The fees of Azamour, Dalakhani, Sea The Stars, Sinndar and Siyouni have been announced. The Aga Khan Studs have released their fees for the 2012 breeding season. At Gilltown Stud in Ireland: - AZAMOUR: 15,000 Euros - DALAKHANI: 40,000 Euros - SEA THE STARS: 85,000 Euros At Haras de Bonneval in France: - SINNDAR: 9,500 Euros - SIYOUNI: 7,000 Euros With ...
"When the Aga Khan Trust for Culture started its Historic Cities Support Programme, there was no agency that was committed to these goals. Academic know-ledge about how to restore and revive historic cities in the Islamic world and bring support to their populations was lacking, because this work had not been done earlier and was unknown to development agencies, teaching centres, ...
Publication:A Companion to Muslim Ethics Editor:Dr Amyn B Sajoo Questions addressed in the interview:1. What was the rationale behind the compilation of this Companion? (00:17)2. What are the key points you would expect readers to take away? (01:30)3. How in your view have Muslims approached the perceived 'tension between the truth of tradition and the claims of reason'? (2:56)4. A Companion to ...
Pranay Gupte: How would you be liked to be remembered as on four counts: First, as the Imam, what would you have done to this community? Secondly, as a father, what would you have done to shape the life and sensibilities of your children? Third, sir, what would you have done during your lifetime to have shaped the secular societies around ...
A Piece of History in Images and Quotations Images of some stamps and coins issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran between 1990 and 2010 commemorating the Idd-e-Ghadir. The inscriptions inlude the Shahada, Qur'anic ayats and the declaration made by Prophet Muhammad at Ghadir Khumm, "Mun Koontu Mawla, Fa Hada, Aliyun Mawla" meaning "He of whom I am the Mawla Ali ...
"From the seventh century to the thirteenth century, the Muslim civilisations dominated world culture, accepting, adopting, using and preserving all preceding study of mathematics, philosophy, medicine and astronomy, among other areas of learning. The Islamic field of thought and knowledge included and added to much of the information on which all civilisations are founded. And yet this fact is seldom acknowledged ...
PLANNING A WILDLIFE SAFARI IN EAST AFRICA? FOR UNEXPECTED PARADISE CONSIDER THE SERENA RESORTS By Abdulmalik Merchant Publisher-Editor, Simerg.com I. THE SERENA HOTELS Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan and Prince Amyn Aga KhanHis Highness the Aga Khan and President Emomali Rahmon cut the ribbon to officially open the Dushanbe Serena Hotel, as Prince Rahim Aga Khan, AKDN Resident Representative ...
BY BASHIR FAZAL LADHA Shaded in green, the Fatimid Caliphate at its height. Yaman (Yemen) is shown by blue arrows. The Ismaili da'wah into India began from Yaman, when the Fatimid Empire was not yet established. Click on map for enlargement. The Pre-Fatimid (Yaman) and Fatimid Periods The aim of this article [1] is to establish historically the Isma'ili da'wah prior ...
"I hope that the building and the spaces around it will be seen as the celebration of Light, and the mysteries of Light, that nature and the human soul illustrate to us at every moment in our lives. I have explained at the beginning of this letter why I think Light would be an appropriate design direction for the new museum ...
Many famous families represented in 41-strong draft. Close relatives of champions such as Sinndar, Azamour, Darshaan and Zarkava are among the latest consignment of fillies and mares featured in the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale. The Aga Khan Studs have entered an exceptionally strong draft of proven dams, winning racemares and untried juveniles in the sale which will take place on ...
Philip Jodidio: Many of the projects selected for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture have put an emphasis on the well-being of people. Is the Award not more about the well-being of people than it is about architecture in the sense usually used by the professional community, particularly in the West? Aga Khan: Yes, I think that is correct. The Award ...
By Hatim M. Mahamid This statue of the Ismaili da'i and intellectual giant Pir Nasir Khusraw stands in his memory in Badakhshan. Nasir Khusraw, the Ismaili Persian traveller, spent about three years and three months in Egypt (Safar 439 - Jumadi I 442/August 1047 - October 1050). He set out on his journey from Marw in the East in Rabi' II ...
Winners and siblings of Group 1 winners feature in this promising draft. The sale where future Group 1 French Champion Hurdle winner Mandali (Sinndar) was purchased will once again host a strong delegation from the Aga Khan Studs. Ten three-year-olds and a two-year-old filly will pass through the Arqana ring on day 1 of the Autumn Mixed Sale on 14th November. ...
News story -- The Qur'anic Studies Unit has held the third and fourth lectures in the series: "The Meaning of the Word: Lexicology and Tafsir". This series of lectures, organised by Dr Stephen Burge, aims to explore the relationships between Qur'anic tafsir (exegesis) and lexicology, which is the study of the meanings of words and their semantic relations. The third lecture was ...
Chicago, Illinois, 4 November 2011 - Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois and His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, who is also founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today signed an historic agreement to expand collaboration in the areas of education, environmental stewardship and management, health sciences, ...
Tajikistan -- Dushanbe, 1 November 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam's visit to Tajikistan drew to a close today. Following the inauguration of the Dushanbe Serena Hotel, members of the Jamat gathered across the street to bid farewell to Hazar Imam as he departed the Serena. In addition to opening the Dushanbe Serena, Mawlana Hazar Imam participated in the foundation-stone ceremony of ...
"People, who believe in speculation, search for knowledge on the basis of speculations and surmises. These speculations and surmises only take them further away from the truth. The Religion of God has nothing to do with surmises." -- Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p) Usul al-Kafi, Book 2, Chapter 19, Tradition 7 "Abu Hanifa (an Islamic jurist of the Sunni sect) came to ...
Tajikistan -- Dushanbe, 1 November 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, inaugurated a new Serena Hotel in the heart of Dushanbe, the Tajik capital. Prince Amyn and Prince Rahim were present for the ceremony, as were dignitaries from the government, development and tourism sectors.Dushanbe, 1 November 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam and His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, ...
Tajikistan -- Dushanbe, 31 October 2011 - The President of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon hosted a dinner in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam's visit at the Saodat Teahouse (chaikhana). Prince Amyn and Prince Rahim were also present at the dinner, which featured performances of music, dance and song by a number of Tajik artists. Mawlana Hazar Imam is currently visiting ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 1 November 2011 - The Dushanbe Serena Hotel was conceived as a composition of Tajik artistic and building traditions, presented in a contemporary manner. The signature inspiration is the Chaikhanna - the traditional Tea Pavilion - with its high volume, slender column structure and ornately decorated ceilings, whose inspiration is evident in numerous interior spaces. ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 1 November 2011 - His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the Dushanbe Serena Hotel today. The ceremony, which was held in the hotel's Millat banquet room, was attended by Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Executive Director of AKFED, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, eldest son of His Highness the Aga ...
This week's selection is His Highness the Aga Khan's 2006 commencement address at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. In this seminal speech, the Aga Khan discusses democracy at length, noting that "our challenge is not to find alternatives to democracy, but to find more and better ways to make democracy work." To this end he suggests four aspects ...
Thinking of the past, I recollect the important dates of Tajik history. Twenty years ago, independence; sixteen years ago, an agreement between the Aga Khan Development Network and the government of Tajikistan in order to contribute to the development of this country. That agreement has enabled us to share as partners in the work of developing Tajikistan and improving the quality ...
Afghanistan -- Kabul, 30 October 2011 - Between visits to India and Tajikistan, Mawlana Hazar Imam made a stop in Kabul, where he met with His Excellency President Hamid Karzai to discuss the progress of AKDN activities in Afghanistan. The Government of Aghanistan accorded Hazar Imam a full state welcome, including a guard of honour. Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with His ...
India -- Delhi, 30 October 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam toured the Humayun's Tomb - Sunder Nursery - Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti Urban Renewal Project, in the heart of the Indian capital, to review progress on the project. Delhi, 30 October 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam toured the Humayun's Tomb - Sunder Nursery - Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti Urban Renewal Project, in the ...
Dalmiya will sell on 6th November. As Sarafina will be lining up for the Breeders' Cup Turf on Saturday, the Aga Khan Studs will be offering the product of one of their best families at Fasig Tipton November Sale on Sunday 6th November. Dalmiya is a daughter of Kalanisi and Daltawa, who is none other than the dam of Champions and ...
Showun, Shurobod District, Tajikistan, 31 October 2011 - His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, Minister of Public Works of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan His Excellency Abdulkudus Hamidi, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today performed the foundation-stone ceremony for the Shurobod Bridge. The bridge, the fifth to be built ...
Shurobad, Tajikistan, 31 October 2011 - His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, Minister of Public Works of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan His Excellency Abdulkudus Hamidi, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) performed the foundation-stone ceremony for the Shurobod Bridge on 31 October 2011. The bridge is the fifth to ...
What you are doing today is setting a remarkable example of people coming together for a common purpose across frontiers -- and that common purpose is to improve the quality of life of every individual in those societies.... These bridges enable people to come together to share best practice in developing human society. Across frontiers, you can build best practice in ...
"Once when he heard someone finding fault with the world, Hadrat Ali said: 'O you who revile the world, blinded by its deceit, duped by its falsehood! Do you rebuke the world after having been deluded by it? Are you accusing it, or IS It accusing you? When did it seduce you, when did it beguile you? Was it by the ...
India -- Delhi, 29 October 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in India today to review progress on the restoration of Humayun's Tomb and the work at Sunder Nursery in the capital region of Delhi. The projects are part of a larger initiative that also aims to preserve and rehabilitate landmark buildings in Nizamuddin Basti, while improving the quality of life ...
Tajikistan -- Dushanbe, 30 October 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Tajikistan today for the inauguration of the Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Prince Rahim and Prince Amyn had arrived earlier, and will also participate in the opening ceremony. At the airport, His Excellency Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Mawlana Hazar Imam on behalf of the Government of Tajikistan. Aga ...
New Delhi, India, 30 October 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan toured the Humayun's Tomb - Sunder Nursery - Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti Urban Renewal Project, in the heart of Delhi, India, to review progress on the project. Following the successfully restoration of the Humayun's Tomb gardens in 2004, the Urban Renewal Project has expanded to encompass restoration and socioeconomic projects ...
"[A]t the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th, the European Renaissance rapidly advanced in knowledge of nature, namely all those very Ayats of God to which the Qur'an refers when Muslims forgot the Ayats, namely natural phenomenon, its law and order which are the proofs of divine guidance used in the Qur'an, but we stuck to our ...
Nutrition Centre -- In the second part of her article on managing cholesterol, Baldeesh Rai, Dietetic Advisor to Heart UK adds to her recommendations on fats and sugar. She discusses the importance of eating more fibre and being active. National Cholesterol Week in the UK took place between 19-25 September 2011. It aims to promote awareness of raised cholesterol levels, which ...
Penang and Kuala Lumpur, 29 October 2011 - Five Malaysian recipients of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and the Award's Director, Mr. Farrokh Derakhshani, participated in a one-day seminar on architecture held in Penang on 29 October 2011. The Malaysian recipients--Dr. Ken Yeang, Professor Ar. Jimmy Lim, Kamil Merican, Ar. William Khoo and Hamdan Abdul Majeed--all spoke at the seminar, ...
"To someone who asked for counsel, Hadrat Ali said: 'Do not be one of those who hope for the Hereafter without work, and postpone repentance by exaggeration of hope; who speak in this world the speech of the abstemious, but work therein the work of the covetous; who when given anything from it are not satisfied, and when forbidden anything from ...
Global -- Twelve inspiring and talented artists from across the Middle East and Central Asia performed a beautiful and thought-provoking concert at the Ismaili Centre, Dubai recently. It was an important occasion for both the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Music Initiative, intent on bridging gulfs that have existed for the past hundred years. ...
Global -- Los Angeles, 28 October 2011 - Describing him as "an unparalleled leader in development, cultural preservation and philanthropy," the Urban Land Institute has named Mawlana Hazar Imam the 2011 Laureate of the J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. The prize recognises an individual whose career demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of responsible development. "The efforts ...
