IMAM SULTAN MAHOMED SHAH, HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN (1877 - 1957) Our beloved 48th Imam, Hazrat Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah (a.s.) was born in Karachi on November 2, 1877. He assumed the Imamat at the age of 7 in August 1885, and became the longest serving Imam in Ismaili history. He passed away on July 11, 1957, at the age ...
Gr. 1 dam features in blue-blooded Goffs consignment. Some of the Aga Khan Studs most renowned bloodlines will be on offer at the forthcoming Goffs Breeding Stock Sale, in a nineteen-strong draft that includes the dams of a Group 1 winner and of a Group 1 performer. The quintet of broodmares are almost all proven in the paddocks, with the highlight ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 31 October 2014 - The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) under the auspices of its Disaster Preparedness Program (DIPECHO) and Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) United Kingdom signed an agreement to implement the eighth DIPECHO Project in Central Asia. Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) in Tajikistan and Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) in Kyrgyzstan will implement the project, titled ...
News story -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies is pleased to welcome Dr Shafique N. Virani as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Academic Research and Publications (DARP). Dr Virani's research focuses on Islamic history, philosophy, Sufism, Shi'ism (Twelver and Ismaili), and Muslim literatures in Arabic, Persian and South Asian languages. After earning a joint honours degree with distinction in ...
News story -- The IIS is pleased to announce the publication of Professor Angelika Neuwirth's book Scripture, Poetry and the Making of a Community: Reading the Qur'an as a Literary Text.This publication is the tenth in the Qur'anic Studies Series, and contains Professor Neuwirth's research on how the Qur'an emerged and shaped the nascent Muslim community. Professor Neuwirth aims at portraying the ...
"We are the House of Muhammad and as such are more entitled to the authority (walāyah) of this affair over you than these pretenders who claim what does not belong to them... By God there is no son of a Prophet other than me among you and among the peoples from East to West. Imām al-Ḥusayn ibn 'Alī The tenth day ...
On the occasion of Prince Rahim Aga Khan's marriage to Princess Salwa on August 31, 2013, Simerg had published a special photo feature and poem honouring their union. Ismailis around the world now rejoice with their beloved Imam and his family as well as the family of Princess Salwa with the announcement that the couple are expecting their first child. We ...
Pink Lake, Gatineau Park. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg A city with almost a million people has a magnificent nature park in its vicinity with some of the most spectacular foliage that autumn has to offer. A 15 minute drive from downtown Ottawa brings you to the majestic Gatineau Park – a 361 kilometre nature park with 50 lakes, 5 eco-systems, miles ...
France -- Aiglemont, 24 October 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam informed the Jamat today that Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa are expecting their first child. Around the world, Ismailis are gathering in Jamatkhanas to celebrate the happy news. Aitmadi Mahmoud Eboo, Chairman of the Ismaili Leaders' International Forum (LIF) has submitted a message of congratulations to Mawlana Hazar Imam and the ...
Filly offers her sire Siyouni a fourth Stakes victory. Leading first crop sire SIYOUNI shone once again at the weekend as his daughter Bourrée secured Germany's premier juvenile filles' contest, Baden-Baden's Gr. 3 Preis der Winterkönigin. The Haras de Bonneval stallion now counts three Group winners among his first generation, with Bourrée joining Gr. 3 Prix de Cabourg victrix and dual ...
Henry Kim, the CEO of the Aga Khan Museum pictured with members of Aljomaih Group, Trimark Capital, and Asharys who supported the inaugural exhibition entitled "The Garden of Ideas: Contemporary Art from Pakistan." Pictured (l to r): Aziz Shariff, Ann Smiley, Carolina Shariff, Ashraf Shariff, Henry Kim, Herve Steimes, Eric Hamid, Shan Ashary, Hussein Shamji, and Fallon Butler. Photo: Gary Otte/AKDN. ...
In a new partnership with Qatar Bloodstock, Makfi will stand at Haras de Bonneval next season and Charm Spirit in 2016. It was announced today that triple Group 1 winner Charm Spirit will be retired to Tweenhills Farm and Stud following his victory in the Gr. 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. Charm Spirit's arrival at Tweenhills will coincide with ...
Reports and pictures from first ever "Ismaili Studies Conference" at University of Chicago. Full program of presentation topics is available at the link above. It is recommended that the commentary below be read with the program. The handout from a presentation and the Ismaili Studies notebook Day 1: Thursday, October 16, 2014 Diary We have several Ismailis here from Canada and ...
"In the face of this changing world, which was once a universe to us and is now no more than an overcrowded island, confronted with a fundamental challenge to our understanding of time, surrounded by a foreign fleet of cultural and ideological ships which have broken loose, I ask, do we have a clear, firm and precise understanding of what Muslim ...
Stakes successes for Souvenir Delondres and Second Step. Leading first-season sire SIYOUNI pursues his rich vein of form, as Souvenir Delondres offers the Bonneval stallion a second Group victory, and Passiflore becomes his 15th individual winner. At the same time, Gilltown Stud's DALAKHANI continues to perform at Stakes level, thanks most recently to his son Second Step. The highly-consistent Souvenir Delondres ...
Draft features two winners and a Sea The Stars half-brother to Stakes scorers. The Aga Khan horses presented at Goffs Horses In Training Sale last year have proved to be successful buys for their new owners, with Zand successful in a Listed contest a fortnight ago, Verawal and Tarabiyn both winning their maiden over the jumps by more than eight lengths ...
I 'Id-e-Ghadir is celebrated by the Shi 'ite communities to mark the event that took place at Ghadir Khumm (Valley of the Pond) on the 18th Dhul-Hijjah. This event commemorates the designation (appointment by way of nass) of Hazrat All as the 'Amir-ul-Mu'minin (commander of the faithful) and Imamul-Muslimin' (the Imam of the community of believers) at Ghadir-i Khumm when the ...
Quintet of yearlings break half-million Guineas barrier. Progeny of exciting young Group 1 sire SEA THE STARS made an impact during Tattersalls elite Book 1 sale in Newmarket recently. The Gilltown stallion was represented by 29 yearlings in the ring, of which 24 (83%) changed hands for a total of 7,125,000 Guineas and an excellent average of 296,875 Guineas, close to ...
Editor’s note: Almost four weeks ago, on Friday September 12, 2014, the Prime Minister of Canada and His Highness the Aga Khan performed the official opening of the Ismaili Centre in Toronto. Simerg is pleased to present a selection of photos from a media kit that was made available to members of the media on the opening day. In addition ...
Gr. 1 performances for Dalakhani, Siyouni and Sea The Stars. DALAKHANI 's daughter Integral provided the highlight of a successful weekend for the Aga Khan Stud sires. The filly lifted her second Group 1 title, and the twelfth of her sire, with a pillar to post performance in the Gr.1 Sun Chariot Stakes on Newmarket's Rowley Mile track last Saturday. The ...
Afghanistan -- Kabul, 29 September 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was in the capital of Afghanistan to witness the inauguration of the new president, Dr Muhammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, and the swearing in of the Chief Executive, Dr Abdullah Abdullah. Dignitaries from around the world attended the event, which marked a new era of National Unity Government in Afghanistan. During the ...
AN INSTALLMENT FROM SIMERG'S MUST READ SERIES ABOUT NASER-E KHOSRAW'S MEMORABLE JOURNEY TO FATIMID EGYPT "....The tallest mountain near Mecca is Abu Qubays, which is round like a dome, so that if you shoot an arrow from the foot of the mountain it reaches its top....Having come into the city, you enter the Haram Mosque, approach the Ka'ba, and circumambulate..... always ...
Gr. 1 sire sells all seven yearlings for an average of over €400,000. Just days before his daughter Taghrooda will be sent off as one of the favourites for the Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, SEA THE STARS was in high demand at Goffs Orby Sale. The Gilltown sire, an unbeaten Arc winner himself, was represented by seven yearlings ...
"The Ismaili Imamat is a supra-national entity, representing the succession of Imams since the time of the Prophet. But let me clarify something more about the history of that role, in both the Sunni and Shia interpretations of the Muslim faith. The Sunni position is that the Prophet nominated no successor, and that spiritual-moral authority belongs to those who are learned ...
Simerg with the support of Ismaili artists from around the world is pleased to release the first official version ofA Compendium of Ismaili Artists, following a preview version that was circulated about a month ago. The new publication profiles more than thirty Ismaili visual artists from around the world - professionals and non-professionals alike. The compendium will be updated on a ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 September 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan on Monday (September 29th) paid a brief visit to Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, to join several dignitaries from around the world at the official inauguration of the country's new president Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and the swearing in of the Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah. The event signified the embarking ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 September 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan on Monday (September 29th) paid a brief visit to Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, to join several dignitaries from around the world at the official inauguration of the country's new president Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and the swearing in of the Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah. ...
Canada -- Toronto, 19 September 2014 -- Ismaili Muslims from across the city gathered to attend Jamatkhana for the first time at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto. It was a particularly happy and emotional occasion, especially for the Jamat who live in the Don Mills area and surrounding neighbourhoods. One week earlier, the Jamat in Canada and around the world watched as ...
The Jamatkhana Toronto BY SHARIFFA KESHAVJEE A thousand years and more A seed of faith planted In Khadak in Mumbai Transplanted to many soils India, Pakistan, Afghanistan Bagamoyo, Zanzibar, Mombasa Now the park on Wynford Drive The murid murshid seed Planted and transplanted Now sacred space of meeting People, stories, histories Identities, languages Fused, bonded, shared Nascent unity love and care ...
Deutsches St. Leger goes to Bonneval sire's daughter Kaldera. SINNDAR lived up to his billing as a Classic stallion once again on Sunday as his daughter Kaldera lifted the Gr.3 Deutsches St. Leger, a fifth victory of the season, including two Stakes successes for this talented filly. Under a patient ride from Eddy Hardouin, Kaldera galloped in the rear of the ...
Jamat and Volunteers Speak from the Heart on this Auspicious and Historical Day BY MALIK MERCHANT Editor, Simerg and Simergphotos Happy Ismaili youth pictured at the Park at 10:30 pm after completing their volunteer duties at the Ismaili Centre on the opening day. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. Happiness, happiness -- it was all around me as I walked about with enthusiasm to ...
BY MALIK MERCHANT Editor, Simerg and Simergphotos Happy Ismaili youth pictured at the Park at 10:30 pm after completing their volunteer duties at the Ismaili Centre on the opening day. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant. Happiness, happiness – it was all around me as I walked about with enthusiasm to capture the spirit of the jamat on the historic occasion of the ...
BY MALIK MERCHANT Editor, Simerg and Simergphotos Tanzanian Altaf Hirani (centre) with friends I was hoping to be at the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto well before it opened to the public for the first time at 10:00 am. I wanted to capture the historical moment when the first person made the entry through the museum doors. Alas, I ...
Listed winner Behesht, half-brother to Gr 1 scorer Behkabad, features in Arqana sale. In recent years Arqana's Arc sale has seen a host of Aga Khan Studs representatives change hands before going on to success at the highest level. On the flat, graduates include Melbourne Cup hope Lidari, a Group 2 winner in Australia for new connections, Meydan Group scorer Sandagiyr, ...
Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre and their Park Perfect Breeding Ground for superb photo taking and winning great prizes including free membership By Malik Merchant, Editor The Aga Khan Museum catalogue and special children's books at the museum gift shop. Photo: Shellina Karmali. Thursday, September 18, 2014, marked the public opening of the new Aga Khan Museum located on Wynford ...
North America's first Ismaili Studies Conference will take place on October 16 and 17 at the University of Chicago. Organized by University of Chicago Doctoral Candidates Shiraz Hajiani and Michael J. Bechtel, the Ismaili Studies Conference features Five Panels and a concluding Roundtable Discussion. The presenters on these Panels include the top names in Ismaili studies over the last decades including ...
Hadaatha registers landmark success for her young sire. Exciting young stallion SEA THE STARS reached a new landmark at Yarmouth on Wednesday as his daughter Hadaatha became her sire's tenth individual Stakes winner. On her return to action after a four-month break, Hadaatha swept through the field in the LR John Musker Stakes to win the ten furlong event stylishly by ...
It's an extraordinary phenomenon that there's this enormous knowledge gap and I think it's the duty of everybody, myself included, to try to fill in that knowledge gap. Interviewer: Daniel Lak at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto The religious leader, who brought all of this to Toronto, hopes to close a gap in understanding between those of the vast heritage of ...
On Friday, September 12, 2014, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, in the presence of the Aga Khan, performed the the Opening Ceremonies of the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Please visit our page for our exclusive time index schedule to each segment (sample below) 00:00:00 Introduction for the Opening Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre 00:04:45 Video ...
Global -- In a ceremony marking the culmination of 18 years of planning, design and construction, the Prime Minister of Canada -- in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam -- declared the Ismaili Centre, Toronto open. ...
