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Category: Civilization

Aga Khan Trust to restore Quli Qutb Shah Tombs, Hyderabad, India
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Aga Khan Trust to restore Quli Qutb Shah Tombs, Hyderabad, India

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 11, 2017September 11, 2017

Studio N News     All related   More…  

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8th Sep 2017
  • Civilization

First phase of Quli Qutab Shahi tombs restoration to be completed by January by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 9, 2017September 9, 2017

“The effort of Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Telangana Tourism is to restore the…

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  • Aga Khan Centre

Conference: Muslim Cultures in the Indian Ocean – Diversity and Pluralism, Past and Present

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 2, 2017June 28, 2018

September 12-14, 2018 at Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations’ new campus in King’s…

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  • Civilization

Persian miniature painting influenced the art of decorating book covers

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on August 9, 2017August 12, 2017

The great respect for writing the revealed Word of God became a major form of…

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Fatimid Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds | The Met Museum of Art
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Fatimid Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds | The Met Museum of Art

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 5, 2017August 8, 2017

Few works with enamels have survived from the early Islamic period. The fabrication of this…

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  • Aga Khan IV

Mawlana Shah Karim Aga Khan IV: “Ours is an intellectual tradition which premiates the pursuit of knowledge that is to be used for the good of larger society”

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on July 31, 2017February 8, 2025

The earliest revelation to Prophet Muhammad was about knowledge and learning. The Quranic injunction and Prophetic…

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The Crumbling Ancient Texts That May Hold Life-Saving Cures
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The Crumbling Ancient Texts That May Hold Life-Saving Cures

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 4, 2017July 5, 2017

Source: Amy Maxmen for Nautilus Seven hundred years ago, Timbuktu was a dream destination for…

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Notes on some Ismaili Coins of Yemen
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Notes on some Ismaili Coins of Yemen

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 4, 2017July 4, 2017

This article discusses the coinage of the 12th-century Ismaili Sulayhid/Zurayid dynasties in the light of…

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The tomb without a dome: Najaf Khan’s Tomb in central Delhi
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The tomb without a dome: Najaf Khan’s Tomb in central Delhi

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 30, 2017June 2, 2018

Source: Hindustan Times by Mayank Austen Soofi What if Humayun’s Tomb didn’t have a dome…

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Islam and Music: the Legal and Spiritual Dimensions (Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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Islam and Music: the Legal and Spiritual Dimensions (Seyyed Hossein Nasr)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 25, 2017June 25, 2017

Source: academia.edu/33226685/Islam_and_Music_the_Legal_and_Spiritual_Dimensions   All related   More…   Previously on Ismailimail…

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Aga Khan Trust for Culture & WCLA start conservation of Picture Wall of Lahore Fort
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Aga Khan Trust for Culture & WCLA start conservation of Picture Wall of Lahore Fort

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 9, 2017July 8, 2017

The WCLA officials said each individual mosaic gives an insight into the life and entertainment in the royal courts

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Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture: "The Making of Marrakesh: ʿAbd al-Muʾmin and the Almohad Legacy"
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Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture: “The Making of Marrakesh: ʿAbd al-Muʾmin and the Almohad Legacy”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 30, 2017May 31, 2017

Lecture: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University

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Clarifying History - UPF's The Sultan and The Saint
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Clarifying History – UPF’s The Sultan and The Saint

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 24, 2017December 24, 2017

Interfaith Dialog building a ceasefire for the Fifth Crusade The Fifth Crusade was filled with…

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Syrian Symphony: New Compositions in Sight and Sound
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Syrian Symphony: New Compositions in Sight and Sound

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 22, 2017May 23, 2017

Aga Khan Museum Explores the Resilience of Culture in Times of Conflict

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Rare Performing Arts Traditions from Pakistan at the Aga Khan Museum
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Rare Performing Arts Traditions from Pakistan at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 17, 2017May 18, 2017

The diversity of Pakistan’s cultural and musical heritage, exploring rare recordings of desert songs from Cholistan and Sufi music from Sindh’s sacred shrines.

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Kalpat jalpat maayaa e mohee – Mirage-like and false is this illusory existence in which my soul is attached

Abdulsultan Maherali: Ginan in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam

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

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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