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Category: History

Watch young reporter Qayl Maherali connects Castelo de S. Jorge, Hazrat Ali, Alamut and Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • Civilization

Watch young reporter Qayl Maherali connects Castelo de S. Jorge, Hazrat Ali, Alamut and Aga Khan Award for Architecture

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 6, 2018July 8, 2018

Young Maherali brothers continue to inspire and educate the Jamat with their tour of historical…

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The Story of Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara: First Indian to Head Bombay CID
  • History

The Story of Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara: First Indian to Head Bombay CID

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 29, 2018

In the year 1926, Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara became the first Indian to head the Bombay…

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All India Muslim Conference 1928-29
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All India Muslim Conference 1928-29

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 25, 2018July 8, 2018

The image has group photo taken at the proceedings of the All India Muslim Conference…

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Bombay Legislative Council 1933
  • History

Bombay Legislative Council 1933

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  • Posted on June 4, 2018June 6, 2018

A group photograph of members from the Provincial Legislature taken during 1933. The Legislative Council…

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Daniel Beben: The Ismaili of Central Asia
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Daniel Beben: The Ismaili of Central Asia

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 3, 2018June 3, 2018

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History. Daniel Beben – Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious…

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Who do we thank for Gwadar?
  • History

Who do we thank for Gwadar?

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 25, 2018May 24, 2018

Reportedly, 2400 square miles of the Gwadar area came under the domain of the Sultan…

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Dr. Hussein Keshani's course: The Akbarnama: A Digital Art History Student Project
  • Art and Culture

Dr. Hussein Keshani’s course: The Akbarnama: A Digital Art History Student Project

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 15, 2018May 14, 2018

In the spring of 2018, students enrolled in Dr. Hussein Keshani’s course ARTH 375 –…

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Historical Anecdote (Mukhi of Sakro, Sindh, Pakistan)
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Historical Anecdote (Mukhi of Sakro, Sindh, Pakistan)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 13, 2018May 13, 2018

Coca Gola Mukhi of Sakro Prepared by: Ali Jan Damani (email: alijandamani@yahoo.com) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B56RSpAKvxXdYXdIS1RfWEMxNHdhaGw1NHlRTGEzVURRN1A0/view?usp=sharing   All…

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History: 1st Aga Khan University Convocation
  • Aga Khan IV

History: Aga Khan University’s 1st Convocation

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 27, 2018March 26, 2018

Celebrating 35 years of excellence. Watch our Chancellor #AgaKhan on 1st #AKUConvocation on 20 Mar…

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  • Aga Khan IV

Aga Khan: What Muslim Society should seek to be in the years ahead

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  • Posted on March 27, 2018March 28, 2018

His Highness the Aga Khan Presidential Address at the International Seerat Conference, March 12, 1976…

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  • History

A Fearless Fidai – The Story of al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi | Ismaili Gnosis

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  • Posted on March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

In a constellation of brilliant philosophers like Hasan bin Sabbah, political geniuses like Rashid al-Din…

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First Cinematic Video of Aga Khan Palace Pune
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First Cinematic Video of Aga Khan Palace Pune

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 13, 2018March 12, 2018

First cinematic video of Aga Khan Palace.

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Historical Anecdote: One Gold & Twenty Five Silver Coins
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Ali Jan Damani: Historical Anecdote – One Gold & Twenty Five Silver Coins

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 29, 2018January 28, 2018

Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B56RSpAKvxXdcUxEVXhiVmtXQTB1czVEM2ozblpod25MRHRj/preview

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Gandhi Peace Museum at Aga Khan Palace in Pune
  • Aga Khan III

Gandhi Peace Museum at Aga Khan Palace in Pune

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 29, 2018January 28, 2018

Gandhi Peace Museum at Aga Khan Palace in Pune, India By Dr. Delia Maria Knaebel,…

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Celebrating 96 years of Town Jamatkhana: A Photographic Journey Exhibition (Video Report)
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Celebrating 96 years of Town Jamatkhana: A Photographic Journey Exhibition (Video Report)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 16, 2018January 15, 2018

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Sujjawal Ahmad Appointed to Global Workforce Development in Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine

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

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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

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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 | The Next Initiative – A Paid Acting Mentorship for Adults

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

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

Ali Jan Damani: “O’ Imam! Please do not leave us”

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

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

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

Ginan: Taariye tu taarannhaar Khudavind – O God save us because you are the only saviour

Ginan: Ek teerath vedhddaa – Admonishing a caravan going for the teerath

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

Persian Qasida: Mashriq e Anware Yazdan Noor Mawlana Karim

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

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

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

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

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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