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Sayyed Imamshah - great composer of many of our Holy Ginans

Sayyed Imamshah who was the son of our Great Pir Hasan Kabirdin He was born in A.H 856 on 27th day of Rabi al-Thani in the Punjab city of Uucch. His original name was Sayyed Imamudin. He was also known as Sayyed Abdulrahim. Sayyed Imamshah converted many Hindus to Ismailism. At the age of 15, Sayyed Imamshah's father Pir Hasan Kabirdin passed away. At that time Sayyed Imamshah was in a distant place soreading the message of sirat-al-mustaqeem through rendition of Ginans and imparting knowledge of Ismaili faith to various communities all over the sub-continent of India.

Aga Khan-owned Tahiyra Rebounds in Irish One Thousand Guineas Tally 2023-05-28

The Aga Khan's Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) returned to re-establish her dominance at The Curragh on Sunday, May 28, 2023

It was a second group 1 success at the course for Tahiyra, who won the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) last September, and the Aga Khan-owned daughter of Siyouni was left unchanged at 7-4 with Paddy Power for the prestigious Coronation Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot next month. The Aga Khan's daughter, Princess Zara, was in attendance to witness Tahiyra secure a commanding success. Her brown and green silks were also carried by the fourth, Tarawa (Ire) (Shamardal), who supplied Weld with a one-four in the race.

Hazar Imam was awarded the National Order Cross of Malagasy 1966-12-19

H.H. The Aga Khan decorated with the National Order Cross of Malagasy, in the presence of Mrs. Tsiranana and other celebrities.

Dec. 19, 1966 - President of the Madagascan Republic Philibert Tsiranana, decorated Prince Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Islam, with the National Order Cross of Malagasy, in the presence of Mrs. Tsiranana and other celebrities.

Prince Rahim Aga Khan attended the Foreign Royals Reception in advance of the coronation of King Charles III

Prince Rahim seen with King Charles III during the Foreign Royals Reception held in advance of the Coronation  2023-05-05

Royals from around the world are celebrating King Charles' historic coronation!

On Friday evening, the King stepped out for a special reception for overseas guests at Buckingham Palace to mark the coronation weekend. King Charles and Queen Camilla will be crowned on Saturday in a glittering ceremony at Westminster Abbey before 2,200 guests.

King Charles, 74, mingled with members of foreign royal families who traveled to the U.K. for the crowning ceremony.

Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III at Villa Yakimour, Le Cannet, in 1955 with Italian star Gina Lollobrigida

Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah shown with Italian star and journalist Gina Lollobrigida who received the highest Order of Merit of

Lollobrigida, Gina, Italian actress and photo journalist who received the highest Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and her husband Milko Skofic, seen here with Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III at Villa Yakimour, Le Cannet, in 1955

H.H. The Aga Khan and Begum Salimah greeted by the President of France Giscard d'Estaing

H.H. Aga Khan and Begum Salimah greeted by the President of France Giscard d'Estaing  in meeting with Zulfiqar Al Bhutto

His Highness the Aga Khan and Begum Salimah greeted by the President of France Giscard d'Estaing, invited at a private lunch at the Elysée office on the occasion of the official visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Ali Bhutto. (Photo by Henri Bureau/Sygma/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

1995, January 24: The Aga Khan visits Russia: At the invitation of the Government of Russia

Mowlana Hazar Imam being greeted by Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin

1995, January 24: The Aga Khan visits Russia: At the invitation of the Government of Russia, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, began an official visit to Moscow. During the five-day visit, based on an invitation extended the previous year, the Aga Khan met with senior Russian leaders, including his host, Foreign Minister Andrei Kozirev. He also met with members of the Ismaili community in Moscow. (More) He also met with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Held meetings with officials at the highest levels of federal and local governments.

President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq inaugurated in the presence of H.H. The Aga Khan the Serena Hotel Faisalabad 1987-11-28

Chief Minister of Punjab, Mowlana Hazar Imam, President Zia-ul-Haq, Governor of Punjab, Prince Amyn at the Serena Opening, Faisa

1987, November 28: President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq inaugurated in the presence of H.H. The Aga Khan the Serena Hotel in Faisalabad. Prince Amyn Muhammad was also present on this occasion. The Faisalabad Serena Hotel is the latest addition to the Serena group of Hotels and Lodges operated by Tourism Promotion Services (TPS), the tourism arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. This Fund was established by Mawlana Hazar Imam in 1984 to plan and implement private sector industrial and tourism projects aimed at promoting long term development in the third world.

1957, November 28: Mowlana Shah Karim gave Didar to Jamat in Aswan 1957-11-28

1957, November 28: Mowlana Shah Karim gave Didar to Jamat.

1957, November 28: Mowlana Shah Karim gave Didar to Jamat. There was a gathering of a thousand people during the grand darbar in well decorated tents, which were pitched beside the Aswan Building.

Prince Hussain has suggested ways for each of us to help protect the oceans and the planet l-advice to the Jamat 2022-06-27

Prince Hussain Aga Khan

Stop using plastic completely. Use glass instead.
Refuse plastic utensils, cups and the like. Insist on reusable straws. If we absolutely must use a plastic bag, reuse it as much as possible.
Recycle everything we can.
Buy fewer new clothes, and when we do, try to buy only items made of natural fibres that can biodegrade, rather than synthetic materials that end up in landfill.
Plant as many plants as possible – the benefits for the environment and our community spaces and homes are huge.
Buy local as much as possible.

Hazar Imam visited China in October 1981 1981-10-22

Hazar Imam visits the Great Mosque of Xian, China   October 1981

Mowlana Hazar Imam at the Great Mosque of Xian with the Imam of the Mosque. Mr. Mohamed Yunus. Immediately behind Hazar Imam are Prince Amyn and various Muslim participants of the sixth Internation Seminar of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture titled "Changing Rural Habitat" held in Beijing. Hazar Imam also visited the Great Wall of China, the Ming Tombs and the Forbidden City. A banquet was hosted in honour of Hazar Imam by the Architectural Society of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

Prince Amyn Mohammed places the last brick at the "topping out" ceremony at the Ismaili Centre London 1983-05-12

Prince Amyn Mohammed places the last brick at the "topping out" ceremony at the Ismaili Centre London  1983-05-12

Prince Amyn Mohammed displays the silver trowel after [lacing the last brick at the "topping out" ceremony at the Ismaili Centre in London on 12th May, 1982, As Guest of Honour at the ceremony held on the roof of the nearly completed Ismaili Centre in central London, Prince Amyn Mohammed said that the Centre has "the difficult vocation" of bridging East and West, of bringing together strong and brilliant cultures. Mr.

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan paid a personal tribute at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey in honour of Yehudi Menuhin 1999-06-02

1960 PARIS Principe Sadruddin AGA KHAN with René MAHEU

TODAY IN HISTORY - 1999, June 2: UN official Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan paid a personal tribute at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey in honour of Yehudi Menuhin who "Influenced a generation of musicians" and who died in March at the age of 82. The ceremony was also attended by personalities such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and South African President Nelson Mandela. UN official Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan paid a personal tribute and Archbishop Desmond Tutu read out the message from President Mandela.

LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/360422.stm

Hazar Imam spoke to the first batch of nursing students

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On October 25th 1960, Hazar Imam addressed the first batch of nursing students at the Aga Khan School of Nursing

Hazar Imam laid the foundation stone of Garden Jamat Khana in Karachi on October 2nd 1960

The foundation stone laying by Hazar Imam on October 2, 1960 of the Garden Jamat Khana, Karachi

Hazar Imam is seen in this picture examining the model of the new Garden Jamat Khan at the time of the laying of its foundation stone in Karachi on Oct 2, 1960

Hazar Imam's vist to Pakistan in 1979

Hazar Imam meets President Zia-ul-Haq during the 1979 Visit to Pakistan

During his visit to Pakistan, His Highness met on several occasions with the President of Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq, and for a full day they visited together the Northern Areas of Gilgit and Hunza. Her Highness The Begum paid a visit in Karachi to the Karimabad Maternity Home and in Islamabad to the National Institute of Folk Heritage. His Highness, while in Karachi, inspected in detail the progress of the construction at the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College

US State of Illinois and the Ismaili Imamat sign Cooperation Agreement

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and H.H. the Aga Khan sign an Agreement of Cooperation between the State of Illinois and the Ismaili

On November 4, 2011 Governor Patrick J. "Pat" Quinn and His Highness The Aga Khan signed an historic agreement to expand collaboration in the areas of education, environmental stewardship and management, health sciences, library and information sciences, infrastructure development, agricultural sustainability and culture.

History of Pirs

Pir Hasan Kabirdin was the youngest of the 5 sons of Pir Sadardin. He was born on Wednesday 22nd of the month of Shaan 742 A.H. in the state of Bhavalpur in the city of Ucch Sharif in present day Pakistan. The names of his other siblings were Sayyed Zaherdin, Sayyed Salahudin, Pir Tajudin and Sayyed Jamaludin.

Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan visited the Al-Azhar Park in Cairo this 28 January 2019.

Prince Aly Muhammad visits Al-Azhar Park, Cairo  2019-01-28

Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan visited the Al-Azhar Park in Cairo this 28 January 2019. Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, a private agency which seeks to revitalize Muslim communities, inaugurated the largest public park built in Cairo in over a century in 2005

In this photo, the Ayyubid Wall is seen in the background. This historic wall lay buried for hundreds of years. It was built in 1176 by Salah al-Din, a Kurd of the Ayubbid clan who came to Cairo from Syria and led the armies which overthrew the reigning Fatimids


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