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The Spiritual Significance of Islamic Art - The Vision of Titus Ibrahim Burckhardt
  • Islamic Art

The Spiritual Significance of Islamic Art – The Vision of Titus Ibrahim Burckhardt

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 11, 2018January 12, 2018

Burckhardt was a Sufi and esoterist who had marched practically the whole of his adult…

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Astronomical Knowledge of Alamut (Fatimids)
  • History

Astronomical Knowledge of Alamut (Fatimids)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

Excerpt from: IIS Publication: The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning By Heinz Halm (1997)…

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Listening to Art, Seeing Music
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Listening to Art, Seeing Music

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

Join Aga Khan Museum for a truly unique, multi-sensory experience as it transforms into a…

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Gifts of the Fatimids
  • Civilization

Gifts of the Fatimids

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

Jonathan M. Bloom, University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art, Boston College Not all gifts…

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Aga Khan Museum Toronto, Malika Ladak, Creative Commons.
  • Architecture

Research Paper: Ismaili Architecture as the Modern Form of Islamic Architecture

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 9, 2018January 10, 2018

Iram S. Khan and Shafaat Saleem Ali Khowaja are final year students of Social Development…

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“Message of love“ By Shafiq Ahmad Dinar Khan
  • Art and Culture

“Message of love“ By Shafiq Ahmad Dinar Khan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 9, 2018January 8, 2018

I sacrifice myself And I head bent, When love shows its deeds Even the soul…

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Alyssa Jetha: Ismaili photographer in Montreal is making waves with her clicks!
  • Art and Culture

Alyssa Jetha: Ismaili photographer in Montreal is making waves with her clicks!

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 9, 2018

Ismaili photographer in Montreal is making waves with her clicks! “There is no shortage of…

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Volunteering Is the Best Kept Secret for Mental Health
  • Health

Volunteering Is the Best Kept Secret for Mental Health

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018

I noticed how much volunteering was helping with my anxiety and stress, and there’s science…

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Jews, Christians and Muslims - at the roots of science
  • Civilization

Jews, Christians and Muslims – at the roots of science

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 9, 2018

Contemporary science finds its roots in the work of ancient Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars.…

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Best and worst diets of 2018 — here’s how to get started
  • Canada

Best and worst diets of 2018 — here’s how to get started

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 9, 2018

Excerpt: And while lists are a good starting point, it’s important to take a step…

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DJ Ghasuray - The Soul of The Mountains ft. Students of Bulbulik
  • Art and Culture

DJ Ghasuray – The Soul of The Mountains ft. Students of Bulbulik

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 7, 2018January 9, 2018

DJ Ghasuray (Saqlain Saleem) in collaboration with the students of Bulbulik Music School.

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Upcoming Exhibition: 'The World of the Fatimids' at the Aga Khan Museum
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum opens the anticipated exhibition The World of the Fatimids | CBC

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 6, 2018January 9, 2018

March 10: Aga Khan Museum opens the anticipated exhibition The World of the Fatimids. Featuring…

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Restoration of Noh Gunbad, Balkh restoration projects, Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, Afghanistan. | AKDN / Simon Norfolk
  • Afghanistan

Archnet: The mysterious, ancient Nine Domes Mosque of Afghanistan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 6, 2018January 6, 2018

Masjid-i No Gunbad. Balkh, Afghanistan Built in the first half of the ninth century, the…

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New Book Alert: Faith and Ethics: The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat, by M. Ali Lakhani
  • Books

New Book Alert: Faith and Ethics: The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat, by M. Ali Lakhani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 5, 2018January 6, 2018

Shi`i Ismaili Muslims are unique in following for centuries a living, hereditary Imam (spiritual leader),…

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Aga Khan Trust for Culture presents 30 adolescent children from Nizamuddin basti in Sukhmanch Theatre's Play
  • Art and Culture

Aga Khan Trust for Culture presents 30 adolescent children from Nizamuddin basti in Sukhmanch Theatre’s Play

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 5, 2018January 6, 2018

A group of 30 adolescent children from Nizamuddin basti performed a street play woven from…

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Princess Zahra Aga Khan formally installed as Pro-Chancellor of Aga Khan University
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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

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

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

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

Largest Collection of Ginans Online

Ginan: Kutumb parivār sajnā

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

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

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

Music in Ginans is vital for invoking specific emotions

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

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: Duniya Sirajine Shaah More – Having created the world my Lord

Ginan: Saamee tamaaree vaddee maa(n)he – O Lord in your garden

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

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

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

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

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

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