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The Memoirs of Aga Khan - Full Book
The Memoirs of AGA KHAN : WORLD ENOUGH AND TIME
BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN, P.C., G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., G.C.I.E.
1954, Simon and Schuster, New York
NOTE THAT THIS VERSION IS POSTED AS-RECEIVED. APPARENTLY THERE ARE SOME TYPOS, SO PLEASE SEND US ANY CORRECTIONS, AND WE WILL ENTER THEM AS WE RECEIVE THEM
CONTENTS
PREFACE BY W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Part One: CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
I A Bridge Across the Years 3
II Islam, the Religion of My Ancestors 8
III Boyhood in India 32
IV I Visit the Western World 55
Part Two: YOUNG MANHOOD
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2011-05-19 Stay of Order (Motion)
On April 4, 2011, a Motion for Stay had been filed by Defendants
2011-04-21 Defendants file Motion for Stay of the Order
See the article linked above.
On May 3, 2011, the Plaintiff's Counsel filed a response to the Stay motion.
2011-05-03 Plaintiff's Response to the Stay Motion
- It contained no new affidavit
- It attempted to portray the Appeal as frivolous
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2011-04-21 Defendants file Motion for Stay of the Order
Context for this motion
The final order is quite broad and involves accounting and document disclosure that may be lengthy.
This final order is being appealed by the defendants.
The Plaintiff's counsel is insisting on applying the order without awaiting the appeal resolution.
Defendants therefore filed a motion to stay the Order pending the Appeal of the Summary Judgment.
The Motion for Stay of the Order, Pending Appeal
On April 21, 2011, the defendants filed one motion to Stay the Order pending Appeal with:
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2011-03-29 Requisition by Plaintiff
On March 29, Plaintiff's counsel sent a Requisition to the Federal court in order to proceed with the fulfillment of the Summary Judgment Order, in particular the Reference discovery.
Even though an appeal is in process, and the order may get overturned, the Plaintiff's counsel is insisting on proceeding with lengthy procedures to find out who bought books.
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2011-04-13 Revised Notice of Appeal by Defendants
On April 11, upon submitting a motion, and with the consent of all parties, it was ordered that the Defendants may amend the Notice of Appeal, and also consolidate their two appeals.
Text of Order allowing Amending of Notice of Appeal
On April 13, Tajdin filed an amended notice of Appeal. The amendments are 6 additional paragraphs added to deal with additional causes of appeal that came up once the Final Order was issued.
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2011-02-14 Plaintiff Unsuccessfully Pursues Motion to Dismiss the Appeal
MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL
Text of the Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss the Appeal
On Feb 14, 2011, Plaintiff's counsel filed a motion to dismiss the Appeal filed by Tajdin and Jiwa on Feb 7 in response to the Reasons for Judgment delivered on January 7, 2011.
Canadian Law provides for the right to Appeal for everyone.
Plaintiff's counsel claimed that this Appeal is premature and should be dismissed because the Judgment did not contain a final order.
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2011-02-08 - Motion for Judgment by Plaintiff
MOTION
Text of Motion for Judgment by 'plaintiff' 2011-02-11
On February 8, 2011, After refusing to discuss any of the terms of the proposed Order, The 'Plaintiff' filed a Motion for Judgment. This means that the parties will not agree to a draft of an order, and want the Judge to draft the Order.
REPLY by Defendants
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2011-02-07 Summary Judgment: APPEAL filed by Defendants
If left unchanged, Gray's draft order paves the path to prolonged additional discoveries and witch-hunts of any person, who, like the Defendant Jiwa, had only given a few copies of the Golden Edition to some family or friends, and it allows SS to continue suing Murids of the Imam in Imam's name for "loss of profits" and "damages", which is obviously against Imam's wish.
As a result,Tajdin and Jiwa both filed Notices of Appeal on Monday February 7, 2011.
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2011-01-10 Court Gives Summary Judgement in Copyright Case - PDF
On January 7, 2011, The Judge filed an injunction and reasons for Judgment.
View the pdf below to read the Judgement and the Reasons for Judgment.
The Final Order was to be drafted separately.
See subsequent pages in this online book to read how:
- On January 21, 2011, There was a suspect "Talika" in select JK's that sounded more like a pressure tactic to get defendants to sign a very broad order drafted by the "Plaintiff"'s Lawyer. It referred to this judgment as the basis for the future policies of the Imamat.
2010-12-07 Summary Judgment Motion Hearing for Copyright Lawsuit Lasted 2-Days
The Hearing for the Plaintiff's and the Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions was Held in Toronto On December 7 & 8.
Here is the entry in the Court Docket:
http://cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?...
Toronto 07-DEC-2010
BEFORE The Honourable Mr. Justice Harrington
Language: E
Before the Court: Motion Doc. No. 20 on behalf of Defendant (Jiwa)
Result of Hearing: Matter reserved
Before the Court: Motion Doc. No. 28 on behalf of Defendant (Tajdin)
Result of Hearing: Matter reserved
2010-11-29 Summary Judgment: Defendants' Revised Factums of Motion and of Reply
Attached are:
- The Revised Factum for N. Tajdin's Motion for Summary Judgment
- The Revised Factum for A. Jiwa's Motion for Summary Judgment
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2010-11-29 Summary Judgment : Plaintiffs Revised Combined Factums of Reply and of Motion
Attached in a combined document are:
Attached also is:
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Ritual and Daily Life: Transmission and interpretation of the Ismaili tradition in Vancouver, Thesis
For full text, please scroll down and download the attached pdf.
EXTRACTS:
p. 30
(ii) Ismaili Doctrine
One of the keys to the understanding of the Ismaili (Shia) doctrine lies
in the way Ismailis view man. Man is made up of body and soul participating
in two worlds: the higher world of the First (Aql, an expression of the Divine Volition,
and the lower world of Nafs, which has emanated from Aql and is the
principle of animation from which matter has originated. As man is far
removed from his origins in the higher world, he needs to acquire knowledge of
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Can Imam's Farman supercede the Constitution?
This is a simple question, but Mr. Bhaloo, although he has been swearing to protect the constitution for decades, refused to answer the question on the grounds that he is not a constitutional expert.
[Note: Extracts of Federal Court Transcripts of Cross-Examinations held August 2010 for Summary Judgement Motions in the Aga Khan Copyright Lawsuit
Sections starting with N. Tajdin #... Means Nagib Tajdin is the one answering questions in the next section
Sections starting with Jiwa #... Means Alnaz Jiwa is the one answering questions in the next section
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Is there a breach of the Ismaili constitution?
Obviously, if there was a clear breach of the ismaili constitution, then this case would have been in the Arbitration board.
Discussions about the constitution have revolved around the specific clauses about Farmans that were included in previous constitutions but that have been removed from the newer constitution since 1986. Older constitutions distinguished between religious publications and Farmans. The clauses about Farmans were removed by the Imam, but the clauses about the other religious publications remained intact.
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Who Can Print Farmans
It is the Imam's prerogative to decide who can print Farmans, and it can be anyone.
[Note: Extracts of Federal Court Transcripts of Cross-Examinations held August 2010 for Summary Judgement Motions in the Aga Khan Copyright Lawsuit
Sections starting with N. Tajdin #... Means Nagib Tajdin is the one answering questions in the next section
Sections starting with Jiwa #... Means Alnaz Jiwa is the one answering questions in the next section
Sections starting with Sachedina #... Means Shafik Sachedina is the one answering questions in the next section
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How long did Defendants know about the Forgery before making it public?
It turns out that in order to protect the trust that Jamati institutions have with the Jamat, the defendants had not publicized their knowledge of forgery until after the Lawsuit was filed when they no longer had the choice.
[Note: Extracts of Federal Court Transcripts of Cross-Examinations held August 2010 for Summary Judgement Motions in the Aga Khan Copyright Lawsuit
Sections starting with N. Tajdin #... Means Nagib Tajdin is the one answering questions in the next section
Sections starting with Jiwa #... Means Alnaz Jiwa is the one answering questions in the next section
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What is Mr Sachedina's actual role at Aiglemont
Mr Sachedina's role a head of the department of jamati institutions is not a constitutional position, and the department of Jamati institutions cannot give new directions to institutions. Ismaili Institutions do not report to Mr. Sachedina. He coordinates their work, but ultimately, the institutions are answerable to the Imam.
[Note: Extracts of Federal Court Transcripts of Cross-Examinations held August 2010 for Summary Judgement Motions in the Aga Khan Copyright Lawsuit
Sections starting with N. Tajdin #... Means Nagib Tajdin is the one answering questions in the next section
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What is the relationship between Defendants and Plaintiff's witnesses?
Both Sachedina and Bhaloo agree that they are in goodterms with the defendants. In the Case of Alnaz Jiwa, they don't recall ever interacting with him. In the case of Nagib Tajdin, they claim cordial, even warm relations with him, admit that he has never acted unrespectfully against either of them, and that his family was well-respected until the Announcements and the Lawsuit.
[Note: Extracts of Federal Court Transcripts of Cross-Examinations held August 2010 for Summary Judgement Motions in the Aga Khan Copyright Lawsuit
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