Portugal -- Foi há um ano que Ismailis vindos do mundo inteiro se reuniram em Lisboa para festejar o Jubileu de Diamante de Mawlana Hazar Imam que culminou com a celebração do Imamat Day durante o Darbar de 11 de Julho de 2018. Esta foi uma ocasião para reafirmarmos o princípio fundamental da Tariqah Shia Imami Ismaili: o reconhecimento do Imam ...
Global -- Foremost among the principles of the Shia Ismaili Tariqah of Islam is the recognition of the Imam of the Time. Imamat Day is an occasion to reaffirm this principle, express gratitude to Mawlana Hazar Imam, and to reaffirm our spiritual allegiance to the Imam and our commitment to the ethics of the faith. Sixty-two years ago, on the 11th ...
Global -- Young members of the Jamat had the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents through the Jubilee Arts initiative at various regional and national events around the world during the Diamond Jubilee year. Artists as young as 6 years of age submitted entries, and a number of them were selected to represent their Jamats at the International Film Festival in ...
Global -- This time last year, the Jubilee Arts International Arts Festival had reached a peak during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the festival, The.Ismaili is pleased to publish an interview with Jenny Datoo, Project Lead, and Nabila D. Samji, Deputy Project Lead. Jenny and Nabila look back and reflect on the journey of ...
DAILYSTOIC.COM -- A person isn't brave, generally. We can only be brave, specifically. In the moment. This is true for you or me or the most decorated soldiers. The criteria for two highest U.S. military honours are virtually identical but action in the moment is what changes everything. It's not fighting off of 12 insurgents for 5 hours -- it's sprinting across an open plain for 20 seconds, exposed to gunfire on three sides, to aid a fallen comrade. Twenty seconds of insane, embarrassing bravery. That's what courage is. Think about that today, as you're deciding whether to speak up or go along with something you disagree with. Give yourself a few seconds of courage. Something great will come of it. Promise. ...
Introduced by ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg, and Simergphotos The doctrine of Imamat has been central in Shia Islam since the designation by the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) as his successor at Ghadir-Khumm. Among the various interpretations in Shia Islam, the Ismaili Muslims believe in the continuity of the Imamat through a living hereditary Imam descended from Hazrat ...
News story -- As part of a series of celebratory events that have been taking place within the first year of the opening of the Aga Khan Centre and of IIS moving into its new and permanent home, IIS hosted an educational programme for its friends and supporters during the weekend of 15-16 June. Delivered by leadership, faculty and staff of IIS, ...
Global -- Last July, in the first undertaking of its kind, Ismailis from all across the globe gathered in Lisbon to appreciate and celebrate the artistic creativity, diversity, and unity of the global Jamat. The success of the international Jubilee Arts programme has gone on to forge a legacy which continues to inspire artists to create, connect, and celebrate. This time ...
#InternationalArtGallery#Lisbon#JubileeArts #STEAM #Arteducation #ZainubVerjee #Arts Art Education is critical to our education system A year ago, senior curators, artists, exhibition makers and scholars converged at the International Art Gallery (IAG) in ...
CBC News (Calgary) From the 4 a.m. start of the prepping of the Chai tea and Bharazi to the entertainment and feeding of thousands of people, the Ismaili Muslim community did ...
Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) which is working on the restoration of Qutb Shahi Tombs has now taken up the renovation of Paigah Tombs, also known as the Taj Mahal ...
Portugal -- A exposição de fotografia do Príncipe Hussain Aga Khan, "THE LIVING SEA" que esteve patente na FIL durante as celebrações do Diamond Jubilee, poderá ser visitada no Salão de Exposições do Centro Ismaili, de 16 de outubro a 4 de novembro, e contará com quatro fotografias novas, selecionadas pessoalmente pelo Príncipe Hussain. Nesta exposição o Príncipe Hussain partilha não ...
FS.BLOG -- A beautiful, heartbreaking letter Feynman wrote to his deceased wife, who died of tuberculosis at a young age. This one hurts. Richard and Arline were soul mates. They were not clones of each other, but symbiotic opposites -- each completed the other. Arline admired Richard's obvious scientific brilliance, and Richard clearly adored the fact that she loved and understood things he could barely appreciate at the time. But what they shared, most of all, was a love of life and a spirit of adventure. ...
Canada -- As part of a multi-part conversation series hosted by Dr. Amyn Sajoo at the Ismaili Centre Toronto, Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care and family physician at the William Osler Health System and the Inner City Health Associates, discussed life, death and belonging. In 2018, Dosani was awarded the Governor General of Canada's Meritorious Service Cross for his work ...
ISMAILIWELLSPRINGS.WORDPRESS.COM -- As Quran declares, appointment of the rightful Imam is not the function of ordinary human beings, but is prerogative only of Allah, as this verse categorically declares: "And We made them Imams guiding by Our command...." In Shia tradition, there is no room for Qyas (analogy) or Istishab (association) for murids to decide who can be their Imam. Only Imam has authority - that has been bestowed to him by God - to decide who will be the Imam next to him. In Shia Islam, Imamat is a hereditary office which is transferred from one Imam to the next through 'Nas'. ...
JollyGul.com has just released its "4 Precious Moments" video - the 3rd video being presented to the Jamat for Imamat Day 2019. The 5-minute video celebrates Mawlana Hazar Imam's leadership and ...
I don't know anyone who doesn't love frozen pineapple and mango blended together, and topped with coconut. Simply delicious, and so pretty to look at - this Pineapple Mango Smoothie is ...
સેવા છે સમર્પિત જીવન અમારુ, સેવામાં મૌલા તારી અમો અદના સેવાધારી, કરીએ ખિદમત મૌલા તારી મળે માકો સેવાનો, જરા પણ, જેવો પણ ને જયાં પણ અવસર બની જાય અમારો,આરાધનાનો મૌલા તારી ...
July 6, 2019, Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Ismaili Muslim community of Calgary hosted their 23rd Annual Stampede Breakfast on July 6, 2019 at Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Calgary. This annual family ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Imran puts a young Oscar through his own novel British Citizenship Test and tells us about his multicultural upbringing in Hackney Downs. ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for JUNE 2019 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website, excluding duplicate postings and Event Alerts. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, The lamp is within glass, the glass ...
Global -- Over 500 delegates from the Jamats of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa gathered for the launch of the Ismaili Economic Forum (IEF) held in Nairobi in April 2019. The Forum was organised to bring together Ismaili businesses, professionals, and entrepreneurs, to discuss and respond to rapid change in Africa and advancements in technology on the continent, and to build ...
FS.BLOG -- I find it frustrating we often struggle with diversity of thought. This type of diversity shouldn't threaten us but energise us. Thought diversity is necessary for creativity, innovation, attacking problems from all angles and identifying more solutions. Intelligence agencies face a unique set of problems that require creative solutions to one-off problems. You'd think they would value and seek out diversity. And you'd be wrong. Increasingly it's harder and harder to get a security clearance and there is less and less diversity in the door. The people that make it through are Stormtroopers which look at -- and attempt to solve -- problems the same way. This is the Stormtrooper problem. ...
Global -- In May 2019, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex visited a health programme run by the Aga Khan Health Services at the Sir Elly Kadoorie School and Junior College in Mumbai, India. The Countess was on a five-day visit to India to see the work of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Parenting in Israel offers more freedom to both kids and parents. It also seems to result in happier parents with more kids. In Israel, there's longer maternity leave, better health care, designated days for families, and very little helicopter parenting. Can we learn from them? #1) Parenthood is typical! Israeli culture starts from an assumption that (nearly) every family will have some kids and need kid-related things. By extension, parents in families with three or more kids aren't looked at funnily or quizzed about their lifestyle choices. #12) No helicopter parenting! This may be the biggest one of all. Free-range parenting is the national default. ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 8 part 2- Dostar E Ali (friend of Imam Ali)- Hazrat Abu ...
"The ethics of a Da'i are unimpeachable and he practices what he preaches. The Da'i constantly pursues a better comprehension of universal truth by engaging with knowledgeable people, sharing knowledge with them and also learning from them. In our time, this would mean engaging with contemporary scientific, cultural, and religious understandings produced around the world." By KARIM H. KARIM Many people ...
Kamal Taj & Doha Jamat Youngsters deliver a passionate tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam for his steadfast vision, tireless institution and bridge-building efforts and for his boundless love for the Jamat ...
Global -- This day last year, 6 July 2018, the Jubilee Arts International Arts Festival opened in Lisbon, Portugal, where thousands of Ismailis had gathered to commemorate the conclusion of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee. On this occasion, The.Ismaili is pleased to share with the global Jamat a digital magazine looking back at the Jubilee Arts International Art Gallery. This special ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Imam Jafar Sadiq says "Be our silent da'is," pointing out to them that if they lived a straight life they would attract the people to their faith and thus they would prove to be the da'is not by means of their tongue but by means of their good deeds. In this sense every 'momin' who lives an exemplary life proves to be a da'i to the Imam. We should bear in mind that our straight life is prescribed by the rules and regulations laid down by the Imam for our guidance. [A da'i] should know all those whom he intends to preach from man to man. He should deal with them individually and preach to every one of them according to his intelligence and his power of assimilation. ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 3-4 July 2019 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), in partnership with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence - under the auspices of the Government of Tajikistan - UNHCR, other UN Agencies, government and other humanitarian partners, conducted the second large-scale disaster simulation exercise designed to respond to an emergency situation related to a massive ...
London, 4 July 2019 - The Ismaili Centre, in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, opened "Seeing Through Babel", a solo exhibition by the Syrian-Armenian artist Kevork Mourad. The exhibition runs in The Ismaili Centre's Zamana Space from the 1 July 2019 to the 15 August 2019. The exhibition references the Old Testament story of Babel, when mankind is ...
Global -- Kevork Mourad's six-metre high, three-dimensional graphic artwork, entitled Seeing Through Babel, is the first public exhibit to be installed at the reopened Zamana Space, and celebrates a partnership between the Ismaili Centre, London and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. ...
Global -- Prince Amyn visited the Ismaili Centre, London, on 4 July to officially open the Seeing Through Babel exhibition, the first public exhibit at the Centre's newly reopened Zamana Space. In London's leafy South Kensington neighbourhood, situated within the lower ground floor of the Ismaili Centre, lies the Zamana Space, a multipurpose split-level expanse, facing the prominent Exhibition Road. The ...
We all have days where hunger decides to linger: our stomachs grumble, our cravings light up or, sometimes, we get hangry. Shahzadi Devje, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator based ...
The RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards is a people's choice awards program that recognizes inspirational immigrants who have made a positive impact on their communities since arriving in Canada. As ...
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the National Youth Council has been established by Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to a notification issued by cabinet division, PM Imran ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Note Mawlana Hazar Imam's photo!] ARTICLE: I enjoyed my stay with this amazing family at this cozy place. A big thank you to Verod Fakhridin's family for hosting me in Reen. #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir #Ishkashim ...
