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Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan turns 80
A thank you letter to Prince Amyn for a life of service and dedication to Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan Editor's note: Though discreet and always working behind the scenes, Prince Amyn's contribution to the Imamat institutions have always been influential and impactful. On the occasion of Prince Amyn's 80th birthday on September 12, 2017, Azeem Maherali offers ...
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Part 2: Early Purchases | Aga Khan Studs History
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- In the summer of 1921, the Aga Khan approached the Honourable George Lambton to ask him if he would take some horses. Lambton, not merely the trainer of thirteen English Classic winners, but also the author of a classic turf book, Men and Horses I Have Known, had to decline as he had a full yard. However, he agreed to buy some yearlings at ...
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Hazar Imam's Saligirah: The Meaning for a Murid by Mumtaz Aly Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ISMAILISM, 2006 -- Hazar Imam asked, "What can the jamat do to make the Imam happy on his birthday?" His birthday is a day for the jamat to search their souls and think deeply, have they made Imam happy or not, if not, what can they do to make him happy? The Imam had made several farmans to the jamats and indicated how the jamat can make him happy. His foremost emphasis is on cooperation, brotherhood and understanding. ...
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VIDEO: WOMEN'S VOICES FROM CENTRAL EURASIA
Byambajargal Gombodorj, vocal (Mongolia) Ulzhan Baibussynova, vocal, dombra (Kazakhstan) Raushan Orozbaeva, qyl-qobyz (Kazakhstan) Adinai Kudabaeva, komuz (Kyrgyzstan) Nodira Pirmatova, vocal, dutar, tanbur (Uzbekistan) Tawus Annamyradova, vocal, dutar (Turkmenistan) Fargana Qasimova, vocal, daf (Azerbaijan) Ozoda Ashurova, vocal, doira (Tajikistan) "Bardic Divas" celebrates the artistic talent and diverse performance traditions of exceptional female singers and instrumentalists from Central Eurasia. The "divas" presented in this concert ...
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Tuesday's Teachings (From Life) Russell Crowe Is Right, If You Think 'Master And Commander' Is Boring, You Need To Grow Up
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Peter Weir's 2003 masterpiece, "Master and Commander," is a film about manhood, fatherhood, service, and sacrifice. Adapted from Patrick O'Brian's epic Aubrey-Maturin series and starring Russell Crowe, the film is set at sea during the Napoleonic Wars. It tells the story of British Captain Jack Aubrey's mission to find and sink a French privateer that's been harassing the British whaling fleet off the coast of Brazil. In other words, it's not a comic-book film for woke zoomers and millennials trapped in adolescence. It's a film for adults who want to see a nuanced portrayal of masculine virtue set amid breathtaking cinematography and awesome naval battle scenes. Crowe himself explained as much over the weekend when someone on Twitter snarked ...
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NanoWisdoms - Extend. Quotes Wisdom: Prophet Muhammad on the two kinds of learned men
"There are two kinds of learned men. The one who acts according to his knowledge will be delivered (from chastisement in the Hereafter). The other who ignores his knowledge is destined to perish. Even the dwellers of Hell will be tortured due to the stench emanating from the burning body of the learned person who ignored his knowledge. The most repentant ...
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Neuroscience Can't Dismiss near Death Experiences
MINDMATTERS.AI -- Neuroscientist Christof Koch just published an article in Scientific American on near-death experiences (NDEs). But when Koch addresses neuroscience's attempts to explain NDEs his discussion goes off the rails. The number and variety of materialist theories he describes conveys a sense of groping for any plausible materialist explanation rather than sober scientific investigation. The lack of evidence for materialist theories is a problem. Koch explains: "As a scientist, I operate under the hypothesis that our thoughts, memories, percepts and experiences are the result of natural powers of our brain rather than of [non-material ones] ... The challenge is to explain NDEs within a natural framework." Koch is mistaken. The scientific challenge is to explain NDEs, full stop. It's sobering that neuroscience has utterly failed to explain how the brain and mind relate. It is as if cosmology had failed ...
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Part 5 -- Religion RoundUp: The Best of YouTube
Features a short explanation of the difference between theology and religious studies; a lecture on religious diversity and literacy; a clip on understanding religious beliefs, a talk on why religion matters: the future of faith by Huston Smith; a speech on averting violent extremism by Karim H Karim; a lecture on religion and the history of violence by Karen Armstrong...and more. ...
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News Flash for Digest + Ignition Editor's Choice: Ismaili Gnosis -- 3 randomly chosen articles
Sawm: The Esoterics (Bāṭin) of Fasting Shahru ramaḍāna alladhī unzila fīhi'l-qur'ānu hudan lilnasi wabayyinātin mina'l-hudā wa'l-furqāni fa-man shahida minkumu'l-shahra falyaṣumhu "The Month of Ramaḍān in which was sent down the Qur'ān a guidance for mankind, and manifest proofs of the guidance and the criterion (between truth and falsehood). So whomever among you witnesses the Month, let him fast it." (Holy Qur'ān 2:185) Fasting (ṣawm) is among the ...
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News Flash for Digest + Ignition AKDN - YouTube (via Ismaili Digest)
To help you keep up with all the videos produced by the AKDN network, Ismaili Digest brings together the AKDN, AKF UK, AKF USA and AKRSP India YouTube channels. Combined they have published almost 500 videos ranging from Imamat events, award ceremonies, social events, project diaries and more. Videos are perhaps the best way to really see the impact AKDN has on people's lives.
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Think of Ismaili Digest as the Front Page of all the best Ismaili websites! Ismaili Digest automatically and continuously brings together all new articles, photos, videos, etc. from Ismaili websites -- like The Ismaili, Simerg, IIS, NanoWisdoms, AKDN, Ismailimail, etc. -- so you can see them all at once. Direct links to over 15,000 web-pages from the best Ismaili websites already available. Ismaili Digest saves you (and those who are not tech savvy, such as seniors) the effort of having to visit them one by one to keep up to date, or have your inbox cluttered with emails from each of them when they publish new content. In a busy world, our sense of belonging to our community sometimes tends to wither and fade (particularly for isolated Jamati members). We hope Ismaili Digest's simplicity and comprehensiveness will help you feel connected as well as feel the local and global pulse of the community. Like many other non-commercial, public-service thematic website aggregators, Ismaili Digest is just a thematic aggregator. We publish short 50-60 word digests of all their content and provide direct links to their original pages saving you time, extra page loads and clicks. For the website publishers, direct links ensure they'll get the maximum number of potential visitors reaching their content so their hard work gets the maximum exposure. Also featured are other important articles, research and opinions relevant to the community's well being, intellectual growth, best practises and administration. And all served with a drop of humour as well, because "we are a community that welcomes the smile!" Ismaili Digest is not associated with any private Ismaili website, whether aggregated by Ismaili Digest or not. All websites Ismaili Digest aggregates are independent websites run by their individual owners and we are not responsible for content they publish. |
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