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A Tr ibute to His Highness the Aga Khanon His 75th Bir thday – Par t I“Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim al Hussaini, His Highness Prince Aga Khan, indirect lineal descent from the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) through Hazrat Mawlana Ali (a.s.)and Hazrat Bibi Fatima (a.s), is the Forty-Ninth Imam of the Ismaili Muslims. By virtueof his office and in accordance with the faith and belief of the Ismaili Muslims, the Imamenjoys full authority of governance over and in respect of all religious and Jamatimatters of the Ismaili Muslims”…from the Preamble of the Ismaili Constitution, 1986
Introduced by Abdulmalik MerchantPublisher-Editor, Simerg.com
Andrew Kosorok, an artist living in Utah made this poignant observation about the49th Ismaili Imam on this Website: “The more I read about His Highness, the greatermy respect. When someone can literally do whatever it is he wants, or can literally haveanything his heart desires, whatever that is, says a lot about the person. It is aconsistent source of hope to see to what ends the Aga Khan uses the resources at his
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Reminiscences of Two GreatIsmaili Missionaries, Pir Sabzaliand Meghji Missionary
Hatim Mahamid’s Thank You Letterto the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Aziz Kurwa’s Thank You Letter tothe Person of the Institutionof Imamat
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I WISH I’D BEEN THERE
Ghadir-Khumm and the TwoWeighty Matters
Ikhwan al-Safa
The Love for Ali
disposal. I am grateful for a world leader of such stature, with a heart such as his.”
These are highly complimentary words for His Highness the Aga Khan, who explainedhis role in an interview with Politique Internationale:
“…The Imam’s responsibility covers both domains….his first concern is for thesecurity of his followers; his second is for their freedom to practice their religion;his third is for their quality of life, as I have just mentioned. I repeat, the Imamat isan institution whose two-fold mission is to guarantee quality of life and tointerpret the faith….”
If we consider the last half of this year alone, we see how the Ismaili Imam is fulfillinghis mandate. In June and July, he spent an extended period of time with his followers inEast Africa to perform religious ceremonies and inspire them with words of wisdom fortheir spiritual and material well-being. Then, in a very short period between October29th and November 7th, His Highness the Aga Khan visited half-a-dozen countries forImamat related projects, which fall under the aegis of the Aga Khan DevelopmentNetwork (AKDN), of which he is the chairman and founder. He began his tour in NewDelhi to review progress on the restoration of Humayun’s Tomb and the work atSunder Nursery in the capital region of Delhi; his next stop was Kabul where he metwith President Karzai to discuss the progress of AKDN activities in Afghanistan. Thiswas followed by a brief two day visit to Tajikistan where he witnessed the inaugurationof the Dushanbe Serena Hotel as well as participated in the foundation-stone ceremonyof a new bridge connecting Afghanistan and Tajikistan to be built with AKDN support.
Mawlana Shah Karim al-Hussaini, left, marking his second birthday with uncle PrinceSadruddin and younger brother Prince Amyn on December 13, 1938.
Not more than 72 hours after, he was in Ottawa to preside over a meeting with thedirectors of the Global Centre for Pluralism and also to meet with the Canadian ForeignAffairs Minister John Baird to discuss the Canadian Government’s priority to establishthe Office of Religious Freedom. At the wink of the eye, he was in Chicago signing anAgreement of Cooperation between the State of Illinois and the Ismaili Imamat. The visitto Chicago also included talks on early childhood education and media andcommunications.
Such has been the life of His Highness since he began his reign as the Ismailicommunity’s 49th spiritual leader at the age of twenty. He has over the past 54 years,guided the spiritual growth of his Ismaili followers as well as helped them achieve abetter material life through economic, social, and cultural progress. The Aga Khan hasarticulated that education, self-help, unity, character and generosity as well as the ethicof keeping a balance between the spiritual (din) and temporal (dunya) are the elementswhich keep a community vibrant and healthy and lead to enlightenment and dignity.His tireless endeavours for his global community have also led to the improvement,well-being and dignity of human beings in some of the world’s poorest, most deprivedand most diverse communities regardless of faith, origin or gender.
“THE CLOSER YOU COME THE MORE YOU WILL SEE HIM”
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The Eid-i Qiyama!
Al-Qahirah: Then and Now
Khawja Nasir Tusi’s Tales
Pir Satgur Nur: Miraclesin Ginan ‘Putla’
Ismaili Penmanship in 1906
Discourses of Hazrat Ali
Ibn Ridwan and Supernova 1006
Light the Candle of Wisdomin the Heart
A Fida’i Mission: Into Saladin’s Tent
His Name is Jawhar
Inferno of Alamut
Fatimid Power and Learning Spirit
A Young Murid Aspires toUnderstand Commonalities BetweenPast and Present
Hazrat Ali’s Example: What We CanDo Today
The Great Resurrection
Varas Ismail Gangji:The Turning Point
The Three Kings Without Crowns
“Riding Forth to Open the Canal”with Nasir Khusraw
Weaving a Web of Silence, Onlyto Know
A Christian Envoy at the GhadirKhumm Campsite
Volunteering at the Dawn of the Ageof Imamat
The Unveiling at Sijilmasa
Beginnings….
Another Shalimar
A Unique Moment in the Life of thePunjab Jamat
The Faith of My Forefathers
13th-14th Century “Avatar”Discourses; 1885 – Aga Khan IIIInvestiture; 1907 – Aga Khan III inNew York
The Mind of Yazid, the Faithof Hussein
Karbala Tragedy
“I Wish I’d Been There” –Summoning the Past Intothe Present
“I Wish I’d Been There” – Links ViaFull Size Images
"I Wish I'd Been There" –Summoning the Past Intothe Present
H.H. THE AGA KHAN IV
Flashback into the 1960′s:Admiration for His Highness theAga Khan by President Senghor andA K Brohi
Gems from His Highness the Aga
Digital portrait by Akber Kanji depicting the life of the Ismaili Imam and his works.
It is impossible to do adequate justice to his vast and monumental work in anyform. Akber Kanji of Toronto sought to capture some of the numerous projects of theIsmaili Imam through a highly creative digital work which he titled “The Closer YouCome the More You Will See Him.” We published his remarkable image last March, anddo so again in this brief tribute so that our readers may get a glimpse and seek tounderstand and appreciate the scope and depth of the work of His Highness the AgaKhan.
Ismailis around the world have a very deep sense of affection and love as well asengagemnent with their beloved Imam. However, we all realize that even in ordinarylives the affection that parents have for their children is unsurpassed and cannot beequally recipocrated. The same holds for the Ismaili Imam. The Prophet and hissuccessor, the Imams, are regarded as the spiritual parents of their respectivecommunities, and for this reason Mawlana Hazar Imam has himself said: “When I leavethis evening I would like that you should remember two things. One, that I will takewith me in my heart the remembrance of each and everyone of you, the face of each andeveryone of you. Secondly, that my love for my Jamat is a lot stronger than yours canever be for me and I would like you to remember this…you must remember that Imamloves you more, much more than you can ever love him and you must be strong in thisknowledge.”….Farman Mubarak, Pakistan visit 1964, Ismailia Association for Pakistan.
These words convey hope and inspire confidence amongst his followers around theworld.
To honour His Highness the Aga Khan on his 75th birthday, we present this shorttribute that encaspulates the life of the Ismaili community from the earliest times to thepresent through images, photos and pertinent quotes. We join Ismailis and other wellwishers around the world in one voice to wish His Highness the Aga Khan a veryhappy birthday and a very long life. Ismailis eagerly await the celebration of hisDiamond Jubilee in 2017.
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ORIGINS“Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran
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Khan’s Speech at the Universityof Ottawa
Honorary Degrees Conferred on HisHighness the Aga Khan since 1967: APictorial Record with Citations,Tributes and Remarks
A Selection of Images from ReadingsPublished in 2011
A Tribute to His Highness the AgaKhan on His 75th Birthday – Part III
A Tribute to His Highness the AgaKhan on His 75th Birthday – Part II
A Tribute to His Highness the AgaKhan on His 75th Birthday – Part I
A Unique Event Fifty Years Ago: TheReview Process and Presentation ofRecommendations to MawlanaHazar Imam for a New IsmailiConstitution in Africa
Aga Khan in Prestigious Jury forFirst-Ever Business Leader’s Awardto Fight Human Trafficking
The Preamble of “The Constitutionof the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims”
The 11th Cycle of The Aga KhanAward for Architecture
Aga Khan Graces 10th AnnualLaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium
Aga Khan Gifts Brown University inHonour of Vartan Gregorian
Vartan Gregorian's Tribute to HisHighness the Aga Khan at BrownUniversity in 1996
One on One: Peter Mansbridge withHis Highness the Aga Khan
His Highness the Aga Khan andCanada: A Profound Affinity – ButWhy Canada?
Canada's New Governor General,His Excellency David Johnston,Receives His Highness the Aga Khanat Rideau Hall on Thursday, October7, 2010
His Highness the Aga Khan’sForesight and Wisdom at Age 20
1957 Aga Khan IV CeremonialInstallation: Presentation of “Swordof Justice” Signified Ismaili Imam’sRole as “Defender of Faith”
Ismaili Imam Bestowed WithHonorary Canadian Citizenship atFoundation Ceremony forAga Khan Museum
Key Themes of His Highness the AgaKhan's Speeches Made During HisGolden Jubilee Celebrations
Key Themes of His Highness the AgaKhan's Speeches Between 2000and July 2007
A Western Correspondent’s Accountof the Aga Khan’s Historic First Visitto His Followers in Gorno-Badakhshan
Timeline of His Highness the AgaKhan's Awards and Honours
Part II – Worldwide Honours For
above all people – offspring, one of the other, and Allah knows and hears all things.”(Holy Qur’an, 3:33-34)
“The religious leadership of the Ismaili Imam goes back to the origins of Shia Islamwhen the Prophet Muhammad appointed his son-in-law, Ali, to continue his teachingswithin the Muslim community”….His Highness the Aga Khan, Politique Internationale
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HERITAGETHE PROPHET OF ISLAM AND HAZRAT ALI
“The Holy Prophet’s life gives us every fundamental guideline that we require to resolvethe problem as successfully as our human minds and intellects can visualise. Hisexample of integrity, loyalty, honesty, generosity both of means and of time, hissolicitude for the poor, the weak and the sick, his steadfastness in friendship, hishumility in success, his magnanimity in victory, his simplicity, his wisdom inconceiving new solutions for problems which could not be solved by traditionalmethods, without affecting the fundamental concepts of Islam, surely all these arefoundations which, correctly understood and sincerely interpreted, must enable us toconceive what should be a truly modern and dynamic Islamic Society in the yearsahead”….His Highness the Aga Khan, Pakistan, Seerat Conference, 1976.
A page from a Blue Qur' an from the Fatimid Period
“This is a time of new freedoms, but it is also one in which new choices must be madewisely. In exercising freedom and making choices, our institutions must be guided, asthey have been in the past, by the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace of Allahbe upon him), and the tradition of our tariqah, which is the tradition of Hazrat Ali: A
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Prince Karim Aga Khan UnderlineImpact of Ismaili Imamat’sContribution to Humanity
Part I – Worldwide Honours ForPrince Karim Aga Khan UnderlineImpact of Ismaili Imamat’sContribution to Humanity
H.H.THE AGA KHAN III
Historical American Newspapers onHis Highness the Aga Khan’s‘Incognito’ Visit to the USA in 1906-1907
“Mawla Fulfilled My Wish”
On Meeting the Noorani Family –My Voyage to Europe
The 1955 “Jubilee Ball” of HisHighness the Aga Khan III atthe Savoy
An Ismaili Youth’s Rare MomentWith Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah
VOICES
“Shukr Mawlo, Shukr Mawlo” –When Hope is All You Have Left, aStory for Mawlana HazarImam’s Salgirah
Embryonic Stem Cell Research andthe Rights of a Foetus: A ShiaMuslim Perspective from Iran
Tales of Ismaili Women of Shimshal:Hussn Bibi and Her Journey to NewZealand to Study English
Tales of Ismaili Women of Shimshal:Eid Festivities, Celebrations after aDangerous Trip, and Stories of aHealth Worker and a Wood-Cutter
Remarkable Tales of Ismaili Womenfrom Shimshal, a Remote Village inthe Karakoram
Under Siege: Timbuktu, Mali’sFabled ‘City of Saints’
Historic Farmon Khona in Shimshal
Jerusalem: A Photo Essay of theHoly City
Reflections on the Delegation of theIsmaili Imamat as it ReceivesGovernor General’s Medalin Architecture
Words of Wisdom from PrinceSadruddin Aga Khan to theCanadian Jamat That Everyone CanBenefit From
The Treasures of Iran, with Excerptson Hafiz by His Highness the AgaKhan III
“Christian and Muslim Perpectiveson Jesus” and “Shia Ismaili Islam”
Starry Night of Alamut and TheMilky Way Across Alamut; TheEarth from Space: Spectacular NightTime Photos from TWAN and NASA
Hunza’s New Lake: The StoryBehind the Birth of Lake Gojal
Photo Essay: The Ruins of Alamut
Photo Essay: Iran Through aCanadian Lens
thinking Islam and a spiritual Islam – an Islam that teaches compassion, tolerance andthe dignity of man – Allah’s noblest creation.” ….His Highness the Aga Khan, May 14,1992
SYRIA
Jabal Mashhad in Salamiyya, Syria, is thought to hold the tomb of the 8th Ismaili ImamWafi Ahmed. Photo: Arif Babul, Vancouver. Copyright. Photo: Professor Arif Babul.
Copyright.
NORTH AFRICA AND EGYPT
The remains of the original Fatimid walls built during the 10th century. Photo: GlynnWillet, Virtual Tourist. Copyright.
“The future of the Ismaili Faith rests in the hands of the youths of your age and mine.Are we to follow the example of those, who in Egypt, Iran and Sind raised the flag ofIsmaili Imams high enough for the world to see its glory? I say, ‘Yes’. We should notfail where our ancestors achieved glorious success” – the late Prince Sadruddin AgaKhan
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Kitengela Sculpture at Aga KhanHospital Seeks to Inspire Hope andBrighten Lives of Patients
NanoWisdoms – The First WebsiteDedicated to Ismaili Imamat’sSpeeches, Interviews and Writings
Young Ismaili Achievers: AnInterview with Serena Taj
Young Ismaili Achievers: AnInterview with Zul Kapadia
Young Ismaili Achievers SpeakAbout Family and Faith,Aspirations, Interests andSocial Networks
Writings of Prince Sadruddin AgaKhan; A Friend of EndangeredSpecies, the Vulnerable Habitat andthe Monk Seal
Voices: Good Sufi, Bad Muslims
A Letter from Badakhshan
In the Making: The Aga KhanMuseum, The Ismaili Centre andTheir Park
2011 Simerg Essay Writing Contest– $1000.00 in Cash Prizes
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan: A Rareand Insightful Interview With TheUNESCO Courier
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan: Someof the Causes for the Refugee Crisis– Injustice, Intolerance and Lack ofRespect for Human Rights
My Climb to ‘Sacred’ Alamut, WhereEvery Stone Tells a Story
The Frontispiece of the IsmailiJamatkhana in Mashhad, Iran
The Memoirs of Aga Khan: ATranslator’s Voice
Yakimour 1954: A Golden Momentfor an Aspiring Student – AnAudience with the 48th IsmailiImam, Aga Khan III
November 1, 1983: His Highness theAga Khan Conferred HonoraryDegree of Doctor of Lawsby McGill University
Speech by His Highness the AgaKhan at the Canadian GovernorGeneral's Leadership Conference
An Introduction to the Office of theGovernor General of Canada andSome Recent Memories with theAga Khan
Rays of Light: “Thank you forrestoring my faith inthe human race”
Professor Mohammed Arkoun: ACourageous Intellectual WhoAdvocated A Tolerant,Liberal and Modern Islam
“Al-Kalimah” by Marlene-Luce Tremblay
Voices: “The Power of Wisdom” –His Highness the Aga Khan’sInterview with Politique Internationale
The Fatimid Caliphate
“A thousand years ago, my forefathers, the Fatimid imam-caliphs of Egypt, founded al-Azhar University and the Academy of Knowledge in Cairo. In the Islamic tradition,they viewed the discovery of knowledge as a way to understand, so as to serve betterGod’s creation, to apply knowledge and reason to build society and shape humanaspirations” – His Highness the Aga Khan, Mozambique, June 25, 2004
Al-Azhar University
London, 1979: Mawlana Hazar Imam receivingFatimid Gold Dinars from Dr. Aziz Kurwa. Photo:
Ilm magazine.
“Dr. Kurwa earlier, presented to me some coins from the Fatimid Caliphate. This was aperiod of great glory and great pride, and I would like to express to all my students myvery deep gratitude for the gift that you have offered. It is a link to the past, but it isalso an ideal to be achieved, an ideal of strength, an ideal of performance, an ideal ofhappiness.”…..His Highness the Aga Khan, London, September 1979
IRAN
A coin from the Alamut period
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Part I: 99 Most Beautiful Names – Asculptural presentation of theNames for God from the Qur’an
Part II: A Background Explanationof the Sculptures of theBeautiful Names of God
Voices: World RenownedPhotographer Sarite SandersPortrays Mysterious Radiance of aFatimid Tomb and the Elegance ofthe Aga Khan Mausoleum
Voices: Unravelling the Dark Historyof the Medieval Ismaili Community
“Hashish Assassin” – Pulling Backthe Silk Curtain
Voices: Alluring Istanbul LinksCultures, Religions and TwoContinents and OffersSomething for Everybody
Voices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah,Aga Khan III – The 48th IsmailiImam at the Ritz: “Calm Mind,Clear-Thinking and Wise”, AReporter’s 1933 Story
Voices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah,Aga Khan III – Imam Speaks ofBurmese Patriotism; Memorial Plateat Jamatkhana Honours 31 IsmailiLives Lost in WWII Bombardment
Voices: Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah,Aga Khan III – Historic Photos andImam’s Recognition of ServicesRendered by the Family of ItmadiKassam Kothari of Jamnagar
Voices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah,Aga Khan III – Portraits from theNational Portrait Gallery
Voices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah,Aga Khan III – Eloquent PersianQuatrain by 48th Ismaili ImamGraces a 1923 Invitation ForTalk About Imamat
Voices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah,Aga Khan III – Storiesfrom Readers (I)
Voices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah,Aga Khan III – Recollection of Imam’sVisit to a Family Shop; A Storyabout the Diamond Jubilee Scaleand…Does it (Still) Work?
Voices: A Review of Prince HussainAga Khan’s Photo Exhibitionin Washington D.C.
Voices: Ambitious Iranian Ismaili,Mansour, Reflects on His MusicalCareer and Life in the UK
Voices: 30 Questions forColumnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Hot and Spicy at Toronto'sHarbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto andVancouver for Readings, CookingDemos and Signings
Voices: Brilliant Astrophysicist, ArifBabul, in Conversation with Simerg
Voices: Babul on the Bootes Void,Galaxies, Benefits of StudyingScience, Creation, God and Intellect
Hasan-i-Sabbah led the Ismaili dawa from the castle of Alamut, which was built on topof an unassailable granite rock. Photo by A.M. Rajput
CENTRAL ASIA
“Bequeathing a legacy that to this day enlightens the region’s intellectual traditionsNasir Khusraw was among the premier thinkers whose contributions will be celebratedin the space that we initiate today.”…His Highness the Aga Khan, FoundationCeremony, Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe, August 2003
A statue of the Ismaili dai, philosopher and poet Pir Nasir Khusraw
INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT
“I would be surprised if ever such a big Mehfil-e-Ginan has ever been held…many timesI have recommended to my spiritual children that they should remember ginans, thatthey should understand the meanings of these ginans and they should carry thesemeanings in their hearts. It is most important that my spiritual children…hold to thistradition which is so special, so unique and so important to my Jamat….I have beendeeply happy tonight, deeply happy because I have seen the happiness in the hearts ofmy Jamat and this is what makes Imam happy”…His Highness the Aga Khan, Karachi,December 16, 1964, Farman Mubarak, Pakistan visit 1964, Ismailia AssociationPakistan
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Voices: Babul on Science Funding,Muslim Scientists, IntelligentDesign and Neurosciences
Voices: Babul Talks about Identity,Aspirations for the Family and theJamat, “An Ismaili Academy”,Family Pursuits, FrontierlessBrotherhood, and Allah’s Blessing
Voices: Sunrise Over the Alamut
Voices: Bruno Freschi, Architect ofthe Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, inConversation with Simerg
Voices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant,and Mr. Bruno Freschi, theBeloved Architect
Voices: Photo Gallery of the IsmailiJamatkhana and Centre,Burnaby, Canada
Voices: Thumbnail Photo Galleryof the Ismaili Jamatkhana andCentre, Burnaby, BritishColumbia, Canada
Voices: Remarkable Bilaal Rajan –Lofty Goals, Noble Achievementsat Age Twelve
Bilaal Rajan's Amazing Summer ofExtremes: In Mandela's Land andAmongst the "King of the Arctic"
Voices: For Volunteer's Week,Bilaal Urges us tobecome 'Barefooters'
Voices: Alice Hunsberger on NasirKhushraw – Poet of Substance
Voices: John Nuraney, Member ofLegislativeAssembly, British Columbia
Voices: Maria Cook of the OttawaCitizen on the Delegation Building
Voices: Best Wishes from aVagabond Reporter
Voices: Seeking Sufism
LITERARY READINGS
Modern Ismaili Imams on Shia-Sunni Reconciliation and Enrichingthe Ummah and the World Througha Common Islamic Ethic
The Merits, Teachings andUniversality of Allah’s Last Prophet:Reflections by Three Ismaili Imams
The Verses of the ‘ImmaculateConception’ of Jesus Christ in theHoly Qur’an and their LastingImpact on a Christian Emperor
America’s Founding Fathers andIslam: A Brief Discussion Based onDocuments at the Libraryof Congress
Naser-e Khosraw’s DangerousHomeward Journey: From “OneThousand Roads to Mecca” byMichael Wolfe
Naser-e Khosraw’s Pilgrimages toMecca: From “One Thousand Roadsto Mecca” Edited by Michael Wolfe
Naser-e Khosraw in Fatimid Cairo:From “One Thousand Roads to
Leather binding ofginan manuscript
" Ada thaki eksuna nipaya" .
Image:http://www.iis.ac.uk
ANCESTRY AND SUCCESSION – 19TH AND20TH CENTURIES
This vintage engraving depicts the portrait of Aga Khan I (1804 - 1881), the 46th Imamof the Nizari Shia Ismaili Ismaili Muslims. © iStockphoto.com
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Mecca” Edited by Michael Wolfe
One Thousand Roads to Mecca:Naser-e Khosraw’s Writing Aboutthe Muslim Pilgrimage
Loving Tales of our Beloved Imams:(I) Farazdaq’s Praise and Support ofImam Zainul Abideen (a.s.)
Baba Ismail: The First ShamsiConvert in the History of the GuptiIsmailis of Punjab
The Imamat As Depicted Throughthe Ages in Ismaili and non-Ismaili Writings
An Esoteric Interpretation of theMi’raj and the Prophetic Tradition ‘IHave a Time with God’ (li ma’aAllah waqt)
An Englishman Reflects on theNature of Imam Ali
The Wisdom of Hazrat Ali:Selections from Nahj al-Balaghah forYoung People (II)
Remembering the Heroism and Ethicof Hazrat Ali (a.s.) in the PersianNew Year
The Common Word for a CommonHumanity: The Underlying Essenceof the Message as Rooted in the HolyScriptures of Islam and Christianity
Hazrat Hasan: Ahead of His Timeand Perhaps Would Be If He WereWith Us Today
Jesus Through a Muslim Lens
Imam Ja‘far’s Legacy to theCommunity – The Formulation ofthe Doctrine of Imamate
How a Muslim Sees Muhammad
Two Songs for Miladun-Nabee
The 1979 London Didar: The Settingand The Experience
Pomp and Celebration in FatimidEgypt During the Flooding ofthe Nile
Cairo in the Light of NasirKhusraw’s Safarnama
The Ismailis: From the Earliest Timesto the Fall of the Fatimid Empire
A Reflection on Wajhullah (‘The Faceof Allah’)
Proofs of Islam
A Brief Note on Ahlul-Kitab or ‘ThePeople of the Book’
The Story of Noah’s Ark in theHoly Qur’an
The Traditional Ismaili Greeting “YaAli Madad”
Two Orations of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (AS)
A Brief Introduction to the MuslimCalendar and Major MuslimFestivals and Religious Observances
Seeking the Forgiveness of the Imamof the Time: A Short Explanation (II)
Seeking the Forgiveness of the Imam
Imam Shah Aly Shah, Aga Khan II, 47th Imam of Ismaili Muslims
“Each Imam presents to the world of his time that facet of the multi-faceted splendourthe Ismailis call Imamat. All Ismaili philosophers have emphasized the principle of theUnity of Imamat under the superficial diversity exhibited by each Imam of the Time. It isin this sense that the Ismailis believe that Imam is the same irrespective of his own ageor the time he lives in”…Esmail Thawerbhoy, Ismaili author
September 1, 1885: The 7-year-old Aga Khan III at his enthronement ceremony as 48thImam of the Shia Ismaili Ismaili Muslims in Bombay. He is surrounded by community
elders. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Copyright
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of the Time: A Short Explanation (I)
The Noble Qur’an – AnInexhaustible Well-Spring ofInspiration and Knowledge
The Fountain Pen and itsFatimid Origins
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar: Short EssentialReadings (VII) – Imamat in IsmailiGinanic Literature
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar: Short EssentialReadings (VI) – The Merciful Glanceand other readings
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar: Short EssentialReadings (V) – Ya Ali Khuba Mijalasand other readings
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar: Short EssentialReadings (IV) – Aab-i Shifa andother readings
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar (III) – An Ode onImam’s Essence and other readings
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar (II): SpiritualEnlightenment Under the Imam’sGuidance and other readings
Preparing for Mawlana HazarImam’s Didar (I): Dazzled by theLight and other readings
Islam’s Great Striver: Hazrat Ali
Journey of Discovery: A Recent Visitto the Mausoleums of Pir Sadardinand Pir Hasan Kabirdin
“The Ruby Shines On” – A PlayAbout the Life of Nasir Khusraw
The Wisdom of Hazrat Ali:Selections from Nahj al-Balaghah forYoung People (I)
Islam: The Religion of Equality andUniversal Brotherhood by PrinceAly S. Khan
How Are Essential 21st CenturyInnovations Vested in the Abbasidand Fatimid Dynasties?
A Brief Discussion onAvicenna’s Madhab
In the Beginning….The Qur’an andMuslim Thinkers on Creation
Averroes and Maimonides: MasterMinds of 12th CenturyMedieval Thought
Persians in Fatimid Egypt: (III) TheirRole in Commerce, the Economyand Trade
Persians in Fatimid Egypt: (II) TheirRole in the Da’wah andIsmaili Doctrines
Persians in Fatimid Egypt: (I) TheirRole in the Army
Pir Nasir-i Khusraw on theGateway and Key to Paradise
Avicenna on the Aims of Education,Stages of Education and Methods
A rare portrait of the family of His Highness the Aga Khan from the 1950' s. Photo: ZulKhoja Collection, Ottawa.
“Ever since the time of my first ancestor Ali, the first Imam, that is to say over a periodof thirteen hundred years it has always been the tradition of our family that each Imamchooses his successor at his absolute and unfettered discretion from amongst any of hisdescendants whether they be sons or remoter male issue.
August 21, 1957: Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Scarborough, and the new IsmailiImam, Prince Karim, at the memorial ceremony for the late Ismaili Imam, held at the
Woking Mosque outside London.
“In view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years dueto the great changes which have taken place including the discoveries of atomic science Iam convinced that it is in the best interests of the Shia Moslem Ismailian Community
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of Teaching
Great Muslim Thinkers: Avicenna onEducation (I)
Exchange of Letters Between SultanMalik Shah and Hasan-i-Sabbah
Nativity of the Prophet Muhammad:The Mevlud/Mawlid Tradition
Ismaili Dawa and Politics inFatimid Egypt
Great Moments in Ismaili History:Ismaili Castles in Syria
Great Moments in Ismaili History:The Establishment of theFatimid Caliphate
Photos of Mausoleums of IsmailiImams of the Dawr Satr Period
Photos of the Ruins of the FatimidCapital, al-Mahdiya, and theAjdabiyah Fortress Palace
Henry Corbin and hisUnderstanding of Ismailism
Pir Nasir Khusraw's Theory ofIntellectual Education
Pir Nasir Khusraw's Concept ofIntellect and Theory of IntellectualEducation (I)
Imam of the Time: “TheStraight Path”
The Quintessential Marking Point ofIslamic History
Wladimir Ivanow, First ModernChampion of Ismaili Studies,Explains Why the CommunityShould Study its Spiritual Heritage
A Brief Intuitive Note on the 'Void'with Reference to the Ginan"Aad Thaki"
Hazrat Ali’s Tradition EmphasizesIslam as a Thinking andSpiritual Faith
Imam Hussein (AS): “The Chief of theYouth of Paradise”
Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Salgirahand the Depth of His Love forthe Jamat
A Translation and BriefCommentary of Pir Sadardin'sGinan “Jem JemJugatsu Preet Kareva”
Reflections on the Scope ofKnowledge in Islam: TheInterdependence of the Spiritual andMaterial Dimensions
Excavation of a ByzantineShipwreck and the Discovery ofFatimid Artefacts
Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah – AnAstonishing andExtraordinary Personality
Life Under the Fatimids: Clothing,Women’s Undergarments, Veilingand…A Winter Imageof Fatimid Cairo!
The Socio-Economic Aspects ofthe Fatimid Caliphate
that I should be succeeded by a young man who has been brought up and developedduring recent years and in the midst of the new age and who brings a new outlook onlife to his office as Imam.
His Highness the Aga Khan just after the memorial service for his lategrandfather, Aga Khan III, in Woking Surrey. © Hulton-Deutsch
Collection/CORBIS
“I appoint my grandson Karim, the son of my son Aly Salomone Khan to succeed to thetitle of Aga Khan and to be the Imam and Pir of all my Shia Ismailian followers.”….HisHighness the Aga Khan III
July 12, 1957: The newly enthroned Imam, Shah Karim al-Hussaini, with Ismaili leadersat Villa Barakat.
“My grandfather dedicated his life to the Imamat and Islam, both of which came first,and above all other considerations. While I was prepared that one day I might bedesignated the Aga Khan I did not expect it so soon. I follow a great man in a greatresponsibility and he could have given me no more appreciated honour than tobequeath me this spiritual leadership. My life, as his, will be dedicated to the service ofmy followers.”….His Highness the Aga Khan
CEREMONIAL INSTALLATION: DAR-ES-SALAAM AND K AMPALA
Dar-es-Salaam: Clad in a white high-necked tunic, black trousers and astrakhan cap,
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Ismaili Studies: Book Briefs (II)
Egypt's present-day Shias live onFatimid legacy
Ismaili Studies: Book Briefs (I)
The Ramadan Lantern – AFatimid Tradition
Some Considerations of the Term‘Imam’ in the Holy Qur’an
Fatimid Object: Door Wings ofImam al-Hakim bi-Amrillah
Fatimid Monument: GreatMosque of Mahdiyya
Surrender and Realisation: Imam Alion the Conditions for TrueReligious Understanding
Literary Reading: Farmanbardari –Obedience to the Imam of the Time
Literary Reading: Sayyid ShamsiSeeks Out His Master in DevotionalGinan “Eji Navroz na Din Sohamna”
Literary Reading: Shi'a IsmailiTradition in Central Asia –Evolution, Continuities and Changes
Literary Reading: Some GuidelinesOn Being a Good (Jamati) Leader
Literary Reading: Hazrat Ali'sPrinciples of Good Governance –Early Muslim Style
Literary Reading: Doctrine ofImamat During the Fatimid Period
Literary Reading: Imamat in IsmailiGinanic Literature
Literary Reading: Qadi al-Nu’manon the Distinction between Islamand Iman
Literary Reading: Karim Master’sLegacy Lives on Through StudentsHe Taught…and a BeautifullyIllustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"
An Opportunity of a Lifetime –Recitation of Qur’anic Verses in thePresence of His Highness theAga Khan
Literary Reading: In Ismaili GinanicLiterature Prophet Muhammad(s.a.s) is Symbol of Moon-Light, aMercy to All Nations,and Intercessor
In Metaphoric Ginan “Eji Dhan DhanAajano” Pir Sadr al-Din AsksMu’mins to Act Righteously andGain Spiritual Recognition of Imam-e-Zaman
Literary Reading: Pir Sadr al-Dinand the Da’wah in India – ABrief Note
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III: TheFace of Imamat
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Long Reign Ends
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –48th Ismaili Imam’s Platinum
Mawlana Hazar Imam mounted the dais upon which the 48th Imam, Hazrat MawlanaSultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, was weighed in diamonds in 1946. MawlanaHazar Imam gave his permission to commence the ceremony with the recitation ofverses from the Holy Qur’an.
The robbing ceremony was performed by putting the red and grey robe over theshoulders of Mawlana Hazar Imam. The robe had been worn by Imam SultanMuhammad Shah during his Jubilee celebrations. The Chief Mukhi of Dar-es-Salaam,Najmuddin Devji, made the presentation of the black astrakhan cap to which waspinned a golden ‘taj’ inlaid with 49 diamonds and precious stones. The beautifullyornamented and jewelled ‘Sword of Justice’ was placed in the hands of Mawlana HazarImam and it signified that Imam is the ‘Defender of the Faith.’ Mawlana Hazar Imamwas then presented with a golden chain with 49 links which represented the linealdescent of the Imam.
His Highness the Aga Khan: Ceremonial installation, Kampala, Uganda
The last of the pageant rites was performed when a signet ring was placed on the fingerof Mawlana Hazar Imam. The ring had been used as a seal for communications fromImams to his murids (followers) throughout Ismaili history, particularly during the11th, 12th and 13th centuries and specially to communicate with the Ismailis who weredifficult to contact in places such as Central Asia where extra authority, apart fromsignature, was needed.
Mawlana Hazar Imam then rose to address the Jamat and spoke of the unboundedsources of energy which would be made available to mankind and of the changes thatwould surely come with them, and added: “I shall devote my life to guiding thecommunity in all the problems which these rapid changes will bring in their wake.”
THE 49TH IMAM: SOME EARLY PORTRAITS AND PHOTOS
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Jubilee: World Evolved from CandleLights and Horse Carriages toNuclear Physics and Jet Travel
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –The Diamond Jubilee: "AnIncomparable Occasion inthe World"
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, AgaKhan III: Lakhpaty's IntriguingPoster for 48th Ismaili Imam'sDiamond Jubilee ShowsArtistic Ingenuity
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, AgaKhan III – The Diamond Jubilee: “AnIncomparable Occasion inthe World”
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, AgaKhan III: Lakhpaty’s IntriguingPoster for 48th Ismaili Imam’sDiamond Jubilee ShowsArtistic Ingenuity
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Ismailis Celebrated Longest Imamatin History with ThreeMagnificent Jubilees
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Titles, Decorations and HonoursConferred on 48th Ismaili Imam; 72Year Reign Spanned Six BritishMonarchs and Seventeen PM's
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Defender of Islam, Activist for Justiceand Equality, Confidence Booster,And Deliverer of Joy
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –The Road to Happiness and TheConcept of Life
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Imam's Message in South AfricaAddressed Artificial Barriers, Unity,Education for All, and DamagingSocial Habits
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III – A“Mendicant” Who Transformed aDream into Reality and Stirred theSoul of a Bitter Critic
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III – AMuslim’s Analysis of Lessons thatCan be Learnt from the 48thIsmaili Imam
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Links to Movies at British Pathe
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –The Imam of the Socio-Economic Revolution
Literary Reading: Sir SultanMuhammad Shah, Aga Khan III –Successor and a Son Reflect onAccomplishments of the 48thIsmaili Imam
Literary Reading: Fatimid Objects –
His Highness the Aga Khan.
His Highness the Aga Khan graduated from Harvard University in 1959 with a BAHonours in Islamic History. This is his portrait in a Harvard University blazer as he
smiles with an armful of books, on the Harvard Campus, Cambridge, Massachusetts,1958. Copyright: Photo by Hank Walker/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images.
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Glass Weights Bearing the Names ofImams al-Zahir and al-Mustansir
Literary Reading: Fatimid Objects –Exquisite Gold Earrings, Pendantsand Bracelets
Literary Reading: Fatimid Objects –Four Ivory Panels
Literary Reading: Fatimid Object –Fragment of Robe Attributed toImam al-Mustansir
Literary Reading: FatimidMonuments – The Al-Hakim Mosqueand Bab al-Futuh (Gate of Conquest)
Literary Reading: Fatimid Object –Textile Fragment Attributed toImam al-Aziz
Literary Reading: FatimidMonument – Aqueduct in Kairouan,Tunisia; Patron Imam al-Mu'izz
Literary Reading: “If You Performthe Pilgrimage…” – NasirKhushraw’s Advice To a Pilgrim
Literary Reading: "If You Performthe Pilgrimage…" – NasirKhushraw's Advice To a Pilgrim
Literary Reading: Imagery in Ginan,“Ooncha re Kot…”, UnderscoresSoul’s Yearning for the Beloved
Literary Reading: ImamsMuhammad al-Baqir and Ja'far as-Sadiq on Love for the Imam
Literary Reading: “Ahl al-Bayt” –An Understanding Based on theHoly Qur’an, Hadith andHistorical Events
Literary Reading: Imam as DivineGuide, Proof of God and Source ofSalvation in IsmailiGinanic Literature
Literary Reading: Suddh-Buddh andOther Key Terms in Ginan “BindrareVann Manhe SukhCharere Gavantri”
Literary Reading: Service to theImam, the Greatest Source ofHappiness – Diwan Sir Eboo Pirbhai
Literary Reading: The InwardOdyssey in Two Key Ismaili Ginans,“Brahma Prakash” and“Sakhi Mahapada”
Literary Reading: Faith (Iman) andits Foundation
Literary Reading: An Aspect ofImamat as understood by ShiaImami Ismaili Muslims
Literary Reading: Fatimid Coins atthe David Museum in Copenhagen,Part III
Literary Reading: Fatimid Coins atthe David Museum in Copenhagen,Part II
Literary Reading: Fatimid Coins atthe David Museum in Copenhagen,Part I
Literary Reading: The Munajat – YaAli Khuba Mijalas
Literary Reading: “The Pure
March 1960: A signed photo of His Highness the Aga Khan in Burmesecostume. Photo: Anwar Virani Archives.
A portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan taken while he was in a gatheringwith his Ismaili followers during his East African 1966 visit. This photo wastaken in Dar-es-Salaam, with the right arm of the chair showing the walking
stick he was carrying in order to support a foot injury. His Highness had briefly
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Progeny” and “The Ascensionof Intellect”
Literary Reading: Islamic TeachingsOf Shared Responsibilities andEthics Guide Work of the Aga KhanDevelopment Network
Literary Reading: Allah in KuficScript basis of Aga Khan Award forArchitecture Logo
Literary Reading: Nasir Khushraw –“Foundations of the Faithof Muhammad…”
Literary Reading: "Mu’izz, The Gloryof Our Time" and "Imam, You arethe One…"
Literary Reading: Fatimid RockCrystal Ewers, Most ValuableObjects in Islamic Art
Literary Reading: Imams are Shipsof Salvation
Literary Reading: Aga KhanFoundation Logo, Characterized bya Universal Symbol of Skilland Caring
Literary Reading: True andUnconditional Love
Literary Reading: Ethics in theKalam-i Mawla of Hazrat Ali,Part Five
Literary Reading: Ethics in theKalam-i Mawla of Hazrat Ali,Part Four
Literary Reading: Ethics in theKalam-i Mawla of Hazrat Ali,Part Three
Literary Reading: Ethics in theKalam-i Mawla of Hazrat Ali,Part Two
Literary Reading: Ethics in theKalam-i Mawla of Hazrat Ali
Literary Reading: Nasir-i-Khusrawon The Excellence of 'Ali
Literary Reading: Aab-i Shifaa,Water that Heals
Literary Reading: Fatimid Scientist,Al Hazen, Inspired by the Spirit ofthe Qur'an
Literary Reading: EnduringTeachings of Hazrat Ali
Literary Reading: The Imam,Manifest in the World
Literary Reading: Beholding the Faceof the Imam
Literary Reading: The Essence ofImam – An Ode by Imam 'Abd al-Salam
Literary Reading: Qadi No’man onObedience to the Imam
Literary Reading: The HistoricalRoots of Imamat
Literary Reading: Imam Mustansirbi'llah on How to Strengthen Faith
Literary Reading: The Foundingof al-Mahdiyya
Literary Reading – Where there is
left East Africa for medical treatment and returned a few days later with thestick, which deeply saddened his followers.
A silver coin minted on the occasion of His Highness the Aga Khan' s 10th Imamatanniversary which was commemorated on July 11, 1967. Photo: Jehangir Merchan
collection.
A portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan taken in the mid 1960' s. Photo: FidaMoledina
IMAMAT ENDEAVOURS FOR HUMANPROGRESS
The Aga Khan Development Network and its numerous agencies are a recentphenomena. In the 1960′s and 1970′s much of the mandate was carried out by the AgaKhan Foundation. Subsequently, other agencies were added to meet the diverse needsand spread of the Ismaili community and the population among whom they lived.The following chart illustrates the magnitude and scope of the work of the IsmailiImamat today.
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Bliss and Prosperity
Literary Reading – The Inspirationfor the Aga Khan University Logo
Literary Reading: FatimidAstronomer’s Account of the LunarEclipse and Planetary Conjunctions
Literary Reading: Imam as theSource of Salvation
Literary Reading – Imam'sRecognition and Love for anOutstanding Murid
Literary Reading: The Vision ThatTransformed Nasir Khushraw
Literary Reading: Text andExplanation of “Eji Shah IslamshahAmne Maliya”
Literary Reading: The GinanicLiterature of the Ismailis
Literary Reading: The Light of Imamand the Festival of Nawruz
Literary Reading: On the Fallof Pride
Literary Reading: Imam Mustansirbi'llah on the Importance of Zaheriand Batini Aspects of Didar
Literary Reading: The Devotion ofNizar Quhistani
Literary Reading: The “Light” thatwill keep on burning
Literary Reading – Imam Muizz'sLove for Books and Reading
Literary Reading: Pir Sadr al-Din onthe Beatific Vision of the Imam
Literary Reading: The Greatness ofFatimid Cairo
Literary Reading – Imam's Favoursfor his Murids
Literary Reading: SpiritualEnlightenment Under theImam's Guidance
Literary Reading: “Dazzled by theLight” – An Encounter with theImam of the Time
Literary Reading: The Mystery of theMissing Mount Nasir Khushraw
MODERN ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS
Modern Artistic Expressions:Guidelines for Submitting Imagesand Poetry
Poetic Expressions: The Poets andtheir Poetry
Mowlabapa’s 76th – Only For Us
Navroz 2012: Four Poems
Arif Babul: Midnight Meditation
Nazim Bhimani: The Deaf World
Nazim Bhimani:Hurricane Katrina
Nazim Bhimani: Who Am I?
Salim-el-azhar Ebrahim:Epigrams I
Salim-el-azhar Ebrahim: ThePragmatist, High in the Hindu
The Aga Khan Development Network today. Source: Akdn.org
The Aga Khan Foundationlogo, designed in 1968, isbased on the right hand, auniversal symbol of skill,achievement and caring.
More about the logo: In Islam, the hand has a number of meanings: its shape reflects itscomprehensive and positive character, while its constituents represent the five principlesof Islam and the five senses of the human body. The stylized fingers of the Aga KhanFoundation logo represent “Allah” in the Kufic script, and the interlacing beneath thefingers correspond to the anatomy of the hand and also delienates the sign, which inChinese stands for Wisdom.
The logo of the Aga Khan Award forArchitecture, appears in the marble
plaque seen above, which waspresented to Library of Alexandria,Egypt. The Name of Allah in KuficScript, reflecting Itself and repeating
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Kush and The Samurai
Salim-el-azhar Ebrahim: Dialog –the Concept; Excellence; DescartesYou Erred; The Art of Thinking
Salim-el-azhar Ebrahim:Islam Explained
Al-Karim Jaffer: Craving Souls andNavruz Mubarak
Bashir Ladha: Writing the Historyof Tomorrow (at Wynford Drive)
Laila Lokhandwalla: Reflections onthe Golden Jubilee
Laila Lokhandwalla: A SpringPoem for Shah Karim
Fez Meghani: The Pen inRumi's Hands
Fez Meghani: The Violin Criesfor You
Khalil Merali: “Because You Care”and “The World Today”
Khalil Merali: "Preparation" and"You are There"
Shellyza Moledina: Mawla's Eyes,Soul of the Girl and TheJubilee Song
Shellyza Moledina: Mawla’s Eyes,Soul of the Girl and TheJubilee Song
Shamas Nanji: “Abraham” and“Abraham’s Land”
Shamas Nanji: Light-Speed Web
Shamas Nanji: Fana and Baqa
Shamas Nanji: Ballad for Bistami
Shamas Nanji: Jesus & Muhammad
Navyn Naran: Calla Lilies
Navyn Naran: Transcendence – ofphysical to Spiritual
Navyn Naran: "will you be mineon the journey to Mawla" and"Your Birthday"
Navyn Naran: burning a Tower,burning a Book
Aly Sunderji: Snow and Souls
Aly Sunderji: “Within the Strandof Saffron”
Aly Sunderji: A Disciple ofthe Flower…
The Festival of Poetic Expressions
“Born of the Light”by Amin Mawji
“The Key” by Farrah Sheikh
“A Symphony: Peace and Love”by Shaqiera Ladhu
“Mabruki, Mabruki” byNeemat Koraci
“The Noor of Hazar Imam” byInaara Verhoosel
“Kaleidoscopeof Faith” by Zainul Nasser
“The Dancing Heart”by Greg Traynor
Itself, forms the basis of the logodesign.
The Seal of the Aga Khan University
An explanation of the Seal: The circular form of the Seal, with its different levels ofimagery contained in concentric circles, has its visual roots in the rosettes of earlyIslamic periods. The circle also symbolises the world and reflects the internationality ofthe University. At the centre of the Seal is a star, or sun. Light is a universal symbol forthe enlightenment that education provides.
The light emanating from the star is also symbolic of Nur (Divine light). The starincorporates 49 points to commemorate the University’s founding by His HighnessPrince Karim Aga Khan, the forty-ninth Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.
The outer ring circumscribes a Quranic Ayat rendered in classic thuluth script andreads as follows:
“And hold fast, All together, by the rope Which God (stretches out for you), And benot divided among yourselves. And remember with gratitude God’s favour on you: Forye were enemies And He joined your hearts In love, so that by His grace Ye becamebrethren.”
HAPPY ISMAILI PEOPLE
Ismaili girls in Central Asia proudly display a decorated frame holding a photo of their beloved49th Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: Matthieu Paley. Copyright.
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Zahira Virani: "The Morning Sun"
"My Ultimate Desire" byNiema Victoria Alhaj
"O The Light of Imamat" byGhulam Abbas Hunzai
“Padhramni” by Aliya Solanki
“A Beautiful Voice” byHala Khalaf-Alhaj
“Jubilee Golden” by Rahim Valli
“Fifty Years” byFazila Bhanvadiya
“Purity of Faith” byShaheroz Bharwani
“Golden Jubilee” byKaycia Jinnah
“Our Love for Mawlana HazarImam” by Sadaf Sherbari
“Jamatkhana” byRaziyyudin Jamani
“Expressions” by Aliyana Hirji
“What is the ReleationshipBetween You and Me?” byMaherun Nisa Pradhan
“The Spirit Within”by Moez Mitha
“A Nazrana For You” byZain Velji
Visual Arts: The Artists andtheir Works
Piecing the AlamutPuzzle Together
Ataullah Asmate: "Waves off theMoon" and "Communications 5"
Mehboob Dewji: Artist Profileand Statement
Mehboob Dewji: MagnificentDigital Islamic Patterns (I):"Diversity"…and more
Mehboob Dewji: MagnificentDigital Islamic Patterns (II):"Starlight"…and more
Mehboob Dewji: MagnificentDigital Islamic Patterns (III):"Dawn"…and more
Mehboob Dewji: MagnificentDigital Islamic Patterns (IV)
Mehboob Dewji: MagnificentDigital Islamic Patterns (V)
Mehboob Dewji: MagnificentDigital Islamic Patterns (VI)
Narmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-BaytFamily", "Remembrance of Allah",and "Standard"
Hamida Madhani: “Dizbad”,“Mystical Dance”, “Mubarak”,“Essence of Life” and “TheMajestic Horse”
Nazmu Mamdani: Artist Profileand Statement
Nazmu Mamdani: YellowShafted Flicker; Chippy; andDozing Cougar
An Ismaili elder in Tashkorgan radiantly displays a photo of His Highness the Aga Khan whichis housed in a locked cabinet.
Happy and excited students look on as their teacher greets His Highness the Aga Khan during hisvisit to the Aga Khan Primary School, Parklands, Nairobi, in 1966. Photo: Nashir Kassam.
Mawlana Hazar Imam amongst the UK Jamat in London Olympia in 1979. Photo: JehangirMerchant collection.
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Nazmu Mamdani: Rafi, My littleBoy; Peggy's Cove; and Beejoe
Nurin Merchant: "TheNature of Prayer" and"Show Jumping"
Nurin Merchant: "Fish", "AnasaziPot", and "Whale Tea Set"
Shahira Patni-Tejpar: Artist Profileand Statement
Shahira Patni-Tejpar: "ChaiTime" and "Lapis LazuliFree Fall"
Shahira Patni-Tejpar – "Multi-Colored Matungi", "Funky BlueBowl" and "Vertical Vessel"
Rubina Rajan: “Nur i”, “Fury ofInsight”, “Knowledge i”, “Breeze”and “Masai”
Sonny Sultani: Artist Profileand Statement
Sonny Sultani: Whirling Sufi
Naznin Virji-Babul: Artist Profileand Statement
Naznin Virji-Babul: Kashf(Unveiling) and Touched bythe Essence
Naznin Virji-Babul: Sept 11
Naznin Virji-Babul: WomanMaking Roti and Struggle
ESSAYS AND LETTERS
“The Seven Ages of Man Redux” byMo Tejani
Rumi’s Tomb, a Dervish Monasteryin Bosnia, and an Iconic Bookstorein Paris
A Nature Poem
RSVP Rice and Stew Very Plenty –Memories of Growing Up in Jinja
An Ismaili Reflects on the DiamondJubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Exploring Belgium: The Modern andthe Medieval
“New Hampshire Twilight”and “Iguazu”
Ute Visions
Inca Gods
A Review of His Highness the AgaKhan’s “Where Hope Takes Root”
A Letter to Charles Darwinfrom Galapagos
“Birds Began It All”
“Why I am Excited About the AgaKhan Museum, The Ismaili Centreand Their Park” byEmmanuel Iduma
“Why I am Excited About the AgaKhan Museum, The Ismaili Centreand Their Park” by Zohra Nizamdin
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47 THO UG HTS O N “A TRI BUTE TO HI S HI G HNESS THE AG A KHANO N HI S 75TH BI RTHDAY – PART I ”
Rashida SunesaraDecember 30, 2012 @ 4:32 pm
Tuj vina koi avar na dise,mawla amne che tamaro aatharje.Tuj vina ame akala mawla,mawla tame thajo rakhvalje.
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Aly HussainiMay 9, 2012 @ 11:54 pm
Our Family’s humble Shukarana in Mowla’s Holy Huzur pur noor for always beingthere for us and our loved ones and for the entire Jamat and ummah. Every time wethink of you, we find you are right there holding our hands and comforting us andblessing us with your grace and mercy., Shukar Mawla for giving us strength in ourhardships and humility in succes. Shukar Mawla for your countess blessings andbarakats. Please forgive us for our short commings. A very happy birthday, Mawla. Wehope and pray that all your murids are able to see your Diamond Jubilee. Inshah Allah.We crave for your blessings for good health and Imanji Salamati. Ameen
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Fatheali LalaniMarch 30, 2012 @ 12:18 am
Happy birthday ya ali bapa. You are with us and we are with you.
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Shelina LakhaniFebruary 3, 2012 @ 4:51 pm
Tum jiyo hazaro saal saal ke ho pachas hazar – Happy birthday to you Mawla bapa Ilove you, you are always on my mind, you are always on my mind.
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Gulbanoo HirjiJanuary 14, 2012 @ 12:40 pm
Shukranlillah, walhamdulillah! We Ismailis are so fortunate and can be proud to have aleader in our midst who is continuously guiding us for our spiritual and material wellbeing. No community can claim that. Happy 75th Birthday to our beloved Hazar ImamShah Karim Al-Hussainy. Ya Mawla, we still feel your hand on our shoulder whichyou gifted to your Murids during your Golden Jubilee celebrations. Please, please donot let it go and let our Iman grow stronger each day!
Thanks to Simerg for sharing this beautiful and priceless collection of pictures andactivities of Mawla’s unique and incredible way of life. This is a treasure indeed!
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PARABLES
Parables on Integrity & Honesty,Allah’s Bounty and Keeping AllahConstantly in Our Hearts
Two Tales from Rumi: The Snake-Catcher and the Serpent & TheElephant and the Travellers
The Parable of Moses and Khidr inthe Holy Qur’an: AnEsoteric Interpretation
Parable: Traditional Sufi StoriesAbout the Intricacies of Life
Parable: Looking for the Treeof Immortality
Parable: The Plight of the Unwise…why the donkey was gone!
Parable: The Noble Kingdomof Hodja
Parable: Don’t Blame Me, byShams Tabriz
Parable: Hodja’s Hospitality, TakenFor Granted
Parable: Learning from Tragedy, theStory of the Imprisoned Parrot
Parable: Hodja and the Fur Coat
Parable: Hodja’sUneven Distribution
Parable: Three Hodja Stories, Put tothe Test Twice and Tipping theRight Way
Parable: For Hodja, Pretending to beFoolish has its Rewards…
Parable: To Each, His Own Faith – AStory by Saadi
Parable: The Clay's Sweet Fragrance
Parable: The Clay’s Sweet Fragrance
Parable Lesson: The Alchemy ofTransformation, from Copperto Gold
Parable: Not Being Afraid of SeekingOut the Truth
Parable: “The Mouse and theCamel”, by Rumi
Parable: "The Mouse and the Camel",by Rumi
Parable: Easying One's Journey tothe Lord of Creation
Parable: Countering Criticism,Hodja's Way
Parable: “Paying for Aroma” –Hodja’s Verdict
Parable: Hodja on the Deathbed; TheDonkey's Bray or the Wise Hodja?
Parable: Watermelons and Walnuts
COLLECTIONS
Collection: Special Selection – Out ofPrint Books on the Art andArchitecture of the Fatimid Period
Collection: "The Aga Khan’s Horses"– 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81,Signed by the Aga Khan
G. Hirji
NasruJanuary 12, 2012 @ 11:16 am
Thanks Simerg.
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KakaDecember 20, 2011 @ 7:10 pm
A great human being, and an example for others.
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DaulatDecember 20, 2011 @ 5:03 pm
Happy birthday Mawla Bapa.
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Murad A. K. MadadDecember 20, 2011 @ 7:09 am
Thanks for your hard work for providing this enlightening series on His Highness theAga Khan who is doing so much for the socio-economic progress of millions aroundthe world as well as for the spiritual uplift of his Ismaili followers.
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Shelina AdatiaDecember 20, 2011 @ 12:59 am
May His guidance always be with us. How blessed we are!
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Shiraz-Ali Fatehali PeeraDecember 19, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
“AN UNMATCHED LEGEND OF OUR TIMES”–Only an Enlightened Soul couldAccomplish, what Our Beloved Imam has, in his Glorious years of Imammat.
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Dhuka/Momin and FamilyDecember 19, 2011 @ 6:28 pm
Khudawand-e-Karim Salgirah Mubarak
Khudawand please gives us all Ruhani Roshani and Rushani Raaz. Khudawand pleaseforgive all sins for our all ruhani souls and send them to eternal peace.
Shukar Mawla and we all know you are there for us.
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Anjali (Asifa) RughaniDecember 19, 2011 @ 2:25 am
My Beloved Hazar Imam.
Heartiest congratulations on your 75th Salgirah. Wishing that your presence remainswith us for a very long time, and that your choicest blessings lead us along the rockylives of ours and your guidance becomes the very bright star on the darkest nights.May you alway walk by our sides and grace us with your Holy Zaheri and Batunideedar. Ameen.
I’m proud to be born an Ismaili. No matter where I remain, what I do, my feelings forthe Imam shall never change. My faith shall never lose its path – the path of SiratulMustaqeem.
Wishing all my brothers and sisters a heartiest Khushiali Mubarak.
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Gulzar JanmohamedDecember 18, 2011 @ 10:24 pm
A greatest honour and luck to be born in Ismaili faith and be Hazar Imam’s murid. It ishe who brought our fathers from the slums of India, educated us in his Schools inAfrica, prepared us for western world and spending his entire life for the betterment of
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Collection: "The Memoirs of AgaKhan" – 1st Editions inSeven Languages
Collection: Acquire a Rare Piece ofHistory – Framed StampsCommemorating the Golden Jubileeof His Highness the Aga Khan
Collection: Prince Hussain AgaKhan’s "Animal Voyage" Embracesthe Living World
Collection: Purchase “AnimalVoyage” by Hussain Aga Khan
Collection: Review of Hussain AgaKhan's "Animal Voyage"
HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Historical Photos: Life in the IsmailiCommunity (1875 – 1957)
Historical Photos from theArchives of Master Khimani ofSouth Africa – Part III
Historical Photos from theArchives of Master Khimani ofSouth Africa – Part II
A Brief Note on Master Khimani’sService to the South African Jamat,and Historical Photos from HisFamily Archives (Part I)
Prince Aly Khan Birth Centenary:Rare Photos from Nagpur andLourenço Marques
Historical Photos: Life in the IsmailiCommunity (1957 – Current)
An Imamat Day Picnic in Canada’sCapital on Father’s Day
Olivier Galibert: Ismaili Portraitsfrom Tajikistan
Photo Gallery: Ismaili PortraitsFrom Tajikistan (I)
Editor’s Choice: Photos of SirSultan Muhammad Shah AgaKhan and Prince Karim Aga Khan
Memories of Kenya: VintagePhotos of Imam SultanMuhammad Shah and MawlanaHazar Imam
His Highness the Aga Khan'sHistoric Visit to the Island ofPemba in November 1957
Henry Dallal: Portraits from theHindu Kush
Matthieu Paley: Journey to theRoof of the World
THE JAMATKHANA
Dubai’s Jewel: The IsmailiCommunity’s Congregational Space
Bagamoyo’s Historic IsmailiJamatkhana Through Pictures,Poetry and Prose
Fond Memories of Salamieh, 51Kensington Court, and Yakymour
51 Kensington Court, and aMemorable Function Hosted by HisHighness the Aga Khan III atLondon’s Savoy
his community.
Sharmeen WarsariyaDecember 18, 2011 @ 9:34 am
Looking at the pictures and reading the article makes me realize once again that we areindeed a very blessed jamat. I am very thankful to Mawla for keeping us a safe andsecure jamat for the last so many years.
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Riaz Hassan Ali GalmaniDecember 17, 2011 @ 12:32 am
No doubt, we all Ismailis are very lucky to have been born in this sathpanth deen,Shukar Mawla tera lakh lakh.
Khushyali Mubarak to all Ismailis around the world…Ya Ali Madad
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Karim LalaniDecember 16, 2011 @ 5:20 pm
Imam writes his destiny, no one can write one for him. The Imam likes his murids tofollow his farmans.
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Adnan BhayaniDecember 16, 2011 @ 2:58 am
Proud to be Ismaili.
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Rashida KanjiDecember 15, 2011 @ 2:49 pm
Daily Bedtime prayer from Kahzmir (MY GRANDSON)
Dear Mowla Bapa
Thank you for all things small and bigand ask you please to forgive our sins.Make our faith as strong as the monuntains andour love as high as the sky.Day and night bring us closer to your lightand be with us for ever and ever……………….amen
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Sherali JiwaniDecember 19, 2011 @ 6:54 am
Dear Rashida: What a down-to-earth prayer. I am simply awed andimpressed.The composition is just simple, but otherwise, so deep.Every word in the prayer is so genuine – we need to thank Him, we need Hishelp in all matters, we need to be “close to the Light”, we need Him to bewith us always and above all, we need to ‘recognize’ Him for what He reallyis! Therefore we need our faith to be as “strong and as High” as Kahzmirpleads in his Bedtime Prayer. Thank you for sharing this unique‘conversation’ with Mawla! Thanks to Simerg for creating a platform wherethe Ismailis of the World come together and share their humble thoughts………
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AnizDecember 15, 2011 @ 3:43 am
The guidance that the Imam and the Imamat has given to us, has helped foster aMuslim community that is respected the world over. He is truly the Noor of our time!
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Iqbal RumiDecember 15, 2011 @ 2:47 am
A 21st century leader of leaders with vision, power, commitment and devotion for hisspiritual children.
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1953-1957: Ismailia Social andResidential Club and Jamatkhana at51 Kensington Court, London W8
At the Ismaili Centre
Happy Days in Hasanabad
Memories of Nairobi’s Majestic‘Town Jamatkhana’, formerly the‘Darkhana’ of Kenya
The Darkhana, Canada: A Building ofGraceful Architecture andSpiritual Nobility
5 Palace Gate when it was aprivilege to be in England
5 Palace Gate
Remembering Kampala Jamatkhana:Special in so many ways
A Jamatkhana in Tashkorgan, China
Serenity in Central London: TheIsmaili Centre
SIDELINES
Five East African Serena Resorts inCondé Nast Traveler’s Readers’Choice Awards
Our Incredible ‘Yellowstone’Holiday: Part III – The YellowstoneCaldera and Geysers of the OldFaithful Basin
Our Incredible ‘Yellowstone’Holiday: Part II – Wild Life Safari atGrand Teton National Park
Our Incredible ‘Yellowstone’Holiday – Part I: Salt Lake City
Sideline: Lessons from the Life of "thegreatest," Heavyweight HeroMuhammad Ali
Sideline: Ismaili Imam’s Visit to LosAlamos Lab 50 Years Ago ImpressedScientific Hosts and Revealed HeWas In Top Physical Condition
Sideline: In Remote Badakhshan,Community Funds SpearheadEconomic Independence
Sideline: Rumi Movie Should NotGloss Over Important Aspects ofMystic's Life
Sideline: Senator Edward Kennedy'sPassing Away – ObamaIssues Proclamation
Sideline: Remembering Col. AtillaAltikat, twenty seven years after hisassassination in Canada’s Capital
Sideline: Karzai ventures intoremote Ismaili territory forelection support
Sideline: Brooklyn Museum's ExhibitPortrays Sufi Concepts of Lightand Enlightenment
Sideline: For Obama, Prayer and aFaith in God Are a Guiding Force toBuild a Better World
Sideline: In Cairo Speech, ObamaAsks Youth to Reimagine andRemake the World; Progress Mustbe Shared
Sideline: In Hawaii, Honolulu
Salim DhananiDecember 15, 2011 @ 12:06 am
I convey my mubaraki to our global Ismaili Jamat on the auspicious occassion of ourBeloved Mawlana Hazir Imam’s birthday. May Mawla Bless us with lots of Barakat…..Ameen.
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Mr. UmayyadDecember 14, 2011 @ 12:37 pm
Birthday of Our Mavla is a Birthday of a New World. A world full of Hope andHappiness. He comes again and again to be with us, so that we may not feel alone inthis troubled world. He accompanies us everywhere….and we know that even if theworld will crash down any day we are happy…so happy…because He is withUs….Murtaza Ali is with us….our Creator is with us…our Guide is with us…our Hopeis with us….our Happiness is with us…we love Him more than ourselves….OMovlana…ya Noor-e Parvardigar we love you forever.
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Rashida KanjiDecember 14, 2011 @ 10:01 am
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE for the Imam of the time. Happy Birthday Mawla Bapa and myhumble Shukharana for your continuous guidance, love, comfort and strength thatyou give me every day! Shukhar Mawla for your blessings that you pour on me and myfamily. Mawla you inspire me so much. I am so blessed to be an Ismaili.
Saligrah Mubarak to all my brothers and sisters worldwide. Congratulations Simerg foryour inspiring knowledge. Keep up the good work.
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Ghulam Mohammed PanjwaniDecember 14, 2011 @ 9:15 am
Dear Mawla Bapa ,We thank you for all things; small and bigand ask you please to forgive us our sins;Make our faith strong as a mountainand our love as high as sky;Day and night bring us closer to your lightand be with us for ever and ever.
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AshiqjpDecember 13, 2011 @ 8:03 pm
Saligrah Mubarak to all Ismailis Worldwide from Japan jamat and from my family.
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Shan AlaniDecember 13, 2011 @ 3:26 pm
Let us all say Salwat on this precious occasion and give Shukhrana to our belovedImam.
“Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad”
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Abdul Rahim K. Ladhani.December 13, 2011 @ 3:15 pm
Saligrah Mubarak to all Ismailis Worldwide.
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Shiraz KananiDecember 13, 2011 @ 2:13 pm
My sincere prayer: “May He shower His choicest blessings on all the Ismailis all overthe world on this occasion of Salgirah Mubarak.”
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Abdulsacoor SacoorDecember 13, 2011 @ 1:06 pm
True Leader of 21st century…Abdulsacoor in the Portugal Ismaili jamat
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Sideline: Work Portraying theStruggles of the Ismailis in theMiddle Ages ReceivesInternational Honours
Sideline: In Ottawa, MagnificentStamp Exhibition Kindles Memoriesof the Aga Khan’s GoldenJubilee Celebrations
Sideline: For New Yorkers A Treat,as the Silk Roads Ensemble Arrivesin the Big Apple for ThreePerformances in June
Sideline: Fatimid Art at the Freerand Arthur Sackler Galleries inWashington D.C.
Sideline: In Egypt, Imam Hussein'sMaulid Celebrated withJoyful Devotion
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Dr. Shamsudin K. DamaniDecember 13, 2011 @ 12:06 pm
Happy birthday to Mawlana Hazar Imam and Salgirah mubarak to all Ismailis all overthe world. Nice collections. Congratulations to Simerg.
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F. H. ViraniDecember 13, 2011 @ 11:00 am
Very inspiring , refreshed knowledge. We are blessed to be Ismaili Muslims. I believesharing true knowledge of the Ismaili faith is one of best gifts we can give to livingImam.
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Kamrudin A. RashidDecember 13, 2011 @ 8:31 am
Heartiest Salgirah Mubarak to all Ismailis the world over.
The posting is very appropriate and befiting the happy occasion.
It is also very inspirational and educational and the pictures are of very high quality.
Congratulations and keep up the great work.
Kamrudin A. RashidToronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sultan DosaniDecember 13, 2011 @ 5:19 am
Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad.
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Yasmin HiraniDecember 13, 2011 @ 12:41 am
Salgirah mubarak to all my brethren around the world on the joyous occassion of the75th birthday of our beloved Hazar Imam.
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Amin H. LadakDecember 13, 2011 @ 12:05 am
In a sense our Mawla has been Imam of the Time for the whole Muslim Ummah. He hasworked relentessly to project the ethics of Islam and bridge the gap between the Muslimworld and the rest. He has sought to strengthen the links between various tariqahswithin Islam by his outreach to everyone. He is truly a world leader.
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Nooriya WafaDecember 12, 2011 @ 11:48 pm
Ya Ali Madad,
All Dear Beloved Ismailee Brothers and Sisters
I wish you all khoshali Mubarak…
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HussainDecember 12, 2011 @ 10:32 pm
My Beloved Hazar Imam
My humble Shukarana in your Holy Huzur for always being there for me and myloved ones. Every time I think of you, I find you are right there holding my hand andcomforting me and blessing me with your Dua, and telling me “don’t worry my belovedchild, I am here and I will take care of you.” Shukar Mawla for giving me strength inmy hardships and allowing me to keep my head no matter what the situation is; shukarMawla for your countess blessings and barakat. A very happy birthday, Mawla. I hopeand pray that we all murids of yours are able to see your Diamond Jubilee. We crave foryour blessings for good health and Iman Salamat. Ameen.
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NaseerDecember 12, 2011 @ 9:08 pm
Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad.
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Sherali MerchantDecember 12, 2011 @ 2:47 pm
He is everything in our life. We are nothing without him. He has given us life,discipline, courage, health, wealth and everything we need.
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Azeem MaheraliDecember 12, 2011 @ 2:40 pm
This is incredibly wonderful!
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Adam MussajiDecember 12, 2011 @ 1:34 pm
On this auspicious occasion of our beloved Imam’s 75th Salgirah, let us express ourgratitude and shukhrana for the untiring efforts of our beloved Mowla for his continuedcare and benevolence for his world wide Jamats.
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nizar12345December 12, 2011 @ 12:27 pm
The one who stands above all else – The most beneficient and the most merciful.
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Amin HabibDecember 12, 2011 @ 8:58 am
True leader of 21st century
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AltafDecember 20, 2011 @ 12:54 pm
An excellent set of knowledgable photos.
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ShirinDecember 28, 2011 @ 4:35 am
DEAR MAWLA BAPA
A very happy birthday to beloved Mawla Bapa. We are nothingwith out You. You are Mother and Father of us. We love you somuch. Day and night be with us.HAPPY BIRTHDAY. MAWLA BAPA.
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