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Tag: Ali Jan Damani

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Sufism in Sindh: A critical review of “Historical Dictionary of the Sufi Culture of Sindh in Pakistan and India”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 27, 2021

Ali Jan Damani reviews a book on Sufism in Sindh Boivin rightly argues that though…

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  • Religion

Catch the Live Streaming of 2021 Ismaili Studies Conference (August 6-10, 2021) #ISC2021

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 6, 2021

The Third International Ismaili Studies Conference: Histories, Philosophies and Communities is being convened by Dr. Khalil…

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2021 Ismaili Studies Conference Registration and Program #ISC2021

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 29, 2021

Registration is open for the Third International Ismaili Studies Conference: Histories, Philosophies and Communities convened by…

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Book Review: “Artefacts of Devotion: A Sufi Repertoire of the Qalandariyya in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan” | By Alijan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 24, 2021

Ali Jan Damani’s latest publication is a book review titled, Remembering Shahbaz: A critical review of “Artefacts of Devotion: A Sufi Repertoir

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  • Ginans

Ali Jan Damani transliterates poetic work of Pīr Shams

  • by Sujjawal Ahmad
  • Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021

Ali Jan S. Damani, through his tireless efforts of transliterating an unpublished Ginān text into English, has made a pioneering contribution to the field of scholarly attention given to Ismaili Ginans.

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Book Review: Ismā’īlī Movement in Sindh, Multan and Gujrat by Ali Jan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 23, 2020

Ali Jan S. Damani’s latest publication is a review of a book entitled “The Ismaili…

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Honoring Zawahir Moir: Catalogue of 114 Khojki Manuscripts in Searchable Form by Ali Jan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Zawahir Noorally (now, Zawahir Moir) prepared a catalogue of 114 Khojki manuscripts in 1971. The…

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Marvel of Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: Al-Khimyah: A critical review of Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan’s documentary by Ali Jan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 23, 2020

Abstract: Inducement to inscribe this article emerged as a result of direct inspiration from the…

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  • Ginans

Ali Jan Damani: Gināns (The extent of Islamic legacy in Sindh)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 23, 2018November 23, 2018

Ali Jan Damani‘s submission for the “2nd International Conference on Sindh Studies: Indus Valley Cultural…

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Ali Jan Damani's Paper presentation on Ginans at a conference: Sindh Studies: Indus Valley Cultural Heritage
  • Ginans

Ali Jan Damani’s Paper presentation on Ginans at a conference: Sindh Studies: Indus Valley Cultural Heritage

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 12, 2018October 13, 2018

Ali Jan Damani‘s submission for the “2nd International Conference on Sindh Studies: Indus Valley Cultural…

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Historical Anecdote (Mukhi of Sakro, Sindh, Pakistan)
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Historical Anecdote (Mukhi of Sakro, Sindh, Pakistan)

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

Coca Gola Mukhi of Sakro Prepared by: Ali Jan Damani (email: alijandamani@yahoo.com) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B56RSpAKvxXdYXdIS1RfWEMxNHdhaGw1NHlRTGEzVURRN1A0/view?usp=sharing   All…

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5 important ginānic indications on Imam’s visit to the Subcontinent
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5 important ginānic indications on Imam’s visit to the Subcontinent

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 17, 2018

Jīre bhāī pācham thī āpaṇo khudāvand āvashe; te ja(n)mpūdīp minjār. O’ Brother! From the west…

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Ginan: Aatamaaraam tame baraa ginani - O’ sincere soul! You are the supreme scholar
  • Ginans

Ginan: Aatamaaraam tame baraa ginani – O’ sincere soul! You are the supreme scholar

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 11, 2018

Ginan: Pir Sadr al-Din Reciter: Shamshu Bandali Haji (Alwaez) – http://ginans.usask.ca/recitals/500520 Text: Ali Jan Damani…

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Historical Anecdote: One Gold & Twenty Five Silver Coins
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Ali Jan Damani: Historical Anecdote – One Gold & Twenty Five Silver Coins

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 29, 2018January 28, 2018

Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B56RSpAKvxXdcUxEVXhiVmtXQTB1czVEM2ozblpod25MRHRj/preview

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Ali Jan Damani: "O’ Imam! Please do not leave us"
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Ali Jan Damani: “O’ Imam! Please do not leave us”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 29, 2017December 29, 2017

Ali Jan Damani’s translation of the Ginan: Ejī tam ku(n) sadhāre so din bahot ja…

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Mawlana Hazar Imam greets local leadership upon his arrival at Taus, Yasin
  • Education

Ali Jan Damani: Aswari and Zahurat (Ginans)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 20, 2017December 19, 2017

O’ Brother! Imam shall rise on the seventh (7th) day of the last month of the year.
Remember that it will be Thursday when Imam will arrive in Subcontinent.

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Ali Jan Damani: How to catalog a Khojki manuscript
  • Education

Ali Jan Damani: How to catalog a Khojki manuscript

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017

Ali Jan Damani shows us how the cataloging should be done for Khojki manuscripts.

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Ali Jan Damani's New Article on an Unpublished Ginan: Jīre Bhāī Re Dukh Jīāre Paḍse
  • Ginans

Ali Jan Damani’s New Article on an Unpublished Ginan: Dukh Jiare Padse

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 3, 2017October 3, 2017

With history and thorough explanation of words and meanings, Ali Jan’s latest is an unpublished…

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Ginan: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” - Das Batiyan - A Ginan of Pir Shams
  • Ginans

Repost: Ginan, Ali Jan Damani: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” – Das Batiyan – A Ginan of Pir Shams

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

Due to requests made by several individuals, Ali Jan has shared a better formatted file…

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Ginan: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” - Das Batiyan - A Ginan of Pir Shams
  • Ginans

Ginan: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” – Das Batiyan – A Ginan of Pir Shams

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 22, 2017September 22, 2017

Ali Jan Damani shares another one of his most impressive and unique knowledge of Ginans.…

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Ginan: Ham Dil Khālaq Yā Alī Tu(n)hī Ja Vase
  • Ginans

Ginan: Ham Dil Khālaq Yā Alī Tu(n)hī Ja Vase – O’ Lord, in my heart only you dwell

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 12, 2017September 13, 2017

This is an unpublished ginān attributed to Pīr Hassan Kabīrdīn, the son of Pīr Sadardīn (1300-1416 A.D). He was generally known as Hasan Shah or Hasan Darīyā. Tradition relates that he was born in Uchh Sharīf in 1͵Ͷ1 A.D, the first amongst the Iranian pīrs to be born in India.

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Rai Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja - Gems Of The Era by Ali Jan Damani
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Rai Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja – Gems Of The Era by Ali Jan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 29, 2017September 2, 2017

This article contains the biography of one of the great Ismaili Khidmatgār (Volunteers) of our…

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Article: Soul & Spirit, by Alijan Damani
  • Education

Article: Soul & Spirit, by Alijan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 10, 2017August 28, 2017

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A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani
  • Ginans

A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 28, 2017August 28, 2017

This presentation was delivered by Ali Jan Damani at the Second International Ismaili Studies Conference…

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