Everything we say, Every adventure we dare, Hazar Imam, only you are the reason for our courage, Hazar Imam, only you extinguish the fire and it turns to embers. When you surround our hearts And only your love floats through our bodies, When your voice touches our hearts, Then body and soul are free of pain, The fears and sorrow disappear ...
If I were an atom, I would conquer the sun; If I were a dot in the night sky, I would contain a thousand galaxies; If I were but a grain of sand, I would be as fortified as a mountain; If I were a millet seed, I would equal a hundred harvests; If I were a drop of rain I ...
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE By Kaycia Jinnah Golden is the precious time I spend with you On the day of your 50 years of Imamat Love is what you show in Jamatkhana when we pray Divine is your guidance Elegant is how we dress in your presence Night is in the lovely sky Joyful is the feeling we should always have Unbelievable ...
Exclusive Photos by John W. MacDonald His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, who became the 28th Governor General of Canada on October 1, 2010, welcomed His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, at Rideau Hall on the evening of October 7th, 2010. The Ismaili Imam was in Ottawa on the occasion of the inaugural ...
THE AGA KHAN A portrait of Peter Mansbridge of CBC Canada. Photo Credit: Photo by Dustin Rabin.com, Toronto - July 25, 2007. Copyright: Dustin Rabin. Editor's Note: The following interview has been excerpted from Peter Mansbridge One on One by Peter Mansbridge. Copyright © 2009 Peter Mansbridge. Interview Material © Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Reprinted by Simerg with permission of Random House ...
Clockwise, from top left: His Highness the Aga Khan; Ismaili Centre, The Aga Khan Museum and the Park (under construction in Toronto); Map of Canada; The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa; Global Centre for Pluralism, Ottawa; and The Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby. Please scroll down for PDF file. INTRODUCTION Time and time again, perhaps most often by Canadians themselves, ...
Fifty years you have guided us, Reaching your golden milestone with memorable years. Fifty years you have guided us, Our souls, our minds, our hearts, our eyes cry joyful tears. Fifty years you have guided us, Uniting us with a thread which is now covered in gold. Fifty years you have guided us, Filling our lives with passion to better the ...
Jubilee Golden Empower, embolden future minds; touchedmoved by your vision. The core of every institution grounded on principles Islamic; foundations of a renaissance, it's epic! Fatimid glory reconstructin' our story. Living values in action; reachin' through faith and hope directed, the poor, the aged, youth misguided, misundastood! Dissolvin' any'n' all fears. Fifty magnanimous years of momentum, harnessed precisely to inspire with ...
صوت جميل سمـعتُ صـوت رنيــم يهمـس للـروح قـومي هذي رؤى الحــق بانت و هــللت للرحيــم فاليـوم عـرس البرايـــا يوبيـل مـولى كريــم مولى هـدى الـروح حـتى سمـتْ بعــلم العليـم خمســون بالخير مــرت واليـوم من ألف يــوم فـكل لحظـــة حــب دهــرٌ لدى القــيوم ما القــدر إلا ارتقــاءٌ عند التقـــاء الحكيـم في ومــض عينيه نــورٌ عمّ الـدنى بالنعيـــم وللقـــلوب ســـلامٌ و بهجــةٌ للحــلوم ~~~~~~~~~ ...
My heart beat fast as I prepared myself, And I was scared I wouldn't know you. I had heard much about you and felt you near, Now I would meet the noble one face to face. Like a bride I adorned myself. My trembling hands decorated with henna I would use to present you with my love. Then the day dawned ...
His Highness the Aga Khan with their Excellencies Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul in the grounds of Rideau Hall. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji Speech delivered by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Canadian Governor General's Leadership and Diversity Conference at the Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on May 19, 2004. The Governor General at the time was ...
Introduction Canada became a country at Confederation in 1867. The system of government is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada and Head of State. The Governor General is the representative of the Queen in Canada. Constitutional Responsibilities As a constitutional monarchy, where the duties of head of State and head of ...
Mr. Chancellor, I present to you Prince Aga Khan, spiritual leader, philanthropist and humanitarian.November 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Shia Ismaili Imam, with McGill University's Chancellor Conrad Hernington at the University's Convocation held at Place des Arts in Montreal, PQ, Canada. Introduction of His Highness the Aga Khan by the Principal and Vice Chancellor of McGill University, David L. ...
"O the Light of Imamat" by Ghulam Abbas Hunzai in Urdu. Please click for enlargement. ~~~~~~~~~~~English translation of Urdu poemO The Light of Imamat O the eternal light, O the motivating spirit of my poetry, when I take your name, every difficulty in my life becomes easy. The Jubilee is a kind of fruit of your light, and nowadays there is ...
عندما تأتي يأتي النور عندما تأتي يأتي النور إمامي أنت مولانا معك نشعر بالسعادة والامان أنت إمامي أنت حبيبي أحب أن أراك دائما لك حبي ياشاه كريم ~~~~~~~~~~~~ O my Imam when you come comes the Nur. You're our Mawla, and you give us happiness and protection. O Shah Karim, you are my beloved Imam, and to see you is my ...
Come [let's] celebrate this golden year with sitar, lute and tabla Clear the well-spring maple floor for dandia and rasra. Tread the flattened, reddened earth. The verdant grass, the seashore. Clap your hands, Lift up your feet - Be happy! From mountain top in high Pamir to Ganges' muddy waters, From old folks in Portugal to Toronto's sons and daughters Will ...
(in Dutch, English translation follows) Zon, maan en sterren Ik zie ze al van verre De noor van onze imam zal altijd schijnen Dit zal dan ook nooit verdwijnen Door hem zijn wij van binnen vrj Dat maakt al zijn murids heel erg blij Als sterren stralen in de nacht Week ik dat Mawlabapa aan mij dacht Voor het slapen gaan ...
Excited, mesmerised momins, full of expectancy, full of love and joy Communal love beyond any I have ever witnessed An empty reservoir waiting to be filled A hungry child awaiting its delayed meal The desert gasping for its monsoon Roses, jasmine and freesia release clouds from the intoxicating agarbati Rising and raising me higher and higher till I land on a ...
Takhtnashini in Nairobi An event so momentous, So significant My heart is filled with wonder And childish piety Giving Bay'ah in Mombasa Hazar Imam's gentle hand On my bowed shoulder Benign, protective The kaleidoscope is set In simple, comforting patterns Glowing brightly throughout childhood Religion is woven Through our lives Jamat Khana as familiar As our homes Pictures of Hazar Imam ...
Mungu mbariki mwongozi wetu Mawla Mungu mbariki mwongozi wetu Mawla Shah Karim al-Hussayni wa umma Ismailia Shah Karim al-Hussayni wa umma Ismailia Dinini na Duniyani uongozi wako Mawla Dinini na Duniyani uongozi wako Mawla Umetu weka mbali kwa maowa na maafa Umetu weka mbali kwa maowa na maafa Miaka khamsini Mawla, watu ongoza wewe Miaka khamsini Mawla watu ongoza wewe Moyo ...
Engulfed in a shroud of darkness, as heavy and solid as the night, So cold and helpless I stand before you, begging you for the warmth of your light. "Do you feel me when you look into those glistening eyes?" I hear you say, A voice as melodious as a nightingale's sigh, as clear as a summer's day. "I am here ...
Expressions of the Golden Jubilee A group photo of the participants of "The Festival of Poetic Expressions" which was held to celebrate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of His Highness the Aga Khan. The picture includes the UK Ismaili leadership and the organizing committee of the Festival. Photo: The Aga Khan Council for the UK. Please click for photo enlargement Ismailis throughout ...
Born of the light My guiding beacon A light seen unseen In shadows fading clean Born of the ocean My river of truth Flowing ebbing A source unseen Like the sun and the dew We have our pact My destiny surrendered To the warmth of your noor Like the drop and the ocean We have our rendezvous But how I need ...
by Shellyza Moledina Special to Simerg A Brief Review of the Golden Jubilee initiative in London, UK, showing at Imperial College from September 10-26, 2010 Shellyza Moledina found hope and inspiration in "Rays of Light" The pictures are brilliant, the design is well thought out, the lights are carefully set, and the music is beautiful and soul-stirring: you know you've reached ...
Algerian born scholar Mohammed Arkoun (February 1, 1928 - September 14, 2010) was a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ismaili Studies and also a member of its Board of Governors, which is chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan In a tribute to the Algerian Islamic scholar Mohammed Arkoun, who died at the age of 82 in Paris, France, ...
Where Hope Takes Root: Democracy and Pluralism in an Independent World by His Highness the Aga Khan In this remarkable collection of talks given during the course of six years ending 2008, the Aga Khan surveys the modern world and sets out the principles that inform his vision of peaceful, productive societies. He returns again and again to the three cornerstones ...
burning a Tower, burning a Book why do you burn me out of hatred out of fear? for you do not understand me, keeping far you don't think near. why shall we hoard and steal why rape and castigate? is license the height we crave is that all we see and rate? even the river meets the ocean even the acorn ...
By Raghda El-Halawany Special to the Daily News Egypt. Copyright. It is hard to miss the Fatimid legacy that is apparent on the streets of Cairo. Many of this era's traditions are still practiced. Shia practices such as celebrating Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawy and Ashura are still common among Egyptians today Shia numbers in Egypt range from 800,000 - 2 million Experts say ...
Historic Cairo - A Walk through the Islamic City by Jim Antoniou Cairo contains the greatest concentration of Islamic monuments in the world, and its mosques, mausolea, religious schools, baths, and caravanserais, built by prominent patrons between the seventh and nineteenth centuries, are among the finest in existence. Jim Antoniou takes his readers on a guided walk through the very heart ...
By Sadru K. HassamUnder the Fatimids, Egypt became the center of an empire that included at its peak North Africa, Sicily, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, the Red Sea coast of Africa, Yemen and the Hejaz. Egypt flourished, and the Fatimids developed an extensive trade and diplomatic network and ties which extended all the way to China and its Song Dynasty. Map Credit: ...
Photo: Heba Helmy, almasryalyoum.com Fanous Ramadan (the Ramadan lantern) is an essential part of Ramadan's magical atmosphere in Egypt. Some sources date the fanous back to a celebration during the Fatimid dynasty when Egyptians welcomed the arrival of the Fatimid Ismaili Imam/Caliph Muizz to Cairo by lighting hundreds of lanterns. Since that time, the fanous lanterns and lamps of various kinds, ...
A more recent photo of His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) Introduction "I have dedicated my life to the uplift and progress of the Ismailis all over the world and I pray for all your happiness and success." These words of dedication were articulated by Mawlana Shah Karim al-Husayni, His Highness ...
Artist's Statement The words of the Holy Qur'an have inspired a great many calligraphers to create masterpieces of Qur'anic manuscripts that are now part of important art collections throughout the world. They are of great historical and aesthetic importance and no doubt, a spiritual uplift for the whole of humanity. The Qur'an played a central role in the development and evolution ...
"We are a long way from the democratization of nuclear energy. Maybe I'm naïve but I advocate another approach, which I call "positive proliferation." The positive proliferation that I would dearly love to see happen is based on a simple principle: yes to energy, no to arms." Editor's Note:Politique Internationale is a French political affairs journal, dedicated in particular to international ...
PORTRAITS OF THE ISMAILIS View over the majestic Ghiza River in the Hindu Kush. Photo: Henry Dallal. Copyright. Taking a photograph while sitting astride a horse is no small feat. Taking one at full gallop is quite another matter. It is, however, a talent that has been perfected by world acclaimed photographer, Henry Dallal. A keen horseman, Dallal has been taking ...
By Dilshad Keshwani INTRODUCTION In studying the concept of Imamah, the question as to what is the basis of this fundamental concept that is perceived so differently by different branches of Islam becomes foremost and even enigmatic. If one examines the etymology of the term Imam, it comes from the Arabic root 'Amma' which has a number of shades of meaning, ...
Fish This piece was hand built using earthenware clay. After it hardened, it was fired (in other words, baked) in a kiln (an oven like apparatus used to bake clay) and was painted using glaze. The piece was then reinserted into the kiln, which gave it its glossy finish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anasazi Pot This pot was hand built using a complex technique ...
Matthieu Paley is an award winning photographer. His most recent exhibition was "An Ethereal World - Journeys to the edges of Asia." Matthieu Paley is an intrepid explorer and an award winning photographer. He says he has been working alongside Ismailis in Northern Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan for several years now, adding that these regions are his favorite places in the ...
Artist: Nurin Merchant Location: Ottawa, Ontario Profile: I am a student with a passion for art. At a young age, I took a keen interest in paper crafts, playdough, and finger painting. Today, that interest has evolved into more complex methods, my favourites being: working with clay and painting in watercolour, oil, as well as acrylic. Nature is one of my ...
(Special to Simerg) [Editor's note: Before reading the following explanatory piece related to Mr. Kosorok's works, we recommend viewers to his preceding article Part I: 99 Most Beautiful Names - A sculptural presentation of the Names for God from the Qur'an - includes artist profile] It is difficult sometimes to say exactly why an image or a shape feels appropriate as ...
