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Category: Civilization

  • Aga Khan IV

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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19th Architecture Biennale - Beyond the Prize: Set in Venice, a New Discussion Forum Explores the Meaningful Impact of Architecture Awards. Image credit: Ocean Space, Chiesa di San Lorenzo. Image © Enrico Fiorese
  • Architecture

Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 | Aga Khan Award for Architecture together with 5 other Awards explore the Impact of Architecture Awards

  • by AM
  • Posted on April 6, 2025May 4, 2025

Beyond the Prize: Set in Venice, a New Discussion Forum Explores the Meaningful Impact of…

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Eid al-Fitr: A Celebration of Renewal and Spiritual Awakening
  • Civilization

Eid al-Fitr: A Celebration of Renewal and Spiritual Awakening

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 30, 2025

Eid al-Fitr carries a layered significance that extends far beyond its surface as a festivity.…

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Reviving India's Soul: Ratish Nanda and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's Legacy in Heritage Conservation
  • Civilization

Reviving India’s Soul: Ratish Nanda and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s Legacy in Heritage Conservation

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 28, 2025

Ratish Nanda, Projects Director at the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, highlights the restoration of…

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  • Civilization

Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan V: “The Shia Ismaili Muslim community, of which I am the Imam, has been established in Syria for more than 1,000 years”

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on March 25, 2025March 26, 2025

At the European Commission’s ninth annual conference in support of Syria, held on 17 March…

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Aga Khan Program Lecture: Jala Makhzoumi, “Landscape, Garden, and a Colonial Legacy”
  • Civilization

Aga Khan Program Lecture: Jala Makhzoumi, “Landscape, Garden, and a Colonial Legacy”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 25, 2025

Jala Makhzoumi’s lecture, “Landscape, Garden, and a Colonial Legacy,” presented as part of the Aga…

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The Origins | Assassins: Beyond the Legend Episode 1 by the Institute of Ismaili Studies
  • Civilization

The Origins | Assassins: Beyond the Legend Episode 1 by the Institute of Ismaili Studies

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

The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) has unveiled the first episode of its multilingual series,…

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A Message of Hope and Renewal: Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Husayni Aga Khan V’s Nawruz Greetings
  • Civilization

A Message of Hope and Renewal: Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Husayni Aga Khan V’s Nawruz Greetings

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

On the joyous occasion of Nawruz, His Highness the Aga Khan V extended heartfelt greetings…

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Celebrating Nawruz: A Time of Renewal, Gratitude, and Hope
  • Civilization

Celebrating Nawruz: A Time of Renewal, Gratitude, and Hope

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

This week, Ismaili Muslims worldwide observe Nawruz (Navroz), a festival that marks the beginning of…

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Esoteric Significance of Nawruz in Ismaili Islam
  • Civilization

Esoteric Significance of Nawruz in Ismaili Islam

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 20, 2025

Traditionally and communally celebrated exoterically on March 21st as the start of a New Year,…

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Video Message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Nowruz
  • Civilization

Video Message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Nowruz

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 20, 2025

Spirit of Nowruz ‘Inspires Us to Bridge Divides’, Says Secretary-General on International Day https://press.un.org/en/2025/sgsm22580.doc.htm Earlier…

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Aga Khan's Constellation of Accolades - Over 200 honors from 50 countries
  • Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship

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

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 16, 2025July 31, 2025

Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV Throughout his life,…

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  • Architecture

Mughal Emperor Akbar’s pluralism is evidenced by an inscription of Hazrat Isa’s teaching on his “Victory Gate”

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 3, 2025February 5, 2025

From the word ‘Mongol,’ the Mughals were a Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled…

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  • Civilization

Islamic civilisations have played a critical role in advancing astronomy

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on April 7, 2024April 8, 2024

Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of…

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  • Civilization

Ginans with Harvard Professor Dr. Ali Asani featuring melodies by Jamil Assani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Ginans – Awakening the Soul Through Wisdom

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Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud - Ali the ever present
Ginan: Til bhaar tulannaa - Sesame seed's weight will be accounted for
Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam
The Interactive Safar-nama of Nasir Khusraw at IIS
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First Debut Album Launched by Ottawa Siblings
Kinshasa Jamatkhana, Democratic Republic of Congo

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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: Ya Amiral Momineen

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

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

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

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

Qasidas with Translation

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

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

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

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

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