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A New Contribution to Ismaili Bibliographic Studies by Nawazali A. Jiwa
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A New Contribution to Ismaili Bibliographic Studies by Nawazali A. Jiwa

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 13, 2014May 13, 2018

To date, there have been two major bibliographies of secondary sources on Ismaili studies, namely…

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Toronto Star | Editorial: Seven Toronto city council challengers worth supporting: Ishrath Velshi
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Toronto Star | Editorial: Seven Toronto city council challengers worth supporting: Ishrath Velshi

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 13, 2014December 2, 2016

Ishrath Velshi, Ward 26, Don Valley West. She’s a well-spoken candidate with a strong social…

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Tony Mo Photography: Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre, Toronto
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Tony Mo Photography: Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre, Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 13, 2014December 25, 2014

Click here to view the album set with 8 pictures:

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Liyuan library interior (Canadian Architect)
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AKAA laureate Li Xiaodong of China wins Canada’s new International Architecture Prize

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 13, 2014August 6, 2017

The Moriyama RAIC International Prize awarded $100,000 to the Chinese architect and Aga Khan Award…

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His Highness the Aga Khan delivering the commencement address at the American University in Cairo. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte
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Today is Eid-e Ghadir

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 12, 2014June 22, 2018

Eid-e Ghadir, also known as Eid al-Ghadir Khumm, is an anniversary of special significance to…

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Mike Ghouse, World Muslim Congress: Eid Mubarak - Eid-e-Ghadir Mubarak
  • Imam Ali

Mike Ghouse, World Muslim Congress: Eid Mubarak – Eid-e-Ghadir Mubarak

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 12, 2014October 13, 2014

Congratulations to Shia Muslims on the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Ghadir considered as the greatest…

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  • Imam Ali

Ghadir Khumm in Images and Quotations

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 12, 2014June 22, 2018

‘Id-e-Ghadir is celebrated by the Shi ‘ite communities to mark the event that took place…

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Extent of the Fatimid Caliphate: Egypt became the epicenter of the Fatimid empire that included at its peak North Africa, Sicily, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, the Red Sea coast of Africa, Yemen and the Hejaz. Egypt flourished as the Fatimids developed an extensive trade and diplomatic network and ties which extended all the way to China in the east. Image via Wikipedia - click to enlarge
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Did You Know that Sicily was a thriving commercial centre under the Fatimids?

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on October 12, 2014June 22, 2018

Did you know …  … that Sicily was a thriving commercial centre under the Fatimids?…

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Australia’s ambassador for women and girls Natasha Stott Despoja gets henna put on her hand from a group of young girls. (Image: The Asian Age)
  • Australia

Australia’s ambassador visits Aga Khan Foundation Projects in Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 12, 2014December 2, 2016

Australia’s ambassador for women and girls Natasha Stott Despoja, will visit the Aga Khan Foundation…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Austin, Texas takes a step to end global poverty

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 12, 2014December 2, 2016

Today, Sunday, October 12th at the Brushy Creek Sports Park in Cedar Park, TX, Austin Partnership…

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Amyn Keshavjee receives Ottawa Mayor’s City Builder Award
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Amyn Keshavjee receives Ottawa Mayor’s City Builder Award

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 12, 2014October 12, 2014

Amyn Keshavjee and Tim McKee have each been presented with the Mayor’s City Builder Award.…

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Aga Khan University wins Goethe-Institut Kenyan Library of the Year Award
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Aga Khan University wins Goethe-Institut Kenyan Library of the Year Award

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 11, 2014October 28, 2016

The Goethe-Institut Kenya, the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation and the Kenya Library Association organized the 5th…

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Government of Canada announces initiatives to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2014
  • Aga Khan Foundation

Synergy: Government of Canada announces initiative with Aga Khan Foundation to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2014

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 11, 2014December 2, 2016

Project will be implemented by Plan International Canada in collaboration with the Aga Khan Foundation…

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Darb Shoughlan School Restoration
  • Cairo

Darb al-Ahmar

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on October 11, 2014October 11, 2016

“In the low-income neighbourhood of Darb al-Ahmar, which is adjacent to the park, job training…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Urdu Times USA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and His Highness the Aga Khan Open the Ismaili Centre Toronto & Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 11, 2014November 28, 2016
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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

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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

Bird symbolism of spirituality permeates the mythology of numerous cultures

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

Art & Culture

Bird symbolism of spirituality permeates the mythology of numerous cultures

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

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

Music in Ginans is vital for invoking specific emotions

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

Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee USA Visit March 2018 – Welcome, Tribute & Intezari Ginan: Late Alijah Gulamhusein Gulamani and family

Ginan: Kheddo kheddo jemaani naavddi – Sail skillfully in the boat

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: 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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