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Marvellous creatures at the Aga Khan | Toronto Star
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Marvellous creatures at the Aga Khan | Toronto Star

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 30, 2016

Fans of Game of Thrones or The Jungle Book might want to consider an outing to the Aga Khan Museum. As a new show called Marvellous Creatures

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Social Media Messages from Doors Open Toronto at the Ismaili Centre & The Aga Khan Museum
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Social Media Messages from Doors Open Toronto at the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum & Park

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 30, 2016May 30, 2016

A sample of some of the Tweets and Facebook messages from people attending the Doors Open Toronto 2016 event in Canada.

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Doors Open Toronto – Aga Khan Museum: Canada’s top architects discuss is Architecture Art?

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 28, 2016October 11, 2016

This weekend, Doors Open returns to Toronto for the 17th time. Ahead of the annual…

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Images & Commentary from Members-only Tour of Aga Khan Museum, Ismaili Centre and Park with Shamez Mohamed of Imara
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Images & Commentary from Members-only Tour of Aga Khan Museum, Ismaili Centre and Park with Shamez Mohamed of Imara

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 25, 2016May 25, 2016

ULIToronto members with tour guide extraordinaire, Mr. Shamez Mohamed of Imara Limited, the master developer.

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Conservation of Wazir Khan Masjid begins in Lahore
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Conservation of Wazir Khan Masjid begins in Lahore

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 23, 2016March 9, 2017

Officials said Aga Khan Trust for Culture is providing technical help

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Why did some schools of mysticism equate love with madness? Find out in this free lecture at the Aga Khan Museum Toronto
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Why did some schools of Islamic and Christian mysticism equate love with madness? Find out in this free lecture at the Aga Khan Museum Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

Some schools of mysticism considered that passionate love could lead to madness.

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Rediscover Alexander the Great through Persian poetry, at the Aga Khan Museum
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Rediscover Alexander the Great through Persian poetry, at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

Setting out to conquer the Persian Empire in 334 BC, Alexander the Great lamented that no poet would narrate his history and adventures.

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Aga Khan Foundation UK and Aga Khan Museum Toronto in partnership with the Jaipur Literature Festival at Southbank, London
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Aga Khan Foundation UK and Aga Khan Museum Toronto in partnership with the Jaipur Literature Festival at Southbank, London

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 22, 2016July 5, 2016

Aga Khan Foundation UK and Aga Khan Museum Toronto partners with the Jaipur Literature Festival Southbank, Central London.

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Tour of Aga Khan Museum, Ismaili Centre and Park with Shamez Mohamed of Imara
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Tour of Aga Khan Museum, Ismaili Centre and Park with Shamez Mohamed of Imara

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 21, 2016May 21, 2016

Join Shamez Mohamed of Imara Limited, the master developer for the Aga Khan Museum, Ismaili Centre, and Park, for a walking tour

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Abida Parveen in a second concert in Toronto, at the Aga Khan Museum
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Abida Parveen in a second concert in Toronto, at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 19, 2016

Yesterday I had the honour of playing with the awe inspiring Abida Parveen and her band at the Aga Khan Museum.

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Photographs from the Cultural Hospot Launch at the Aga Khan Museum Toronto
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Photographs from the Cultural Hospot Launch at the Aga Khan Museum Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

Celebrating the Launch of Cultural Hotspot in North York at the beautiful Aga Khan Museum

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Unique insights into Islamic civilisations - Gulf News Interview with the Director of Aga Khan Museum
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Unique insights into Islamic civilisations – Gulf News Interview with the Director of Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 18, 2016July 5, 2016

Henry S. Kim, the director of AKM talks about the impact the establishment has had on Canadian society as well as its future plans

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Aga Khan Museum Toronto (Moriyama & Teshima with Maki and Associates) Wins 2016 OAA People’s Choice Awards Announced
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Aga Khan Museum Toronto (Moriyama & Teshima with Maki and Associates) Wins 2016 OAA People’s Choice Awards

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 17, 2016

For the People’s Choice award, the public vote chose the Aga Khan Museum

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Photos & Tweets: Abida Parveen at Roy Thomson Hall
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Photos & Tweets: Abida Parveen at Roy Thomson Hall

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

Just saw Abida Parveen in concert. Not sure if that was a dream or reality. What a legend.

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Documentary: Dushanbe and the traditional music of Tajikistan
  • Art and Culture

Documentary: Dushanbe and the traditional music of Tajikistan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

This gentle lifestyle seems to strike a calm balance between east and west.

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

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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: 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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