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Secondary Week 6 - Post-Didar: Engaging with the Light

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Pir Sadardin's "Aasmani Tambal Vaajiya" celebrates the joyous spiritual arrival of the True Guide, described as a cosmic and heavenly event, with celestial drums resounding in welcome.

The ginan reminds us that the Divine is not found outwardly, but recognized within the heart. The seeker is urged ...

Rage. Grief. Anxiety. The New Mood in Iran.

In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.

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In my post I wrote Tariqa, which means religious activities and not worldly litrature, songs, dancing, dresses, or languages. In Preamble Tenets of Ismailism are mentioned and explained by Hazar Imam, and are applicable to all Nizari Ismailis. The preamble is a means of explaining our faith to ...

I found many Gujarati and Hindi Bhajans in which the word‘NAKALANK’ has been used below are some Bhajans :-
BK 651 Nakalanki Bhajan sangrah
નકલંક નેજાધારી (નિષ્કલંક ભગવાન) ના ભજનોમાં પ્રભુની મહિમા, કળિયુગમાં ઉદ્ધાર અને ભક્તિનો મહિમા વર્ણવવામાં આવ્યો છે. એક લોકપ્રિય ભજન "નાથ નકલંક નેજાધારી" ના શબ ...

Registration is now open for the Toronto Jamat.

More details, including how to complete your Canada Visit registration step by step available at: https://iicanada.org/visit/planyourvisit/registration

Do you believe Ginans are bhajans?

Good question! To be honest with you, I have studied both deeply, and many Hindu scholars believe that ginans are taken from bhajans, with some words changed and Islamic names inserted.

I found one ginan written by Pir Shams about Sati Emna Bai—the same ginan ...

Aga Khan Foundation to donate EUR 1.5 million for reconstruction efforts following devastating storms in Central Portugal

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Intense winter storms ...

Please Pass the Awe

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By Kelly Corrigan

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If every person becomes batitni scholar and start interprating in his/her own way influened by other isms definitely there should be chaos. Each person will start imposing his/her batiniyat on others, that's why in my previous post I wrote it is the prerogative of Imam to explain batiniyat.
Shah ...

Message on behalf of the Jamati Institutions

A special message from President Ameerally Kassim-Lakha on the joyous occasion of the announcement of Mawlana Hazar Imam's official visit to Canada from March 25 to 31, 2026.

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ashraf59 wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 5:12 pm Well done KBhai.,
Thank for your kind help.

Thank Google! I am amazed at the quality of translations that are generated by them instantly.

It remains the same as it was at the origin of the practice in Islam.
Infact the concept of Dasond goes back to creation as per verse of Anant Akhado:

Aashaajee Sun-kaall maanhe thee rachanaa keedhee
tees deen dasond leekhaannee jee
Gur geenaan ved vichaaro
to dasond veena nahee chhuto ...

🌟 *Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Visit to Canada* 🌟

We offer our heartfelt Shukrana for the receipt of Talika Mubarak announcing Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit. ❤️
Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Canada will take place from *Wednesday, March 25 to Tuesday, March 31*, during which Hazar Imam will undertake ...

If time for peace has not fully matured as you wrote, then why Kalki/Naklanki are here on planet earth! Just to watch the events and not to stop the wars.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, attainment of peace is an internal matter and is independent of external conditions. The role of the ...

How Fast Can A.I. Change the Workplace?

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Ross Douthat

Opinion Columnist

This week the internet became radicalized about the progress of artificial intelligence by, appropriately enough ...

But who will give understanding of batin? It is the prerogative of Imam of the time to give us such Ta'lim of batini aspects. Yet there is no batini explanation of Preamble from Imam's side. If this is left to missionaries to explain batin, there will be diffent views from them and there will be ...

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Batin is because of zahir. No zahir no batin. layers of meaning create confusion in mostly people. So far we do not have batini version of Preamble.

The layers of meaning is the essence of an esoteric tradition. No one is denying that the Preamble is the zaher aspect. The batin of the Pre amble ...

Google Translation

Welcome, welcome, dear Lord, may
oceans of joy flow over the land of Canada.
Welcome, welcome, Lord will come,
every heart sang this song – Lord will come.

This land has been illuminated by your footsteps,
we believe in mercy, love, and peace.
We stand with flowers of prayers ...

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Princess Zahr​​a Pavilion

At Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, we understand how difficult it is to be away from home during your most vulnerable moments.

The Princess Zahra Pavilion (PZP) our ...

So the question I leave here is:
Are we waiting for peace to arrive with time, or is time waiting for humanity to be ready?
Off course waiting right time to come.
Ultimately peace and success is an internal matter. It does not depend on external circumstances. An elevated soul can be peaceful ...

🖋️*Mubarak Talika*

Mubarak Talika read on Friday February 13 will be re-read in all Jamatkhanas on Saturday February 14 during Jamati ceremonies, at which time the Jamati Mukhi Kamadia will address the Jamat.

After Jamati ceremonies, a special video presentation will be shown, followed by the ...

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Princess Zahra Aga Khan met with Tanzania’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Dr Ngwaru Maghembe.
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For Ismailis Preamble is a Farman, and in 1986 was explained to all jamaits to follow.
The Farman you quoted was made in 1964, but in 1969 Ginan conference 'GINANS WERE CATEGORIZED' in a system of classification. Only selected Ginans were prescibed to recite in JKs with permission of Imam, others ...

The Preamble
(A) The Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims affirm the shahadah la ilaha illa-llah, Muhammadur rasulu-llah, the Tawhid therein and that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) is the last and final Prophet of Allah. Islam, as revealed in the Holy Quran, is the final message of Allah to mankind, and ...

As per Talika Mubarak. Deedar for Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes Jamats. Opening of the Generations Toronto and ground breaking of the Laval Jamatkhana Centre. Mubaraki to everyone!

Princess Zahra honoured with Kenyan award

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What Alcohol Does to the Body

From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look.

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Princess Zahra Aga Khan honoured with Kenyan award

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President William Samoei Ruto congratulates Princess Zahra Aga Khan at State ...