, not only for me but for my family”

  • by AM
  • Posted on April 30, 2025May 4, 2025

“You are here, looking at me — how can I possibly give a speech worthy…

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The Aga Khan at an event at Massey Hall, Toronto, in 2014. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters
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Young Canadian Ismailis: Sharing Art and Heritage with Grace

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 12, 2025

Eve Schnitzer, in her poignant letter to The Guardian about Aga Khan IV’s legacy, highlights…

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Farah Mohamed with (l) His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and (r) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Image credit: Farah Mohamed
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Canada | Farah Mohamed becomes the second Ismaili Muslim to be appointed to the Senate of Canada

  • by AM
  • Posted on April 9, 2025May 4, 2025

On the advice of the then Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, Farah Mohamed was appointed…

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Nawruz: Light Upon Light

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 6, 2025

By Yasmin P Karim O beloved Nur Mawlana Shah Karim al-al-Hussaini, Imam of the cycle…

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John Stackhouse and the late Aga Khan IV, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, at the Four Seasons in Toronto, Ontario, 2014. Photographer: Galit Rodan
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John Stackhouse Reflects on the Legacy of Aga Khan IV: A Visionary Leader’s Enduring Impact

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 5, 2025

John Stackhouse, a nationally bestselling author and one of Canada’s leading voices on innovation, economic…

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London, England. 2020: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV attends the 2020 Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration as Vice-President of the Royal Commonwealth Society. An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2020 was held at Westminster Abbey, London, in the presence of HM The Queen and other members of the Royal family including the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Image credit: RCS
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UK- British Commonwealth | His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV – A visionary whose impact has rippled across the Commonwealth and beyond

  • by AM
  • Posted on April 2, 2025June 19, 2025

His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV dedicated his life to service, peace, and…

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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: 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: 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

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

Ginan: Hu(n) re piyaasi piya tere darshanki – I thirst, o Beloved, for a vision of You

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

Rukhsana Karmali: Farsi Qasida – Bismillahey Mutlaq Tui

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

Mushkil Kusha Mawla Ali | Saakin

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

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

Qasidas with Translation

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

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

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

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

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

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

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