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Are there ghosts at funerals? https://www.quora.com/Are-there-ghosts-at-funerals

Maybe.

Before my step grandfather died, he told his neighbor that he didn’t want a religious funeral. No Amazing Grace, he specifically said. He wanted people to have fun!

The funeral was sad, but also calm. He had ...

Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Pakistan Visit – Didar Mubarak (May 20–26, 2026)

Join us for a special 30-minute film chronicling the historic six-day official visit of Mawlana Hazar Imam to Pakistan from May 20–26, 2026. This inspiring documentary captures the extensive programme undertaken during the ...

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Floundering. Can It Still Help Younger Kids?

Six months in, many teens are already back on platforms they were supposed to be blocked from. The ban’s benefits may fall to the next generation.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam announces visit to Western Canada

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Technology and your child: finding the right balance

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Message from Prince Hussain for World Ocean Day

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thdaWJcZico

For World Ocean Day, Focused On Nature and The Ismaili are pleased to share a message from Prince Hussain Aga Khan on the urgent need to protect, conserve, and heal our seas.

Covering more than 70 ...

Mubaraki. Hazar Imam visiting Western Canada July 23-26

Details to follow..
BC, Edmonton & Prairies jurisdictions

Those who missed Eastern Canada Didar and those newly arrived in Canada are encouraged to register

Registration starts Monday June 15

Life lesson of the day: “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Learn a profound lesson on success, failure, and resilience from Winston Churchill — the man who proved that winning starts with never losing the fire to keep going

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kmaherali wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 4:48 pm Sending as received

Amazing Chitral Incident.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my7Ul_7-Rvg


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Anecdote # 52 | The Rain Stopped Instantly! | Imam Shah Rahim's UK Arrival | Ismaili Anecdote 2026

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dDhLech6aM

Princess Zahra Aga Khan interview: I know what happened to Shergar

Exclusive: Truth behind the death of the iconic horse, stolen in 1983, has been unknown... until now

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🍁*Mubarak on the announcement of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s upcoming visit to Western Canada!* 🇨🇦

📜 Mubarak Talika that was read yesterday will be *re-read* in all Jamatkhanas *tonight, Saturday June 13.*

🍰🥛*Cake and sherbet* will be served tonight after Jamatkhana ceremonies, followed by Jamati ...

Two hikers and the bear 🧸 https://jokesfunnystories.quora.com/Two-hikers-and-the-bear

My apologies if you’ve heard this joke before (it’s probably older than the pyramids) but I’m sharing it for anyone who hasn’t, because it still makes me laugh.

Two hikers were walking along a forest trail when ...

7 Brutal Habits That Age You Faster Than You Think

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5wcyJo5xTes

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Pope Leo in Spain: Madrid's uncontainable response

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Pope Leo at the Sagrada Família underscores need to work for peace

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8SzTCO_TsI

Describing the Basilica as a catechesis made of stone, color, and light, the Pope emphasized that those who believe cannot kill innocent people nor abandon those who suffer, who ...

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Pope Leo to hold iconic Mass at Spain’s Sagrada Família

The visit is timed to coincide with the centenary of the death of the man who first imagined it: the legendary Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.

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BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV will hold Mass at ...

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The meeting of A. Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore was a remarkable encounter between two of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. They discussed various topics related to physics ...

Calendar of Events

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Bangladesh approves a 1.3-mile mega-dam to store about 2.35 million acre-feet of water and benefit 70 million people, amid rising pressure on the Padma River and growing water scarcity

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Live Updates: NASA Announces Its Artemis III Astronauts

Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas will be part of the next mission in the agency’s program to return humans to the surface of the moon by 2028. The recent explosion of a Blue Origin rocket could complicate matters ...

swamidada wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2026 10:07 pm In your opinion Noor is the sifet, it means Imam is the sifet (attribute) of Allah and not Dhat.

Noor is Sifat. According to Shah Karim's will Imam is both the Imam and the Pir. In the role of the Imam he is the dhat and in the role of the Pir he is Sifat

In your some previous posts, you have mentioned Allah is Noor. Now you are drifting away from statement. Nirinjin is beyond imagination hence can not be called essence, JEEM GUNGEY SAPNA PAYA. You used the term
'Alakh Nirinjin', Alakh means can't be written or described.
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India’s fertility rate falls below replacement level: Why it matters

India’s fertility rate has dropped to 1.9 children per woman, with consequences for its workforce, elders and economy.


How India's birth control battle falters in rural district
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Saudi Arabia forecasts thunderstorms and heavy rain across Mecca, southern regions through Friday

Scattered light showers are also expected over Taif and southern parts of the Makkah

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Day one in Spain: Pope challenges youth to change history with love

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCCiXEY7cMU

Pope Leo XIV’s fourth international Apostolic Journey starts with missions given to the different groups he met today: to civil and religious authorities, set aside polarizing ...

Quote of the Day by Khalil Gibran: “If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were… – The world renowned Lebanese American writer’s timeless lesson on love, trust and the power of letting go in relationships

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Prince Hussain and Prince Aly Muhammad meet with French Minister for Overseas Territories as AKF signs a Memorandum of Understanding for the reconstruction of Mayotte

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Reconstruction of Mayotte – France and AKF sign MoU for lagoon protection

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The signatories of today’s MoU for Mayotte, setting out €8.5 million in initial ...

When Is It Wrong to Use A.I.?
June 6, 2026

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By Ross Douthat

Opinion Columnist

Of all the reactions to Pope Leo’s ...