Our previous article, here discussed the spiritual functions of the Prophet Muhammad as revealed in the Qur'an, including his role in guiding the Believers on behalf of God, interceding for the Believer's forgiveness (4:64), accepting offerings from them to purify their souls (9:102-104) on God's behalf, sending blessings upon them for their tranquillity (9:103), pardoning them for their errors and shortcomings ...
Global -- On the eighth day of his Diamond Jubilee visit to India, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with Honourable Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. The Governor acknowledged the work of AKDN in the fields of education and healthcare, as part of a wider effort to improve quality of life in the ...
Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 27 February 2018 - Continuing his official visit to India, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today met with Honourable Shri E.S.L. Narisiham, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. His Highness thanked the Government ...
The National Jubilee Arts Festival Experience; Created By: Shazaib Lalani; Special Thanks To: Shoaib Valani. ...
Click on image for Barakah's table of contents. Since the commencement of his Diamond Jubilee on July 11, 2017, His Highness the Aga Khan, Mawlana Hazar Imam, has visited 9 countries and flown more than 90,000 kilometres. At the age of 81, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Ismailis is the oldest reigning Imam in Ismaili history. We invite our readers ...
Islam has a long history in the People's Republic of China, dating to the seventh century. The earliest Muslims in China were traders who came to the south eastern ports as part of the Indian Ocean trade as well as along the Silk Route. Muslims of China are generally divided into two groups. The first group consists of descendents of Arab, ...
Uganda -- All inventions have historical origins and evolve with time and new technologies. What part did we as Ismailis and as Muslim Ummah play in history? This question was answered by a small play entitled 'Darkness to Shine', which focused on Muslim heritage, and was organised by AKEB Uganda and the Jubilee Programs and Activities Task force Uganda on Saturday, ...
Uganda -- On 12 December 2017, the National Council for Uganda and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) hosted a lecture event to commemorate Milad-un-Nabi, a celebration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This event, held at Kampala Serena, was attended by number of dignitaries, including the Second Deputy Prime Minister Ali Kirunda Kivejinja and Mufti Shaban Ramathan ...
Calligraphy, from the Greek kallos (beauty) and graphein (to write) is the art of beautiful writing. The script in which the Qur'an was written developed over the centuries and provided Islamic art with its most constant decorative character. The art of calligraphy was not limited to the Qur'an. Literary texts and albums of portraits, textiles, tiles, ceramics, and objects in daily ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in India for a 10-day Diamond Jubilee visit. ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam was received by Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mr Mohammed Mahmood Ali, as well as leaders of the Jamat upon his arrival in Hyderabad 26 February. ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Ahmedabad on the second stop of his 10-day visit to India. During his stay, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the Honourable Governor of Gujarat Shri Om Prakash Kohli, and the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijay Rupani. ...
"Students of world history remind us how Central Asia, a thousand years ago, "led the world" in trade and investment, in urban development, in cultural and intellectual achievement. This was the place that leading thinkers from around the known world would look to for leadership. What were the latest breakthroughs in astronomy or mathematics, in chemistry or medicine, in philosophy or ...
Hyderabad, Feb 26 Spiritual leader Prince Karim Aga Khan, currently on a 10-day visit to India, reached here this afternoon and will address his community people tomorrow, a senior official of ...
Source: Earlier Mawlana Hazar Imam was received by Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali, as well as leaders of the Jamat upon his arrival in Hyderabad 26 ...
My Son, My Saif, My Sword, We all understand, but need to reprise, day in and day out as we try to survive. I miss my son, my Saif, my sword, ...
Naila Karmali is a Calgary based vocal artist and songwriter who began her musical journey at the age of 16. She started singing by getting inspired by her father Anwar Karmali ...
No amount of tragedy -- be it war, illness or massshooting -- could stop her from following her dream. Jeremy Redmon's extensive special feature in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Newspaper, detailing the ...
As many as 15 monuments dating back to 16th century nearby the majestic Humayun Tomb are now back to their splendour here in Nizamuddin area. Along with this, a nursery spread ...
William Osler Health System physician Dr. Naheed Dosani with the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette. William Osler Health System palliative care physician, Dr. Naheed Dosani was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross ...
A unique festival that is designed to encourage a deeper appreciation of the artistic expressions within the Ismaili community has captured the imagination of our culturally awake showgoers in the past ...
Global -- Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre city park situated in the heart of the nation's capital, incorporates distinct heritage and ecological and botanical zones as part of a wider urban renewal initiative in the Nizamuddin area of Delhi. ...
On 21 February 2018, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated a new 90-acre (36 ha) city park in New Delhi. ...
India -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was received by Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mr Mohammed Mahmood Ali, as well as leaders of the Jamat upon his arrival in Hyderabad 26 February. ...
India -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Hyderabad earlier today, on the third stop of his Diamond Jubilee visit to India. Upon arrival, Hazar Imam was received by Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mr Mohammed Mahmood Ali, as well as leaders of the Jamat. Alongside meetings with state government representatives of Telangana, Mawlana Hazar Imam is also expected to meet with ...
Global -- The Aga Khan Trust for Culture commenced conservation and landscaping works at Sunder Nursery in 2007. The area has since flourished into a park comprising of formal and informal gardens, water features, orchards, pavilions, bird habitats, and a sunken amphitheatre for cultural events and festivals. The Mughal-inspired central areas feature marble fountains and flowing water set amidst geometric flower ...
Features Diamond Jubilee: Event Summary -- National Jubilee Arts Festival; Song -- Mowla Ki Jubilee Aayee by Ayaz Ismail; Event -- Hazar Imam's Houston, Texas Mulaqat 2018; Collections -- Jubilee Mubarak Mashup | Jubilee Arts Submission; Expressions -- Jubilee Arts Festival - Southeast - Visual Arts & Performance...and more. ...
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"The ground on which we stand has been a centre of cultural history for a very long time. It was nearly seven centuries ago, for example, when the Sufi Saint, Nizamuddin Auliya, walked these paths and shared his teachings of universal love. That same message of tolerance and humanity would soon infuse the splendid Mughal empire - also centred here... From ...
Harvard Professor Ali Asani's interview to air on February 25th (Sunday) on CKUA Radio Network Professor Asani's interview, along with abridged accompanying ginan and ayat recitations, will air today on CKUA ...
Rashid al-Din Sinan, the greatest of the medieval Nizari Ismaili da'is in Syria, was born into a Twelver Shi'i family in Basra, Iraq, around 1133. He worked as a schoolmaster, eventually converting to Nizari Ismailism in his youth. Sinan subsequently went to Alamut, the central headquarters of the Ismaili da'wa, to further study Ismaili doctrines, where he met Imam Hasan Ala ...
Nizari Ismailism spread on the Indian subcontinent beginning around the 11th century, although the earliest phase of Nizari activities in the subcontinent remain obscure due to the lack of reliable sources. The earliest representatives, or pirs, sent by Imams residing in Persia (modern-day Iran) initially concentrated their efforts in Sind.Areas in which pirs were active. Photo: The Ismailis: An Illustrated History ...
Kenya Jublee Arts Festival 2018 - National Finals for Talent, Films and Visual Arts. Five countries, one jurisdiction, #OneJamat. Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa, Namibia; Produced by the Festival Team (All Rights Reserved); Music by The Seccession - The Untold Story. ...
Watch the highlights from the Midwest Jubilee Arts Festival that took place in Chicago, Illinois on February 18, 2018 at Copernicus Center. ...
Ontario has appointed four new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice effective March 7, 2018. Justice Hafeez Shahbudin Amarshi was called to the bar in 2002. He has worked as ...
Musicians from Houston Hillel, the Holy Ghost Catholic Church Choir and Ismaili Jamatkhana performed on Feb. 15 at the "Celebratory Sounds of the Abrahamic Faiths" event at Rice University. All related ...
The crescent-shaped pendant from the 11th century pictured above entered The Met collection in 1915 through a bequest by the American lawyer and Egyptologist Theodore M. Davis. At the time, it ...
Irfan Ali, Mississauga, Ontario February 17th, 2018: Ismaili Civic150 team from Meadowvale Ismaili community organized a day event to feed the less fortunate in Toronto area by packing and hand delivering ...
Lyrics: Rajabali Fidai; Music composed, arranged & Performed by: E N O O; Additional Vocalists: Rizwan Fidai, Nabil Fidai, Shama Judah, Gulnar Amlani, Arusha Maneshia, Rajabali Fidai, Nasreen Fidai, ENOO. Uploaded with the kind permission of the Fidai Family & Enoo; A Fidai Family Production 2018. ...
Photos by PINK n PURPLE PHOTOGRAPHY & OTHERS Introduced by ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Scene from celebrations in Hyderabad. Photo: Pink n Purple Photography. There are no words to describe the colourful celebrations that are underway at various locations in India where Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, arrived on February 20, 2018 as part of his Diamond Jubilee tour around ...
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan meets Honorable Governor of Gujarat Shiri O.P.Kohli. Earlier All related More... ...
