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Today in history: Nizari Quhistani, one of the most distinguished Persian poets, set off on a two-year journey

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 4, 2017January 3, 2020

On February 4, 1280, Nizari Quhistan (1247-1320), one of the most distinguished poets of thirteenth-century Persia…

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Munira Premji's Cancer Story: Re-defining relationship with food (World Cancer Day - Feb 4)
  • Canada

Munira Premji’s Story: Re-defining relationship with food (World Cancer Day – Feb 4)

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

Five years ago today, my world was shattered. Within a two-week period, I was diagnosed…

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Behind the Lines | Contemporary Syrian Art
  • Canada

Celebrating what keeps us human – contemporary art of Syria in the exhibit “Behind the Lines”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 3, 2017June 22, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following is an exclusively written piece by Andrew Kosorok (of ’99 Most…

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Co-author Amyn Murji writes on the search for a universal vaccine for Influenza
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Co-author Amyn Murji writes on the search for a universal vaccine for Influenza

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 3, 2017February 2, 2017

No one wants to catch the flu, and the best line of defense is the…

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Imam Hasan Ali Shah Aga Khan I
  • Aga Khan I

This month in history: Imam Hasan Ali Shah Aga Khan I established his residence in Bombay (now Mumbai)

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 2, 2017February 1, 2017

Imam Hasan Ali Shah succeeded to the Imamat in 1817 at the age of 13 in…

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Difference Makers: Stratford Hall's Inaara Merani has always heard the world calling
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Difference Makers: Stratford Hall’s Inaara Merani has always heard the world calling

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 1, 2017January 31, 2017

Inaara Merani Stratford Hall IB World School (Vancouver) December 23, 2015: Located in the slums…

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Bahram Kills A Dragon: Firdawsi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings)
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Bahram Kills A Dragon: Firdawsi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 1, 2017January 31, 2017

Once there was a dragon that lived both in the water and on dry land,…

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Child psychologist Soraya Lakhani on Global TV: How to set family resolutions
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  • Video

Child psychologist Soraya Lakhani on Global TV: How to set family resolutions

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 1, 2017January 31, 2017

Yellow Kite Child Psychology Clinical Director Soraya Lakhani talks to Global television on how families…

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A kaleidoscope of Ismaili Khojas of Kenya - Sultan Somjee's New Book: Home Between Crossings
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A kaleidoscope of Ismaili Khojas of Kenya – Sultan Somjee’s New Book: Home Between Crossings

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 30, 2017February 1, 2017

Home Between Crossings, touches on real life stories of many Asian families during the rise…

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Shaheen Chino Khan
  • Art and Culture

“Tere Naam se Aabaad” – A Devotional Geet Tribute by Shaheen Chino Khan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 30, 2017January 29, 2017

Devotional Geet :”Tere Naam se Aabaad” Artist: Shaheen Chino Khan     About Shaheen Chino…

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Shereen Ladha's dance/theatre production "Roots: A Journey Through India" at the Rose Theatre
  • Art and Culture

Shereen Ladha’s dance/theatre production “Roots: A Journey Through India” at the Rose Theatre

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 30, 2017January 29, 2017

Shereen Ladha’s dance/theatre production “Roots: A Journey Through India” is making its last Toronto stop…

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Dr. Salim Surani: Why you should say "no" to smoking and vaping the first and every time
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Dr. Salim Surani: Why you should say “no” to smoking and vaping the first and every time

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 29, 2017January 28, 2017

By Dr. Salim Surani Vaping, smoking, puffing, sniffing, chewing and snorting seems like an adrenaline-pumping…

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  • Aga Khan IV

Countdown to Diamond Jubilee – Snapshots of Imamat – 1993 to 1997

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on January 28, 2017July 23, 2017

“The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know. Its importance has…

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Hussein Rashid's sermon, delivered for the annual Tri-Faith Worship at Marble Collegiate Church
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  • Video

Coming Together in Today’s World: Hussein Rashid’s Sermon at Marble Collegiate Church, New York

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 28, 2017January 27, 2017

On Sunday, January 22, 2017, Dr. Hussein Rashid was invited to speak at Marble Collegiate…

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Harvard University to offer free online architecture course
  • Architecture

Harvard University to offer free online architecture course

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 27, 2017January 26, 2017

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is launching a web-based course that offers architectural education…

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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

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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

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

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

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

Qasidas with Translation

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

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

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

JollyGul.com: Valentine’s Qasida Treat for the Jamat from Amin Mawani

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