Global -- This week, Muslims around the world commemorate Milad-un-Nabi, literally meaning the "birth of the Prophet." Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) was born in Mecca in the year 570 CE and grew up to be a respected merchant, known for his honesty, integrity and trustworthiness. At the age of 40, he received his first revelation from ...
This talk will revolve around a simple question: at the time of this global pandemic, where do we seek answers? Are they to be found in faith and religious practice? Or should people exclusively seek every answer under these circumstances from science? The question of the interaction between faith and intellect (or rather science) as two sources of knowledge has been at the heart of major theological and philosophical currents in the Muslim world. How do we resolve these tensions without obviating either faith or science? Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor explores this theme and refers to Ismaili tradition and primary sources to demonstrate that there is no conflict between faith and science and both serve a purpose, both have weight and significance as well as the ability to reinforce one another. ...
The Aga Khan Social Welfare Board for India presents: "Second Innings Mubarak Ho": a series by motivational speaker Salim Virani. Episode 4: Happiness in Hope આગાખાન સોશ્યલ વેલ્ફેર બોર્ડ ફોર ઇન્ડિયા પ્રસ્તુત કરે છે "સેકન્ડ ઇનિંગ્સ મુબારક હો" ૪ થી શ્રેણી - હૅપ્પીનેસ્સ ઇન હોપ મિસ્ટર (સિમ્પલ) સલીમ વિરાણી મોટીવેશનલ સ્પીકર દ્વારા ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA The 12th of Rabi al-Awwal, marks the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, Khatam an-Nabiyin (Seal of the Prophets), sallalahu 'alayhi wa aalehi wa sallam ...
Source: Virgin Galactic press release Virgin Galactic today announced the appointment of two new pilots into its Pilot Corps, bringing the total number of pilots to eight. Jameel Janjua and Patrick ...
In his composition Sat swarg khuliya, Pir Sadr al-Din says: Jire bhaai re saat sarag naa kaani khuliyaa chhe dwaar jis din Nabi Muhamed janamiyaa ... v 1 Dear brothers, the doors to the seven heavens were opened on the day Prophet Muhammed was born. (tr. Ismaili.net)Angels and the Ka'ba. The Ottomam miniature painting depicts four angels bearing ornate caopies above ...
A message from Khalil Z. Shariff about Virtual Voyage: Around the World with AKF. ...
"Muhammad" written in Thuluth script, a work by Morgan Phoenix, CC by SA 3.0. Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANTEditor/Publisher Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos As Muslims around the world prepare to observe the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.S.) on October 29, 2020 -- the 12th day of the Islamic month of Rabi' al-awwal -- we invite our readers to view ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- In a new Joe Rogan podcast, Matthew McConaughey said his religious beliefs are not separate from his belief in science, calling science, "the practical pursuit of God." McConaughey proudly said he is a "religious" man, outright rejecting the "spiritual and not religious" label associated with Hollywood liberals. He explained why Christianity sometimes plays a role in Hollywood's cancel culture, remarking "You can't erase someone's entire existence. Where the heck does some forgiveness go?" He said that the progressive and "illiberal" trend of "condescending and patronizing" people who believe differently must stop. "To illegitimize them because they say they are a believer, is just so arrogant and in some ways hypocritical to me," McConaughey said. "There's a lot of great truths that come ...
News story -- The IIS Alumni Association is pleased to announce the appointment of its elected leadership for the Asian, European and North American Chapter Groups. Established in 2005, the Alumni Association aims to strengthen the relationship between the Institute and its graduates by supporting the personal, academic and career development of the alumni as well as working with them to maximise ...
Vote2020 Special Message from National Council President Al-Karim Alidina - October 27, 2020. ...
In response to the ever growing need to address environmental challenges, the Aga Khan Development Network is taking action to operate more sustainably across all its projects. In East Africa, Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) project companies are investing in solar power to reduce their carbon footprint. This film explores the progress of IPS's first solar project, and what is to follow. ...
USA -- Conciliation and Arbitration Board volunteer mediators discuss their experiences in assisting the Jamat Over 50 Jamati members serve in each term as volunteer mediators, assisting Jamati members who are experiencing difficult and distressing conflicts. They find peaceful, harmonious, and final resolutions to disputes through help from the Conciliation and Arbitration Boards (CABs). Mediators help address conflicts in the areas ...
Vazirabad brother Vardani and Group placed Zarzyni are highlights. The Aga Khan Studs consignments at forthcoming Horses in Training sales in Ireland and France present, as ever, exciting opportunities for investors. Superb pedigrees and proven results feature among the entries which have potential to star either on the flat or over jumps, and therefore follow in the footsteps of RASHAAN, winner ...
Walid Ehssan (HearTist) latest art work set against the backdrop of beautiful Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. O people! Worship your Lord, Who has created you and those before ...
CSMONITOR.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1983: "Those who are most qualified in scientific subjects today are often the most humble and the most convinced in their attitude to the existence of Allah."] ARTICLE: When a professor at Columbia University during the 1950s, a colleague asked Charles Townes if God ever helps him in the lab. Townes gave the question some thought. "Well, I think so." For all his interest in scientific inquiry, Townes says it has never led to a crisis of faith. He exhibits a strong sense of rationalism in his approach to both science and religion. He says "We don't understand everything and one can see, within science itself, there are many inconsistencies. We just have to accept that we don't understand." Science and Religion "are much more similar than people generally accept," Townes says. "Science has faith. We make postulates. We can't prove those postulates, but we have faith in them." In 1966, Townes published ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- TEMPLETONPRIZE.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah, 1956: "The young Waezin should each try and find new arguments based on the discoveries in all branches of science for keeping the human soul like [sic] the ocean with the Divine wisdom and power."] ARTICLE: My own view is that, while science and religion may seem different, they have many similarities, and should interact and enlighten each other. I believe they are closely related. Science tries to understand our universe: what it is like and how it works. Religion is aimed at understanding the purpose and meaning of our universe, including our own lives -- which I believe is the most important long-range question. If the universe has a purpose or meaning, this must be reflected in its structure and functioning, and hence in science. In addition, to best understand either science or religion, we must use all of our human resources - logic, evidence, carefully chosen assumptions, intuition, and faith. Many people don't realize that science basically involves assumptions and faith and that nothing is absolutely proved. We must ...
Global -- Science and technology are intimately intertwined. Each fuels the other's progress. The modern world is indebted to the many scientists, physicians, and mathematicians throughout history, whose hunger for knowledge led them to push the boundaries of invention, extend the frontiers of scientific thought, and expand the breadth and depth of human knowledge. Our history tells us that many scientists ...
UK -- Checklist for Keeping Your Job(Last updated 25/10/2020) MenuIntroduction | Stay Informed | Increase Internal Visibility | Avoid Silly Mistakes | Keep a Brag List | Show Off Your Progress | Be A Team Player | Demonstrate Your Commitment | Be Flexible | Don't Be A Complainer | Get Prepared Now | Further Reading Introduction At a time of great ...
UK -- Checklist For Negotiating Your Pay & Conditions(Last updated 24/10/2020) MenuIntroduction | Reflection on Your Position | Have the Right Motivation | Timing is Critical | Provide Ample Evidence | Have a Good Justification | Seek Alternatives | References IntroductionIn today's climate, equitable pay and conditions may not be at the forefront of many minds. After all, just keeping a ...
GOOGLE.COM -- The worst country is that in which the inhabitants are not in safety. ~~ It is right that the king should govern himself before governing his subjects. ~~ It is the duty of a ruler to select for the people what he selects for himself. ~~ The decline of a kingdom shows itself: in loss of principle; in attachment to trifles; in bad men getting the upper hand; in the meritorious being kept down. ~~ Do justly, and your power will last. ~~ Three classes of men are cut off from the benediction of heaven -- the oppressors, those who aid and abet oppression, those who tolerate oppression. ~~ Whoever rides the horse of ...
Maintaining a balance between the spiritual and the material is one of the important messages in the guidance of Mawlana Hazar Imam. This Time to Think talk will discuss how this is translated into the institutional language as 'improving the quality of life' for the Jamat and the people amongst whom they live. ...
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Ginanguru is hosting the 5th Episode of the Virtual Qasida & Ginan Mehfil and is accepting video submissions from Ismaili youth under the age of 18. This special Youth Edition Mehfil ...
By MALIK MERCHANTEditor/Publisher Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos The Aga Khan Museum is one of the few museums in Toronto that has been able to implement Covid-19 protocols and make the museum safe for its visitors. The visiting times were revised this past week, and it is now open from Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. In recent weeks, ...
THEBULWARK.COM -- For some years now, one of the left's favorite tropes has been the phrase "I believe in science." A lot of people prefer the imagery of "science" to the mundane reality. People who proclaim "I believe in science" are just proclaiming their belief in the current, fashionable consensus. In my experience, "I believe in science" is shorthand for, "I have a degree in the humanities." The problem is the word "belief." Science isn't about "belief." It's about facts, evidence, theories, experiments. You don't say, "I believe in thermodynamics." You either understand its laws and the evidence for them, or you don't. "Belief" doesn't enter into it. "I understand the science on this issue" would be better, implying you have engaged in a first-hand study of ...
SPIKED-ONLINE.COM -- Many on the left peddle the narrative that they are more scientifically minded than those on the right. They market themselves as the heirs to the ideals of the Enlightenment -- reason, progress and truth -- while pillorying the right as a collection of creationists or anti-vaxxers. This narrative is a false but useful fiction. It lets the left to dress up its moral and political views as scientific. To question them is, therefore, to question the authority of the science. What the left are really saying is "do not question us." It is tantamount to secular heresy. Science is wielded by those on the left as a stick to hit those who ask reasonable questions. In doing so, they encourage the politicisation of scientific knowledge and the scientification of morality. In abusing science ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- THE FOOD RANGER -- Today, we're traveling to Iran's $1,000,000 saffron bank!!! But first, we're traveling to Iran's second largest city of Mashhad to visit the saffron fields! But first, Mr. Taster is bringing us in for a famous Iranian street food breakfast: HALEEM! It's a thick Iranian recipe made of wheat and beef and covered in a lamb and lentil stew, a little spicy and also sweet and cinnamon filled! One of the most unique street foods in Iran!!! Then we're going to the saffron fields to see how saffron is harvested at the source in Iran!!! Mr. Taster is bringing us into the fields to hand pick the individual pieces of saffron and ...
Three out of four employees report that poor leadership is the most stressful part of their job. Poor leadership can lead to high turnover, low productivity, and a stressful work environment. ...
Ali Jan S. Damani's latest publication is a review of a book entitled "The Ismaili Movement in Sindh, Multan and Gujrat". The book is written by Dr. Ghulam Ali Allana, an ...
USA -- I-CERV teams up with local organizations to provide food for those in need. More than 17 pallets containing 10,000 pounds of food were collected during the "Share your Blessings" food drive held at Spring Ismaili Jamatkhana. The COVID-19 Recovery Food Drive was held in partnership with the Spring and Klein Volunteer Fire Departments on August 8, 2020. This first-ever ...
Aga Khan Museum supporter Shahzad Cokar reveals which intricately detailed object in our Collection transports him back -- figuratively speaking, of course -- to his parents' home village in Pakistan. To learn more about the object (accession number AKM707): Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how ...
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Editor's Choice -- Nimira's Blog - On Faith -- Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn, the Ikhwan al-Safa' and others on Islam and music Islamic jurists have debated for centuries, whether or not listening to music is unlawful, although it is not clear how the question arose as there is no direct censure against music in the Qur'an. In pre-Islamic times, the ...
Introduced by MALIK MERCHANT(Publisher/Editor Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) In a referral video that we recently provided through Barakah's sister website Simerg, an artist states that when the Shia Ismaili faith was introduced by Nasir Khushraw into the Pamir region a thousand years ago, the Ismailis absorbed some of the cultural traditions and practices of the Zoroastrian faith that had been in ...
Gordon Grdina is a guitar/oud player that is constantly reinventing himself while retaining an individual voice. Aside from the GG3, he leads the East Van Strings, Haram, and Sangha. He also records and performs regularly with Dan Mangan and The Crackling. A protégé of jazz great Gary Peacock, he is a well respected contributor to the jazz and world music scenes constantly ...
UK -- This is a short basic guide to Powers of Attorney; together with a case study in the Appendix. What is a Power of Attorney? A Power of Attorney is a legally-binding document that allows someone to make decisions for you, or act on your behalf, if you are no longer able to, or if you no longer want to ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam presented the first awards of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture on October 23, 1980 at the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan.Mawlana Hazar Imam presents the Aga Khan Award for Architecture to representatives of the Kampung Improvement Programme based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: AKDN / Christopher LittleRanjit Sabikhi (left) Indian architect and Ramesh Khosla (right), Canadian designer, posing ...
Global -- CONNECT, a virtual camp that was brought directly to the homes of 1,075 participants during a 10-day period this July, was an effort to bring the global youth together through creativity and exploration. Due to its success, registration is now open for a second session to be held this December. Despite many camps being cancelled or rescheduled this past ...
Introduced by MALIK MERCHANTEditor/Publisher Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos Established as the news, lifestyle, and entertainment weekly in Vancouver for 50 years, the weekly Georgia Straight is an integral part of the active urban West Coast lifestyle with over 816,000 unduplicated readers/visitors print and website per week. Recently, the paper published an overview of four Ismaili owned restaurants known for their distinct ...
