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Category: Rays of Light

Aga Khan's Constellation of Accolades - Over 200 honors from 50 countries
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Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 16, 2025July 31, 2025

Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV Throughout his life,…

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Prince Hussain and Prince Aly Muhammad admire a photograph of Mawlana Hazar Imam as a young boy, during their tour of the Rays of Light exhibition at the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon.AZIZ AJANEY
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Prince Hussain and Prince Aly Muhammad join Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon

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

THE.ISMAILI / 08 July 2018: Prince Hussain and Prince Aly Muhammad attended the Diamond Jubilee…

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Prince Aga Khan makes his first public appearance in Lisbon (video)
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Prince Aga Khan makes his first public appearance in Lisbon (video)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 7, 2018July 8, 2018

Lisbon is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the appointment of Prince Aga Khan as the…

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Portuguese Media Video Report: Prince Aga Khan brings 45,000 faithful to Portugal
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Portuguese Media Video Report: Prince Aga Khan brings 45,000 faithful to Portugal

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

Prince Aga Khan IV will be in Lisbon from 6 to 11 July. The spiritual…

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President Azeem Chunara presents a gift to Minister Paul Goldsmith, who was Chief Guest at the opening of the RAYS OF LIGHT exhibition in Auckland. (Photo: Ismaili Council for ANZ via TheIsmaili.org)
  • Australia

TheIsmaili.org | Rays of Light wraps up its tour of Australia and New Zealand

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 18, 2015December 2, 2016

“I congratulate Ismaili Jamat for bringing the Rays of Light Exhibition to Auckland and displaying…

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  • New Zealand

Rays of Light in New Zealand: Auckland blessed by Shia Ismaili Imamat’s Grande Exhibition

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 6, 2015December 2, 2016

The Ismaili Imamat has a rich history of 1400 years and the exhibition commemorates 50…

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RAYS OF LIGHT set to open in Australia before travelling to New Zealand
  • Australia

Exhibition ‘RAYS OF LIGHT: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat’ opens in Australia

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 13, 2014January 21, 2015

Australia plays host to RAYS OF LIGHT: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat. Opening first in…

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Rays of Light Geet & Ginan Mehfil – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Rays of Light Geet & Ginan Mehfil – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 30, 2014November 16, 2014

A Geet/Ginan Mehfil was held during Rays of Light exhibition in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.…

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Coastweek-- During an outreach event for the Judiciary of Kenya, Lady Justice Kalpana Rawal expounds on a panel as Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga, Dr. Azim Nanji and Ismaili Council for Kenya President Nawaaz Gulam listen attentively while touring the RAYS OF LIGHT exhibition. PHOTOS: ALY Z. RAMJI
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Golden Jubilee Ismaili Imamat Exhibition ‘Rays of Light’ concludes in Nairobi

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 31, 2014November 13, 2014

Coastweek– “Rays of Light: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat,” a photographic and multimedia exhibition depicting…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Tanzania’s Prime Minister praises Aga Khan Institutions for 100 years of help

  • by AM
  • Posted on February 20, 2014November 30, 2016

“I would like to congratulate his Highness Prince Aga Khan through his foundation on his…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Tanzania: Aga Khan inspires hope in EA region – reflects former President Mkapa

  • by AM
  • Posted on February 15, 2014November 30, 2016

“For over twenty years, I have had the opportunity of meeting His Highness in my…

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Ismaili community hailed over education, health contribution
  • Aga Khan Foundation

Tanzania: Ismaili community hailed over education, health contribution – Photographs from the Rays of Light Exhibition

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 14, 2014November 18, 2015

Former President of Tanzania, Ali Hasan Mwinyi, said that he had numerous discussions with His…

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The Ismaili: Prime Minister of Tanzania inaugurates RAYS OF LIGHT
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Prime Minister of Tanzania inaugurates RAYS OF LIGHT

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 12, 2014November 13, 2014

Dar es Salaam, 8 February 2014 — RAYS OF LIGHT: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat was inaugurated at Diamond…

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Aga Khan Foundation to build hospital for cancer, heart patients
  • Aga Khan Foundation

Tanzania: Aga Khan Foundation to build hospital for cancer, heart patients

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 9, 2014November 13, 2014

via Daily News Online Edition – THE Aga Khan Foundation is planning to build a…

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  • Jubilee

Tanzania: Aga Khan’s Rays of Light Exhibition Set for Dar

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 3, 2014November 13, 2014

A MULTI-dimensional exhibition has been lined-up to celebrate 50 years of Prince Karim Aga Khan…

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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

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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

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

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Aga Khan Master Musicians Premiere Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Paris

Honoring Sufi Mysticism with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Delhi’s Heritage Unveiled

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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

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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

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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: 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

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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!

Munaajaat: Ya Aly Khoob mijaalas jeenat karke – O Aly, in the fair assembly gloriously adorned

Ginan: Gat maa(n)he aavine – Having come to the congregation

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: Ya Amiral Momineen

Qasida ‘Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali’ by Shahid A. Qalandar

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

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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