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Multi-talented Artist, Walid Ehssan: Mosaic of My life
  • Afghanistan

Multi-talented Artist, Walid Ehssan: Mosaic of My life

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 13, 2016December 28, 2016

Walid Ehssan (Wali) is a proud Canadian-Afghan who currently resides in Calgary AB Canada. His…

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Poem by Zafeera Kassam, on Hazar Imam's 80th Salgirah
  • Art and Culture

Poem by Zafeera Kassam, on Hazar Imam’s 80th Salgirah

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2016December 28, 2016

Ineffable Serenity there dwells in the essence of His name: Shah Karim Al-Husseini – to…

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SHAN-E-ALI - Royal Celebration - NsN Production
  • Art and Culture

SHAN-E-ALI – Royal Celebration – NsN Production

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2016December 28, 2016

SHAN-E-ALI sung by the young singers of Pakistan Jamat. Selected artists from different Jamat Khanas…

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'Oh mara mawla': Khushyali Tribute by Feddy Fap
  • Art and Culture

‘Oh mara mawla’: Khushyali Tribute by Feddy Fap

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2016December 28, 2016

A re-release with the remastered version of a popular song, with an upbeat music for…

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'Aao Hamare Des': Khushyali Tribute by Nazia Amin Mohammad
  • Art and Culture

‘Aao Hamare Des’: Khushyali Tribute by Nazia Amin Mohammad

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2016June 16, 2018

In celebration of our beloved Hazar Imam’s birthday, Naiza Amin Mohammad wishes to share a devotional…

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  • Education

Can you guess which place is this?

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2016February 1, 2017

Update: See answer below. Interact with this post and guess this place. To make this…

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Qawwali: "Man Kunto Maula" live at Aga Khan Museum Toronto
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  • Video

Qawwali: “Man Kunto Maula” live at Aga Khan Museum Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

Qawwali by Tahir Faridi Qawwal.   Support their documentary project on the Qawwali: Music of…

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Alyaan Dharani
  • Sports

Alyaan Dharani relives his Jubilee Games 2016 UAE memories

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 11, 2016December 11, 2016

I thought that creating the Jubilee Games presentation was important, because it was remembering the…

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Pakistan’s short film by the Ismaili filmmakers from Hunza
  • Art and Culture

Pakistan’s short film by the Ismaili filmmakers from Hunza making rounds of International Film Festivals

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

By Mahnur Sultan for Express Pakistan LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Who says Pakistan is talent-less or…

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Wu Mann in the Aga Khan Music initiative London concert titled “Old and New Music from the Ends of the Silk Route” (image credit: Evening Standard)
  • Art and Culture

Syrian musicians join Wu Mann in the Aga Khan Music Initiative London concert titled “Old and New Music from the Ends of the Silk Route”

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

Wu Man and Co, world music review: Group effort is a slow burn Wu Man…

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Pakistani Ismaili Artist Noor Ali Chagani to present at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, December 14, 2016; holds first solo exhibition in New York
  • Art and Culture

Pakistani Ismaili Artist Noor Ali Chagani to present at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, December 14, 2016; holds first solo exhibition in New York

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

Wednesday 14 December at 1 pm – V&A Shop “The greatest dream of one’s life……

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Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan School Celebrates Golden Jubilee (Image credit: AKDN)
  • Aga Khan III

Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan School Celebrates Golden Jubilee | Pamir Times

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

Named after its founder, the Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan School was established by Aga…

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Khakhi Khurasani's meeting with Imam Murad Mirza left a lasting impression that was celebrated by local residents
  • History

Khakhi Khurasani’s meeting with Imam Murad Mirza left a lasting impression that was celebrated by local residents

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on December 9, 2016December 8, 2016

A Nizari Ismaili poet of the late Anjundan period, Khakhi Khurasani (d. after 1646 CE)…

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Willowdale Jamatkhana, Toronto, Canada
  • Books

New Book by Zahir Dhalla, available free for download: The Willowdale Jamat Khana Story: 40th Anniversary Kindle Edition

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 9, 2016December 8, 2016

The book is available for free for 5 days from Saturday, December 10th to Wednesday,…

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Latest New York Times Interview with Interfaith Leader Eboo Patel
  • Aga Khan Foundation

Latest New York Times Interview with Interfaith Leader Eboo Patel

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 9, 2016December 8, 2016

By David Bornstein for the Opinion Pages of New York Times – November 29, 2016.…

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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

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

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: 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

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: 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

Largest Collection of Ginans Online

Ginan: Uncha Re – Soul’s yearning for the Vision/Deedar

Ginan: Til bhaar tulannaa – Sesame seed’s weight will be accounted for

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

Ginans: The Transformative Knowledge – Story of Vazir Ismail Ganji

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

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

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

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