BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

 

ENGLISH

 

How I found Livingstone (London, 1872) by H.M. Stanley

The Khojas: The Disciples of the Old Man of the Mountain (London, 1876)

Shia School of Islam and its Branches (Bombay, 1895) by E.I. Howard

Muslim and Parsi Castes and Tribes of Gujrat (Bombay, 1899) by James M. Campbell

The Imperial Gazetteer of India (Calcutta, 1908)

India in Transition (London, 1918) by Aga Khan III

Gazetteer of the Province of Sind (Bombay, 1927)

The Origin of the Khojahs and their Religious Life Today (Bonn, 1936) by Dr. Sayed Mujtaba Ali

The Aga Khan and his Ancestors (Bombay, 1939) by N.M. Dumasia

Sir Aga Khan’s African Golden Jubilee (Dhoraji, 1939) by N.M. Budhwani

A History of the Asians in East Africa (London, 1945) by J.S. Mangat

The Aga Khan and Africa (Lourenco Marques, 1946) by Habib V. Keshavji

Collectanea (Holland, 1948) by W. Ivanow

Biography of Sir Tharia Topan: King, Merchant and Magnate (Ms. 1950) by Mohammad Hussain

The Shia of India (London, 1953) by J.N.Hollister

The Aga Khan and Africa (London, 1957) by H.V. Keshavjee

Private & Confidential Subjects Discussed (Mombasa, 1953-1959)

Prince Aga Khan (Karachi, 1954) by Qayyum A. Malick

Ismaili Volunteers, Scouts & Guides Souvenir (Bombay, 1954)

The Memoirs of Aga Khan (New York, 1954) by Aga Khan III

Mystical Dimensions of Islam (New York, 1955) by A. Schimmel

The Asians of East Africa (London, 1960) by L.W. Hollingsworth

History of Zanzibar (London, 1962) by John Gray

Asians in East Africa (London, 1963) by George Delf

Portrait of a Minority: Asians in East Africa (London, 1965) by

Dharam P. Ghai

Ismailis in Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam, 1967) by Eva Kjellberg

The Ismailis in Syria (Beirut, 1970) by Dr. Mustapha Ghaleb

The Aga Khans (London, 1970) by Willi Frischauer Great Ismaili Heroes (Karachi, 1973)

A History of the Ismaili Community in Tanzania (thesis submitted to University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1974) by Shirin Remtullah Walji

Private & Confidential Collections Part I & II (Bombay, 1982-85) by Wazir Ghulam Ali Shakoor Morani

Muslim Communities in Gujrat (Delhi, 1985) by Satish C. Misra

The Muslim Communities of Gujrat (Delhi, 1988) by Asghar Ali Engineer

The Trials of Syrian Ismailis in the first decade of the 20th century (cf. “The International Journal of Middle East Studies”, New York, vol. 21, May, 1989, pp. 215-232) by Dick Douwos and Norman N. Lewis

The Golden Age of Africa (Calgary, 1990) by H.E. Mohamed

Islam’s Quiet Revolutionary (New York, 1993) by A. Thobani

Ismaili through History (Karachi, 1997) by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin Sadik Ali

Historic Cities Support Programme (Geneva, 1997) ed. by Stefano Bianca.

Zanzibar Stone Town (Singapore, 1998) by Abdul Sheriff

The Encyclopaedia of Islam (Leiden, 1960)

 

GUJRATI

Khoja Vruttant (Amerali, 1892) by Sachidina Nanjiani

Khoja Kom’no Itihas (Bombay, 1905) by Jafer Rahimtulla

Namdar Aga Khan’no Case (Bombay, 1908) by S. Abdullah

Khoja Ismaili Calendar and Directory (Bombay, 1910) by Ramzan Ali Rajab Ali

Khoja Kom’ni Tawarikh (Amerali, 1912) by Edlji Dhanji Kaba

Tarikh-e-Pir, Part I (Navsari, 1914) by Sadruddin Dargawala

Kaba Timir Baskar (Bombay, 1917) by Virji Premji Parpiya

Vedic Islam (Bombay, 1921) by Verteji

Sir Karimbhai (Bombay, 1925) by Saqi

Khoja Gnanti’nu Gorav (Dhoraji, 1927) by V.N. Hooda

Mazmun-e-Manji (Mundra, 1933) by Mohammed Amarsi Master

Tarikh-e-Pir, Part II (Navsari, 1935) by Sadruddin Dargawala

Nurun Mubin (Bombay, 1936) by A.J. Chunara

Ismaili Momin Kom’no Itihas (Bombay, 1936) by Momin Mianji Nur Mohd

Kathiawad Varshik Majliso’no Zarkato Itihas (Dhoraji, 1937) by Alibhai Kunwarji

Samarannaujali (Agra, 1946) by Sodwadri and A.D. Karim

Kalam-e-Imam Mubin, Part I & II (Bombay, 1950-51)

Illahi Sandesh (Bombay, 1953) by Virji Premji Parpiya

Zarakata Jivan Prasango (Bombay, 1955) by G. Hussain Kassim

Bhalwani Bhandor, Part I, II, III (Bombay, 1963-65-68) by Jaffer Ali Abji

Pir Sabzali’ni Madhaya Asia’ni Musafari (Bombay, 1968) by Sultan V. Noor Mohd

Sat’na Savaj (Bombay, 1981) by Sairab Abu Turabi

Dharm’na Davajdhari (Bombay, 1981) by Sairab Abu Turabi

Wazir Alidina Kanji Ramji’nu Jivan Chalitr (Bombay, 1986) by J.A. Abji

Varas Bhagat Kara Ruda (Bombay, 1986) by Jaffer Ali Abji

Missionary Shahid Khuda Bakash’nu Jivan Zarmar (Bombay, 1986) by J.A. Bhalwani

Dhoraji’na Memon’no Itihas’ni Arsi’ma (Karachi, 1990) by A.S. Naviwala & A. Karim Panwala.

 

 

URDU

 

Tarikh-e-Ghulzar-e-Shams (Lahore, 1912) by Shuja al-Malik

Gohar-e-Gwadar (Karachi, 1994) by Shihabuddin Gwadari

 

 

 

PERIODICALS

 

Ismaili Sitaro (Bombay, 1908),

Ismaili Satpanth Prakash (Bombay, 1917-1927),

Ismaili Aftab (Dhoraji, 1919-1944),

Ismaili weekly (Bombay, 1923-1995),

Fidai (Bombay, 1930-37),

Ismaili Crescent (Dar-es-Salaam, 1958-1972),

Ismaili World (Karachi, 1964-1966),

Ismaili Prakash (Mombasa,1950-1962),

Africa Ismaili (Nairobi, 1964-1985),

Hikmat (Vancouver, 1976-1986),

Ismaili Digest (Bombay, 1957-58),

The American Ismailis (New York, 1980-1990),

The Canadian Ismailis (1977-78),

Roshni, (New York, 1980),

Al-Ismailia (Karachi, 1964-1970),

Ismaili Mirror (Karachi, 1963-1990),

Paigham (Karachi, 1956-1970),

Platinum Jubilee Bulletin

Waezeen Digest (nos, 59-60 & 64, Karachi, 1987)

 

PERSONS WHO RELATED ORAL INFORMATIONS

 

Varas Sadruddin Faizullah, Rai Juma Karimi, Rai A.Aziz Sairab Abu Turabi, Nuruddin Lutf, Noorali Valliani, Mukhi Rai Mohammad Shahban, Wazir Mahomed Jaffer Ismail, late Itmadi Nuruddin Bakhsh, Mukhi Alijah Zayn al-Abidin Alidina Talbani, late Alijah Rehmatullah Nasir Talib, Mukhi Alijah Rajab Ali Bana, Amir Ali Datoo Bana, Joint Mukhi Shamsuddin Alidina Karami, Mrs. Shireen Rajab Ali Jinnah, Shah Sultan Allana, etc.