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Mawlana Hazar Imam Accepts 85th Birthday Gift of 19th century Sèvres Porcelain Vases from World Wide Jamat With Appreciation and Gratitude: Barakah Presents a Brief Description of the Gift

Mawlana Hazar Imam Accepts 85th Birthday Gift of 19th century Sèvres Porcelain Vases from World Wide Jamat With Appreciation and Gratitude: Barakah Presents a Brief Description of the Gift

nofirstname ⋅ December 28, 2021

Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, seen holding one of the two 19th century porcelain vases presented to him by Ismaili leaders on behalf of the global Ismaili community on the occasion of his 85th auspicious birthday on December 13, 2021. Photo: Fernando Costa / IPL via The Ismaili. Compiled and Prepared by MALIK MERCHANT Publisher/Editor Simergphotos, Simerg and Barakah ...

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2021 in Photos: The Bellerive Room - the Ceramic Collection of the Late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and Princess Catherine Aga Khan

2021 in Photos: The Bellerive Room - the Ceramic Collection of the Late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and Princess Catherine Aga Khan

nofirstname ⋅ December 28, 2021

By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Barakahand Simerg The Bellerive Room at the Aga Khan MuseumThe Bellerive Room at the Aga Khan Museum houses Islamic ceramics from the collection of the Late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and his wife Princess Catherine. The room is a replica of the original room, see photo below. Photo: Aga Khan Museum. During my frequent walks at Aga ...

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Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah employed Ivanow to research the history, philosophy, and literature of Ismailis

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Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah employed Ivanow to research the history, philosophy, and literature of Ismailis

nofirstname ⋅ December 27, 2021

Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (r. 1885-1957) established a research institution, the Ismaili Society, in 1946 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, for the study of all matters connected with Ismailism. Imam employed Wladimir Ivanow (1886-1970), the pioneer of modern Ismail studies, to undertake this task. On 1 January 1931 Ivanow began working at the Ismaili Society. (About Ivanow and ...

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Prince Rahim and Portuguese President meet in Lisbon

Prince Rahim and Portuguese President meet in Lisbon

nofirstname ⋅ December 26, 2021

Lisbon, Portugal, 25 December 2021 - Prince Rahim met with His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, at the Presidential Palace. At the meeting, Prince Rahim conveyed to the President and the people of Portugal Season's Greetings and best wishes for the new year. The President and Prince Rahim acknowledged the strong relationship between the Ismaili Imamat and Portugal ...

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Celebrate 2022 as One Jamat on The Ismaili TV

Celebrate 2022 as One Jamat on The Ismaili TV

nofirstname ⋅ December 26, 2021

Global -- In which time zone will The Ismaili TV ring in 2022? All of them, of course! The Ismaili is pleased to announce special programming to celebrate the start of a new year as One Jamat. In a unique celebration lasting 24 hours, we will ring in 2022 in 22 different time zones to mark this occasion with the global ...

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VIDEO: Message from National Council President - 2021 Jamati Survey

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VIDEO: Message from National Council President - 2021 Jamati Survey

nofirstname ⋅ December 25, 2021

Message from National Council President - 2021 Jamati Survey ...

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Salgirah Mubarak

Salgirah Mubarak

nofirstname ⋅ December 23, 2021

Portugal -- On 13th December 2021, Ismaili's around the world celebrated Mawlana Hazar Imam's 85th birthday -- an occasion to reflect on the unique spiritual bond that links each murid to the Imam-of-the-Time. Throughout history, Ismaili Muslims have been led by a living, hereditary Imam-of-the-Time descended from the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his ...

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TKN expert helps set up first RT-PCR testing laboratory for Aga Khan Medical Center, Gilgit

TKN expert helps set up first RT-PCR testing laboratory for Aga Khan Medical Center, Gilgit

nofirstname ⋅ December 22, 2021

TKN -- The first health institution built by Aga Khan Health Services in present-day Pakistan was a 42-bed maternity hospital in Karachi that dates back to 1924. In Gilgit, the first maternal and child health centre was set up in 1974. While maintaining that early focus on maternal and child health, Aga Khan Health Services, Pakistan (AKHS,P) also offers services that ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam: "The poor are not mere inanimate, unmotivated units of deprivation. They are living, thinking people"

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Mawlana Hazar Imam: "The poor are not mere inanimate, unmotivated units of deprivation. They are living, thinking people"

nofirstname ⋅ December 21, 2021

"It is an honour for me to have been invited here today to participate in the inauguration of this important international seminar and I have welcomed the opportunity because the issue of improving the living conditions of the poor has long been of the deepest concern to me, just as it was to my grandfather, Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan. ...

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Specially-abled Jamati Members

Specially-abled Jamati Members

nofirstname ⋅ December 21, 2021

USA -- "Let's fulfill and mean the term, 'One Jamat' in its true sense, by not marginalizing us, feeling sorry for us, or only remembering us once a year during Special Needs Awareness Week. Instead, be open to including us, welcoming us, accommodating us in every event, as all we seek is love." - Students of the Dallas Creative Learning Center. ...

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VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week

VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week

nofirstname ⋅ December 21, 2021

#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de #Paris (Sciences Po) on 15 June 2007. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...

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VIDEO: Changing All the Time | Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions

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VIDEO: Changing All the Time | Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions

nofirstname ⋅ December 20, 2021

In this Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education session, the self-change and self-transcending "project" in life is reframed as part of the constant flow and constant observation of mindfulness meditation. We don't have to make ourselves change as much as observe the changing that is ongoing and that often follows a naturally intelligent course. This perspective builds on self-befriending, where practice and ...

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Dariyan finishes the year on top

Dariyan finishes the year on top

nofirstname ⋅ December 20, 2021

Son of Shamardal leading the two-year-old sires table. More information DARIYAN It has been a great end to the season for DARIYAN, whose flurry of winners this autumn has propelled him to the top of the table of leading sires of two-year-olds in Europe. The second crop sire, a Group 1 winning son of sire of sires Shamardal, has the best ...

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VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 8 | #BishkekSmog [SHORT]

VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 8 | #BishkekSmog [SHORT]

nofirstname ⋅ December 19, 2021

Meet the young #activists demanding higher environmental standards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - where #airpollution is among the highest in the world. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season is produced by filmmakers from Pakistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, ...

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VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 8 | #BishkekSmog

VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 8 | #BishkekSmog

nofirstname ⋅ December 19, 2021

Meet the young activists demanding higher environmental standards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - where #airpollution is among the highest in the world. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season is produced by filmmakers from Pakistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, ...

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VIDEO: Maro Vyaapar Maari Pragati 2.0 Session 13

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VIDEO: Maro Vyaapar Maari Pragati 2.0 Session 13

nofirstname ⋅ December 19, 2021

This session emphasises the importance of emotional intelligence (known as emotional quotient or EQ) and the ability of a person to understand, use, and manage their own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. ...

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25º aniversário do Centro Ismaili

25º aniversário do Centro Ismaili

nofirstname ⋅ December 18, 2021

Portugal -- A 18 de dezembro de 2021 celebramos o 25º aniversário do Lançamento da Primeira Pedra do Centro Ismaili, Lisboa. Este emblemático edifício representa as aspirações da Comunidade Ismaili em Portugal. Descubra aqui alguns factos sobre o Centro Ismaili, Lisboa. O Centro Ismaili, que reflete a identidade e a herança cultural da Comunidade Ismaili em Portugal, é, hoje em dia, ...

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VIDEO: 20 anos do Centro Ismaili

VIDEO: 20 anos do Centro Ismaili

nofirstname ⋅ December 18, 2021

Portugal -- Presidente da República Portuguesa nas comemorações do 20º aniversário do Centro Ismaili, a 18 de dezembro de 2018. ...

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Children's books - on composting and overcoming fear of going to the doctor - by Sareena Jivraj and Samria Valliani

Children's books - on composting and overcoming fear of going to the doctor - by Sareena Jivraj and Samria Valliani

nofirstname ⋅ December 17, 2021

"Friends, Family, Parents, Educators: While medical school is a full-time job, I'm happy to announce that in collaboration with Samria Valliani, my "over the summer passion" has officially transformed into two ...

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Expressive writing for better health

Expressive writing for better health

nofirstname ⋅ December 17, 2021

Global -- Do you ever feel like you want to vent your feelings without having to speak with another person? If so, journaling may be for you. Many people instinctively put their thoughts down in a journal. The most popular reasons people turn to journaling are: to download their feelings in a non-judgemental space, to explore an idea, to work out ...

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"The Silk Road: A Living History" Exhibition is Open to Public @AgaKhanMuseum

"The Silk Road: A Living History" Exhibition is Open to Public @AgaKhanMuseum

nofirstname ⋅ December 17, 2021

Need plans for this weekend? Visit the Ismaili Centre, Toronto to experience a curated exhibition of Christopher Wilton-Steer's photography for "The Silk Road: A Living History" that draws attention to spirituality ...

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VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 7 | A Forest in Peril [SHORT]

VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 7 | A Forest in Peril [SHORT]

nofirstname ⋅ December 17, 2021

Follow a Karachi architect on a mission to save the #mangrove forest #ecosystem on Bundal Island, an oasis of life and natural protection in the Indus delta off the coast of Pakistan's megacity. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld, a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the ...

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VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 7 | A Forest in Peril

VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 7 | A Forest in Peril

nofirstname ⋅ December 17, 2021

Follow a Karachi architect on a mission to save the #mangrove forest #ecosystem on Bundal Island, an oasis of life and natural protection in the Indus delta off the coast of Pakistan's megacity. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld, a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the ...

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Zakir Mahmood appointed chairman of AKU's Board of Trustees

Zakir Mahmood appointed chairman of AKU's Board of Trustees

nofirstname ⋅ December 17, 2021

Karachi, December 15, 2021: Mr. Zakir Mahmood, the former President of Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan's largest bank, has been appointed Chairman of the Aga Khan University's Board of Trustees by the University's ...

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Swahili - "Tanzania's Gift to the World:" UN Designates July 7 as Kiswahili Day; and a Brief Note on Ismaili Swahili Scholar Farouk Topan

Swahili - "Tanzania's Gift to the World:" UN Designates July 7 as Kiswahili Day; and a Brief Note on Ismaili Swahili Scholar Farouk Topan

nofirstname ⋅ December 16, 2021

By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos Dr. Farouk Topan was very well known to my parents Jehangir and Malek Merchant, and as a teenager it was always a privilege to meet him when he visited my dad at the Ismailia Association offices located on the ground floor of Dar es Salaam's Darkhana Jamatkhana. His discussions with my dad and "Din" who ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan: Qualities of rock crystal are symbolic of the beauty and ever-unfolding mystery of the Creator

His Highness the Aga Khan: Qualities of rock crystal are symbolic of the beauty and ever-unfolding mystery of the Creator

nofirstname ⋅ December 16, 2021

The term 'rock crystal' is derived from the Greek word for ice, krystallos, because the Greeks thought that the rock crystal was formed by water frozen on mountaintops at extreme temperatures ...

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Short Video: A Powerful and Inspiring Plea to all Ismailis by (Late) Alwaez Abualy Alibhai Aziz

Short Video: A Powerful and Inspiring Plea to all Ismailis by (Late) Alwaez Abualy Alibhai Aziz

nofirstname ⋅ December 16, 2021

By MALIK MERCHANT Publisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos One of the most well known and travelled missionaries of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in the past century has to be Alwaez Rai Abualy Alibhai. He passed away in May 2008, before this website was inaugurated, and I have often thought of him several times over the past decade. A mentally and physically ...

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Ismaili Special Collections Unit Launches Online Catalogue

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Ismaili Special Collections Unit Launches Online Catalogue

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

News story -- The Ismaili Special Collections Unit (ISCU) has launched an online catalogue of special collections housed at the IIS. Featuring information on a significant number of items, including photographs, artefacts, coins and medals, rare books, manuscripts, archival items and periodicals, the catalogue will enable a wide range of audiences, including researchers and students, to explore heritage materials relating to Ismaili ...

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Schools2030 shares its approach at global education summit RewirEd

Schools2030 shares its approach at global education summit RewirEd

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

Dubai, UAE (Expo 2020), 15 December 2021 - At the global education summit hosted by Dubai Cares, representatives from Schools2030 - the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)'s flagship education programme - shared its approach to catalyse teacher and school-driven holistic learning innovations and achieve SDG4. Rewiring education means thinking differently. For many years the global community has worked tirelessly towards the Sustainable ...

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President Arif Alvi visits the historic Lahore Fort

President Arif Alvi visits the historic Lahore Fort

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

Lahore, Pakistan, 15 December 2021 - Dr Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, visited the 17th century Mughal-era Lahore Fort, one of the largest restoration projects in Pakistan that has been carried out by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in partnership with the Government of Punjab and the Walled City of Lahore Authority. While touring the Royal ...

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Candidaturas Global Encounters 2022

Candidaturas Global Encounters 2022

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

Portugal -- O Global Encounters, uma iniciativa para o Ismaili Youth, está a aceitar candidaturas para o ciclo de 2022. Através do Global Encounters, cerca de mil e 200 participantes de 35 países fizeram amizades para a vida toda, com os seus pares de todo o mundo, e contribuíram coletivamente com mais de 30 mil horas de serviço a escolas e ...

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VIDEO: Iltija

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VIDEO: Iltija

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

To continue celebrating Mawlana Hazar Imam's 85th Birthday, The Ismaili is pleased to present Iltija, featuring Pakistani folk and Sufi artist Sanam Marvi along with Jamil Assani. ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, is the Present Bearer of the Noor of Imamat: Barakah Presents Profound Notes on the Imamat and a Very Special Piece of Art for the 85th Salgirah of the 49th Ismaili Imam

Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, is the Present Bearer of the Noor of Imamat: Barakah Presents Profound Notes on the Imamat and a Very Special Piece of Art for the 85th Salgirah of the 49th Ismaili Imam

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people -- offspring, one of the other, and Allah knows and hear all things. Holy Qur'an, 3:33-34, Surat al Im'ran (The Family of Imran); read seven parallel translations in Corpus Quran hereIn this calligraphy to commemorate the 85th Salgirah of Mawlana Hazar Imam on ...

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Letter from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson

Letter from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson

nofirstname ⋅ December 15, 2021

UK -- Mubaraki to the Jamat on receipt of a letter from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, dated 13 December 2021. Within this letter, the Prime Minister recognises the "Ismaili Muslim community's ethic of civic engagement and good citizenship, exemplifying Islam's core values of service, peace, compassion and care for the vulnerable". The Prime Minister also accepts ...

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Aga Khan Centre Receives Gift of Beautiful Gulgee Paintings in Keshavjee Bequest

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Aga Khan Centre Receives Gift of Beautiful Gulgee Paintings in Keshavjee Bequest

nofirstname ⋅ December 14, 2021

News story -- Six oil paintings by the renowned Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee (1926-2007), a gift from former governor Dr Mohamed M Keshavjee, have been hung on the 9th floor at the Aga Khan Centre (AKC) on both sides of the naturally lit passage outside the Garden of Light. Dr Keshavjee's gift of the six paintings has been made in memory of ...

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IIS Senior Research Fellow Appointed Membro Nazionale of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

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IIS Senior Research Fellow Appointed Membro Nazionale of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

nofirstname ⋅ December 14, 2021

News story -- On 11 November Professor Carmela Baffioni, IIS Senior Research Fellow, was appointed Membro Nazionale of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Class 1. "Philology and Linguistics" of the Moral, Historical and Philological Sciences. The Accademia dei Lincei (anglicised as "the Lincean Academy"), founded in 1603 by Federico Cesi, is the most ancient scientific academy in the world. It was ...

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Talika Mubarak de Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 décembre 2021 (francais)

Talika Mubarak de Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 décembre 2021 (francais)

nofirstname ⋅ December 14, 2021

France -- A l'occasion de Salgreh, Mawlana Hazar Imam a gracieusement envoyé un Talika Mubarak au Jamat mondial, qui est diffusé via The Ismaili Le 10 décembre 2021 Mes Chers Enfants Spirituels, A l'occasion de mon anniversaire, le 13 décembre 2021, j'envoie mes plus chaleureuses et mes plus affectueuses tendres bénédictions paternelles et maternelles à tous mes enfants spirituels bien-aimés à ...

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Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 December 2021

Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 December 2021

nofirstname ⋅ December 14, 2021

Global -- On the occasion of Salgirah, Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. English | français | Português | العربية | فارسی | ગુજરાતી | Русский | اردو | Tочики | Deutsche | Español 10th December 2021 My beloved spiritual children, On the occasion of my birthday, ...

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Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 December 2021 (Tajik)

Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 December 2021 (Tajik)

nofirstname ⋅ December 14, 2021

Tajikistan -- On the occasion of Salgirah, Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. ...

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Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 December 2021 (Urdu)

Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam, 13 December 2021 (Urdu)

nofirstname ⋅ December 14, 2021

Pakistan -- On the occasion of Salgirah, Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. ...

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