CANADA 2008 Padhramni, Event, News and Testimonies

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Re: Sunday, Nov 23 Didar in Toronto

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sphinx wrote:
alnoordharsee wrote:Excellent Didar o­n Sunday. MHI also spoke in fluent French during his Didar. The CN Tower - tallest Tower in Canada was lighted up in Green and Red colors ! Hope everyone noticed that. If not, there is a picture of the CN Tower in today's ( Nov 24th)  Toronto Star
<BR><BR>Can you send the link of the picture of the CN Tower in today's Toronto Star? <BR><BR>Thanks
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Could someone please let me now what time Mawla is expected to arrive at the BC Place Stadium on Tuesday. I wanted to recite a tasbih at the time. Thank you and Darbar Mubarak to you and your families.
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CALGARY HERALD EDITORIAL, NOV 24th

Welcome to an honoured visitor
Spiritual leader works tirelessly for his sect and all peoples

The Aga Khan's visit to Calgary today marks a significant event for the city's small but influential Ismaili community. For the first time in 16 years, they will have the chance to meet and worship with their spiritual leader.

The Aga Khan is visiting as part of a i6-month celebration in honour of his 5oth anniversary as Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

Torsten Site, AFP-Getty Images Imam Aga Khan is visiting on his Golden Jubilee.(Photo)

He has much to celebrate, as this 71-year-old is no ordinary man. Not only does he advocate on behalf of this minority sect among the world's 15 million Shia Muslims, this charismatic leader stands as a living example of someone dedicated to working on behalf of all of humanity, regardless of race, religion or creed.

His tireless aid work includes establishing the Aga Khan Foundation, today the world's second largest philanthropic foundation in international development.

He also founded and heads the AgaKhan Development Network — the world's largest non-governmental development agency. It focuses on economic and educational development and has established more than 300 schools and advanced educational programs for thousands of students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda and other African nations. New schools are in progress or planned for Afghanistan, Syria and the Congo.

Of Canada's 75,000 Ismailis, some 10,000 live in Calgary. Today's event is expected to attract 15,000 people, as followers from across the Prairie provinces convene here for the chance to meet and pray with their spiritual leader.

The Aga Khan has always had special admiration for Canada. It is he who is deserving of praise. We welcome him to Calgary on his Golden Jubilee and congratulate his efforts to bring down barriers of religious, racial and ethnic divisions.
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Thousands gather to hear Aga Khan
Updated: Mon Nov. 24 2008 17:25:22

ctvcalgary.ca

Thousands filled the Round Up Centre for their opportunity to hear the Aga Khan.

This is the first time in 16 years that his highness has been in Calgary and volunteers have been working around the clock to prepare for his visit. "We've had 3,500 plus registered volunteers and thousands more people who are just doing the work," says Naheed Nenshi the coordinator of volunteers.

The spiritual leader, of more than 15-milion Ismaili Muslims, made a stop in Calgary as part of his Golden Jubliee, which marks his 50-years as leader. "This is really the pinnacle of a faith experience for the people in this community," says Nenshi.

For this jubilee year, the Ismaili Muslims are focusing their efforts on reducing poverty. In Calgary, the Ismaili's are working with Habitat for Humanity and are helping to build a housing project in Mayland Heights.

The Aga Khan is on a week-long Canadian journey with Vancouver being his last stop.

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Aga Khan's devotion to humanity revealed during Calgary visit

Bob Remington
Calgary Herald


Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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CREDIT: Grant Black, Calgary Herald
From Left, Amira Juma, 22, sister nadia, 19, and mother azmina arrive at the roundup Centre on monday to see Ismaili muslim leader aga Khan.


Unlike his father, a notorious playboy who had an eye for racehorses and Hollywood starlets, his highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV--the highness part was bestowed on him by Queen Elizabeth--has dedicated his life to humanitarian causes, including the empowerment of women in Muslim society.

Not without keeping some of the family tradition, mind you. His first wife was a British fashion model, and he still breeds racehorses on his estate near Paris. But the billionaire Aga Khan, who visited Calgary Monday, is much more than racehorses. He is without question a visionary whose devotion to pluralism and poverty reduction is so profound that his influential Aga Khan Development Network, one of world's largest philanthropic organizations, has diplomatic status in nearly a dozen nations.

The Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims, all of whom must have been in Calgary Monday, judging by the traffic jams to get into any event he attended on his first visit here in 16 years. His most intimate function was lunch with 150 Calgary business and community leaders, many of whom were donors to a $5-million fundraising effort to kick-start a teacher training institute set up by the Aga Khan University in East Africa.

"Thank you not only on behalf of the Aga Khan University, but thank you on behalf of millions and millions of people in Asia and Africa who need to believe in hope. That only happens when society moves forward in an organized and stable way," the Aga Khan told the group in the gentle, almost shy voice one might expect of someone with a commitment to humanity.

It was a proud moment for local businessmen Jim Gray, Sherali Saju and lawyer Brian Felesky, who spearheaded the fundraising effort. It isn't easy convincing people in Calgary to send $5 million to Africa, a continent with a history of endemic corruption, even when the recipient is the respected Aga Khan network.

It must have been particularly rewarding for Saju, who along with thousands of other Ismailis was driven out of Uganda by the brutal Idi Amin and who, in the determined entrepreneurial tradition that typifies the Ismaili community, made a life in Calgary as a successful businessman.

He now devotes much of his life in the best spirit of Islam to helping those who are less fortunate, regardless of race or creed, inspired by the leadership of the Aga Khan.

From the lunch, the Aga Khan made his way to a private gathering of 15,000 Ismailis on the Stampede grounds, which included nearly every member of Calgary's 10,000 strong Ismaili community, another 4,000 from Edmonton and about 1,000 more from outside Alberta.

It took nearly 5,000 volunteers to co-ordinate the Aga Khan's less than 24-hour local visit.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event for many members of our community," said Nashir Samanani, president of the Ismaili Council for the Prairies.

The Aga Khan's visit is part of a cross-country tour to mark the 50th anniversary of his imamat.

Although only 20 at the time, Prince Karim was made imam of the Shia Ismailis by his grandfather, Aga Khan III, who bypassed Prince Karim's father, Prince Ali Khan, and his uncle, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who were in the direct line of succession.

Ali Khan, who married actress Rita Hayworth after his divorce from Prince Karim's mother, went on to become Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations. His first speech to the UN General Assembly in 1958, was observed by Washington Post as "a momentous occasion, since the ambassador's previous public utterances had been largely limited to shouts of, 'Wine for everyone!' and 'Where are the girls?' " although he is widely regarded to have become an eloquent and dedicated spokesman for Pakistani issues throughout his term.

At his lunch, Prince Karim Aga Khan spoke briefly of the need to build stable institutions in the developing world. The Aga Khan University (AKU), established in Karachi, Pakistan a mere 25 years ago, is one such institution.

Spread over three continents with affiliation agreements that include one with the University of Calgary, it has had a profound impact on Pakistani society, focusing primarily on health and education, with half of its medical students female.

"If you look at what has happened in the past decades in the developing world, there are a number of lessons you can draw. And I think one of them is the volatility of development. To stabilize development in most of these fragile parts of the world, one of the fundamental principles is to develop strong institutions," the Aga Khan said.

"AKU has achieved that in Africa and Asia, and we have achieved it with Canadian support and Canadian willingness to look at the developing world as it is, not as certain people would like it to be. I think our institutions have to function in societies that are changing, and your help is helping us to do that."

Gray saw that for himself in the remote Hunza region of northern Pakistan, where he met five young women from illiterate farming families who had graduated from an Aga Khan school and were applying to some of the top universities in the world to become teachers and nurses.

If there were more billionaire racehorse breeders like the Aga Khan, the world might be a less dangerous place.

© The Calgary Herald 2008
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Royal hello for Muslim leader
By DAVE DORMER, SUN MEDIA

Thousands of the city's Ismaili Muslim community turned out at the Roundup Centre yesterday to hear words of wisdom and inspiration from their spiritual leader, His Royal Highness the Aga Khan.

A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, the Aga Khan came to Canada on invitation from the federal government and stopped in Ottawa and Toronto before coming to Calgary, his first visit to the city in 16 years.

The Aga Khan left for Vancouver last night where he will wrap up an eight-day tour of the country today.The purpose of the trip, said volunteer Sameera Sereda, is to celebrate the Aga Khan's golden jubilee.

"The Aga Khan commemorated his 50th anniversary last July, so since then he's been visiting countries around the world and visiting his communities around the world," said Sereda.

Aga Khan met with Lt.-Gov. Norman Kwong, as well as University of Alberta president Dr. Indira Samarasekera and vice-president Dr. Carl Amrhein before speaking in front of about 14,000 followers at the Roundup Centre yesterday afternoon and holding a public prayer service last night.

"He provided guidance to the community on both worldy and spiritual matters," said Sereda.

"Living with the ethics of Islam and the importance of education.

"The values of generosity and alleviating poverty, those are messages he speaks on on a regular basis."

The Aga Khan also heads the Aga Khan Development Network, which improves living conditions of people around the world and has an annual budget of $500 million.
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ImageThe Aga Khan after 50 years: We may yet set the world right

Don Cayo
Vancouver Sun

Monday, November 24, 2008

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TORONTO - Despite the West's "big, big, big failure" in Iraq and continuing conflict in much of Afghanistan, the Aga Khan says the world has made great strides against mass poverty, and he now sees real prospects for new bridges between Muslim states and the West.

Such optimism was recurrent during an hour-long exclusive interview with The Vancouver Sun on Sunday. The Aga Khan was here on the second stop of a four-city tour of Canada, which ends in Vancouver today, to celebrate his 50 years as hereditary leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims.

He cited several reasons for hope.

One is growing acceptance on both sides of the divide for his urgent call to combat what Harvard professor Samuel Huntington dubs "the clash of civilizations" and the Aga Khan terms "the clash of ignorance."

This is what led to the mess in Iraq, he said. It was "entirely predictable."

"Hundreds, if not thousands, of Muslim leaders would have told the Western world exactly what to expect when Saddam Hussein was eliminated."

And, "That's the sort of situation where predictability is absolutely essential."

Historically, he said, it has been common in the West to assume "the industrialized world is always right and therefore . . . should be the norm for everybody else."

The Muslim world doesn't always agree, but it is often torn, wanting to adopt what it sees as the best from the West while shunning the rest.

Education is the key to better relations, he said.

For Muslim states, this involves continuing his 50-year push for acceptance of pluralism and an end to insistence that tribal or ethnic priorities always trump the greater good. And it involves schooling - one of the key thrusts of his Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). This $500-million-a-year group of agencies works in a score of poor countries on projects that range from activity-filled little madrassas where preschoolers learn to read in rural villages and urban slums, to on-the-job teacher training in places where qualifications are rock-bottom low, to state-of-the-art high schools offering the international baccalaureate program, to two acclaimed international universities.

For the West, it means more inclusive curriculums in institutions that were long rooted solely in the Judeo-Christian tradition, unaware of Muslim history and culture. This is happening, he said, to the point where the West will come to redefine what it means to be an educated person in today's world.

So, too, with Western governments. They are gradually coming to understand just how diverse is the Muslim world, yet how in every Muslim country the relationship between religion and state is, unlike in the West, inextricably intertwined.

What's still needed, he said, is two things.

The Muslim world has to be clearer about what it wants. And the Western world must learn to assess the risks in doing what it does.

"The reactive mode is a tremendous liability. Being in an anticipatory mode changes the whole nature of things. . . .

"What's very encouraging, from my point of view, is that this identifying of risk is something I can [now] talk to Western governments about."

The Aga Khan stressed again and again the need for patience and taking the long-term view. But when asked about the urgent problem of Afghanistan - the need for Western nations to decide what to do next week and next month and next year - he concedes that in the violent areas security is an immediate concern.

"Development cannot take place in an environment of insecurity," so regional issues have to be taken care of, including in the neighbouring tribal areas of Pakistan, where there has never been central government control.

But, "I tend to think of Afghanistan as a number of countries . . . with different ethnic backgrounds, different levels of security and peace."

So it's important "not only to deal with security issues - and security is severe - but to continue to build strongly and confidently in areas where reconstruction is taking place."

"Once [reconstruction] becomes self-sustaining, it tends to grow across divides. People look at what's happening village to village or province to province, and they ask themselves, 'Can we get this?'"

This opens up the possibility of dialogue. And, once this process starts, "success will spill over."

In some once-destitute parts of the world - he mentioned Malaysia and Indonesia, but there are many more - progress is well under way.

So, despite the continuing strife and uncertain outcomes in Afghanistan, Iraq and several other parts of the world he cares about deeply, his optimism remains intact.

In fact, he said, over the half century since he inherited the Ismaili imamate from his grandfather, the gap between what he hopes for the world and what he actually expects has narrowed greatly.

That was the era of declining colonialism and frightening Cold War tensions

"The world I became involved in in 1957 was a very, very difficult world to work in. The forces at play were dramatic.

"That has all changed significantly."

Today's challenge, he said, has evolved into how to make the remaining poor areas of the world "areas of opportunity where people can have hope and confidence in improving the quality of life."

That challenge fits perfectly with a central ethic of his faith.

Muslims, he said, do believe in concepts of charity - giving to needy people who have no other options.

But a higher concept - a duty, rather than a gift inspired by kindness - is to help build in the powerless "the capacity to be masters of their own destiny.

"That is referred to [in his faith] as the best form of charity."

From this ethic sprang what was, at the time, the odd mix of non-profit and profit-seeking agencies that make up the AKDN. It has led, for example, to substantial investments in things like Afghanistan's first five-star hotel - sure from the get-go to be a money-loser, but a potential profit centre nonetheless - or a plant to manufacture nets for a not-yet-established aquaculture industry in Uganda.

It is, in other words, remarkably patient capital. And while his agencies that make such investments hope to make money - and some, indeed, do - the decision to invest is never profit-driven. The business case is based first on whether it will foster improvements in quality of life.

Though the AKDN had few peers when it pioneered the use of business tools to attain social goals, the approach is catching on. As has the ethical imperative for at least some of those who have done well to also do good.

The Aga Khan said he is delighted at the resurgence of massive private capital in development initiatives manifest by people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet or, on a smaller but still dramatic scale, Vancouver mining magnates Frank Giustra and Lukas Lundin, who have pledged $100 million each to the Clinton Foundation.

"I am very, very, very pleased that there is a sense of social ethics which is coming back in a part of the world which I thought had become so materialistic that they had lost the notion of ethics. That they had lost notions of the unity of humanity and the fact that they couldn't leave people - millions and millions of people - at risk of ill health, of marginalization, lack of security. . . .

"At one time I thought things were really becoming just too materialistic. But Bill Gates and other people around him are starting to reverse that whole attitude."

A benefit that is perhaps related to this is Western donors' increasing adoption of another concept his agencies have long practised - businesslike oversight of development spending.

"For a long time, there was a notion that development work, development activity, should not be measured," he said. "It was [seen as] unethical to measure something which was done with a charitable attitude.

"But measuring the impact doesn't mean that it's a commercial goal. It's understanding the impact on the communities you want to help.

"If your programs of support are not doing what they should do, you need to know that. You need to be able to understand what's gone wrong, and you need to be able to correct it."

For programs delivering things such as education and health care, outcomes are usually countable and easy to understand. But in areas that are less tangible but equally important - such as fostering vibrant elements of civil society that he considers so important to protecting nascent democracies and pre-empting conflict - measurement is not straightforward.

For this, donors must gauge the impact on quality of life - as defined by the aid recipients.

"One of the lessons we've learned is to . . . listen and listen and listen," he said. "If you apply your own criteria, you'll get it wrong."

Yet, even then, it's not quite so simple.

Both for the faith-based Aga Khan network and for principled democracies like Canada, donors can and often do face a delicate dilemma when their cherished beliefs are not shared by recipient societies. Equal treatment for women is one such value that is shared by the Aga Khan and the Canadian government but often flies in the face of tradition in the places that most need our help.

Drawing a line in the sand is one option when such values conflict, he said, but "you have to be very careful handling these things, because they can be a real boomerang if you get them wrong. . . .

"It's not the issue of whether you want to see them changed. It's the issue of how do you change them."

So his answer boils down to persistence and patience.

These themes of patience and persistence permeate the Aga Khan's responses on almost every issue. It has taken 25 years - half the span of his long-running imamate - to foster modest, though significant, economic development and functional cooperation among nearly 4,000 villages in lawless northern Pakistan. It will take similar patience, plus a lot of wisdom, to counter the fallout of failed democracies in areas as diverse as Central Asia, East Africa and Eastern Europe.

But, going forward, he sees a 25-year span as probably long enough to set right the worst of the dire poverty that afflicts a quarter of the world's people. If, and this is huge if, the world gets its policies and priorities right.

Getting it right would mean more global and regional stability, better quality of life for millions, and, eventually, a raft of new players buying and selling in the world marketplace.

And getting it wrong?

"The risk of failure is that these parts of the world will remain fragile, ill-governed, with weak economies. Internal stresses will become external stresses."

This risk, he warns, is dangerously high.

Thus, "The downside is very, very serious. And the upside is encouraging, and can even be achieved."

Then, as the interview ends, he adds one more risk: "Intellectual vanity. For everyone."

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Updates from theismaili.org

Sunday, 23 November 2008

A ceremonial guard representing the Calgary Police Services, the Fire Department and the Emergency Medical Serices welcomed Mawlana Hazar Imam to the city. Photo: Gary Otte

On his final day in Toronto, Mawlana Hazar Imam granted the second Golden Jubilee Darbar of his Canadian visit at Rogers Centre, where thousands of murids from Ontario, Quebec and the maritime provinces, as well as other parts of the world, had gathered in the afternoon. Afterwards Hazar Imam departed Toronto and flew to Calgary.

At his arrival Mawlana Hazar Imam was received by the Honourable Ron Stevens, Deputy Premier of the Province of Alberta and Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations, His Worship David Bronconnier, Mayor of Calgary, and Executive Assistant to the Mayor, Alison Buie. A ceremonial guard representing the Calgary Police Service, Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services greeted Hazar Imam, and Jamati leaders were also present to welcome him to the city.

The Mayor of Calgary presented Mawlana Hazar Imam with a gift of a glass bowl created by Alberta artist Mark Gibeau. The piece was selected from the artist’s Face Series, and reflects the people from his prairie surroundings and the native cultural environment of his youth.

Hundreds of Ismailis had lined the streets of downtown Calgary to welcome Mawlana Hazar Imam. With his window open, Hazar Imam smiled and waved as he was driven past the crowd.

Additional photos are available in the gallery. Also see the video of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s arrival in Ottawa. Further details on Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Canada will continue to be posted at TheIsmaili.org.

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Msg from someone…mubaraki – terrific deedar in Calgary. Mowla sends duashish for everyone. He said “tell your families and jamats its as if they were present here” made a lot of jokes. Was very happy and stressed on remembrance ethics and faith as part of life. He said do not exit and enter faith as you like. Prudence economise careful on commitments. Smile be happy be thankful for what allah has given us.

He said do not be individualistic! Work together. Mowla gave so much dua for barakat he said thousands fold. So that we may have comfort of material life and for strength on spirit, for mushkil asaan, for eternal peace for all ruhani. Ameen
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Muslim leader draws crowds in Vancouver
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | 11:37 AM ET Comments11Recommend15CBC News

The Aga Khan was greeted by a crowd of thousands as he arrived at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver on Monday night. (CBC)Thousands of people turned up outside the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver on Monday night to jubilantly welcome the Aga Khan. But even organizers of the event said they weren't expecting the crowds that lined the streets for five blocks.

As the hereditary and spiritual leader of an estimated 15 million Nizari Ismaili Muslims around the world, the Aga Khan is wrapping up a four-city tour of Canada to mark his 50th anniversary as Imam.

Cheers erupted spontaneously as people waited almost two hours for the Aga Khan to pull up to the red carpet, and there was no shortage of adoration for the billionaire philanthropist, whose followers say they love him for his extremely generous humanitarian work.

"He just wants to make life better and he thinks that everyone should. We just have unconditional love for him, unconditional love," said one of the reception's co-coordinators, Farrah Devji.

After arriving in a motorcade of white cars, the Aga Khan gave the crowd a quick wave before stepping inside the hotel. He will be making several more public appearances in Vancouver.

On Tuesday, the Aga Khan is schedule to attend a luncheon in his honour hosted by Premier Gordon Campbell.

In the evening, he is scheduled to lead an estimated 25,000 people in a religious gathering at BC Place.

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I did not see anything about our Beloved Mowla in the Toronto Star nor the Globe and Mail re. his visit to Toronto and Canada.... did anyone see.. I have been flipping through newspapers in vain.... :(
Was there no coverage here in Toronto ???
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Thousands give Aga Khan a rock star greeting
Updated: Tue Nov. 25 2008 09:12:47

Darcy Wintonyk, ctvbc.ca

It was a greeting suitable for royalty.

Thousands lined Vancouver streets Monday night for a brief glimpse of the Aga Khan as he arrived in B.C. for a quick stop.

The leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims is on the last leg of an eight day, four city tour of Canada to commemorate his 50th anniversary as Imam.

Ismailis consider the billionaire philanthropist to be the direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad.


Many people travelled thousands of kilometres for a moment they say they've been waiting their whole lives for.

"This is a very great occasion, very very great occasion to welcome our beloved Hazar," one worshipper who came all the way from Florida told CTV.

"This is the first time being here and for a lot of people this is their first opportunity for people to see him."

Premier Gordon Campbell will host the Aga Khan at a luncheon in his honour Tuesday, only hours before he will attend a religious gallery at B.C. Place.

Born Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Aga Khan IV is the eldest son of Prince Aly Khân, a Pakistani leader of independence whose second wife was screen legend Rita Hayworth.


The Aga Khan's personal wealth is estimated to exceed $1 billion, with interests in horse racing, stock investments, and a tourist complex in Sardinia, a large island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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positive wrote:I did not see anything about our Beloved Mowla in the Toronto Star nor the Globe and Mail re. his visit to Toronto and Canada.... did anyone see.. I have been flipping through newspapers in vain.... :(
Was there no coverage here in Toronto ???
I am also surprised considering that we have a few Ismaili news anchors and they said nothing
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I saw Pawanjeet Garewal of the Daily South Asian Free Press at the photo session with Premier McGuinty in Toronto on Saturday 22nd Nov. I suppose in the next issue, they will have a full coverage of the visit.


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Msg from someone…mubaraki – terrific deedar in Calgary. Mowla sends duashish for everyone. He said “tell your families and jamats its as if they were present here” made a lot of jokes. Was very happy and stressed on remembrance ethics and faith as part of life. He said do not exit and enter faith as you like. Prudence economise careful on commitments. Smile be happy be thankful for what allah has given us.

He said do not be individualistic! Work together. Mowla gave so much dua for barakat he said thousands fold. So that we may have comfort of material life and for strength on spirit, for mushkil asaan, for eternal peace for all ruhani. Ameen
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Tuesday - November 25, 2008

Aga Khan Marks Golden Jubilee In Canada

OTTAWA – Ismaili Muslims' spiritual leader Aga Khan, the Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) arrived in Vancouver this week as part of an 8-day visit to Canada on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. The Aga Khan, who is in Canada as a guest of the Government, is commemorating his fifty years of leadership as Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.
The Aga Khan arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday and traveled to Toronto, where he met with Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario. He presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between McMaster University and the Aga Khan University (AKU), which has campuses and programs in eight countries in South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
In Vancouver, the Aga Khan me with the Mayor of the City of Burnaby, Derek Corrigan, as well as The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia. The Aga Khan also met and addressed the gatherings of the Ismaili community in each of cities he visited.
He is scheduled to return to Ottawa for the official inauguration of the Delegation
of the Ismaili Imamat building on Sussex Drive, on December 6, 2008. The Delegation will
serve a representational role for the activities of the Imamat including the AKDN, and will
mark a new phase in the Imamat's partnership with Canada.
The Aga Khan Development Network has a long-standing relationship with Canada and
Canadians. Over the past 25 years, the AKDN, particularly through Aga Khan Foundation
Canada, has collaborated with a diverse set of institutions, including universities, government
departments, the private sector and civil society organizations, to bring the best of Canada's
human, intellectual and technical resources to bear on the challenges of the developing world.
The Aga Khan leads a community of 15 million Ismaili Muslims living in some 25 countries around the world and is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). As part of the commemoration of His Highness the Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee which began on 11th July 2007, he has been paying official visits to some 35 countries, using these occasions to recognize the friendship and longstanding support of leaders of state, government and other partners in the work of the Ismaili Imamat, and to set the direction for the future, including the launching and laying of foundations for major initiatives and programs.


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Welcome to an honoured visitor
Spiritual leader works tirelessly for his sect and all peoples
Calgary Herald
Published: Monday, November 24, 2008
The Aga Khan's visit to Calgary today marks a significant event for the city's small but influential Ismaili community. For the first time in 16 years, they will have the chance to meet and worship with their spiritual leader.

The Aga Khan is visiting as part of a 16-month celebration in honour of his 50th anniversary as imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

He has much to celebrate, as this 71-year-old is no ordinary man. Not only does he advocate on behalf of this minority sect among the world's 15 million Shia Muslims, this charismatic leader stands as a living example of someone dedicated to working on behalf of all of humanity, regardless of race, religion or creed.


Imam Aga Khan is visiting on his Golden Jubilee.
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His tireless aid work includes establishing the Aga Khan Foundation, today the world's second largest philanthropic foundation in international development.

He also founded and heads the Aga Khan Development Network --the world's largest non-governmental development agency. It focuses on economic and educational development and has established more than 300

schools and advanced educational pro-grams for thousands of students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda and other African nations. New schools are in progress or planned for Afghanistan, Syria and the Congo.

Of Canada's 75,000 Ismailis, some 10,000 live in Calgary. Today's event is expected to attract 15,000 people, as followers from across the Prairie provinces convene here for the chance to meet and pray with their spiritual leader.

The Aga Khan has always had special admiration for Canada. It is he who is deserving of praise. We welcome him to Calgary on his Golden Jubilee and congratulate his efforts to bring down barriers of religious, racial and ethnic divisions.

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From Almoonir Dewji's blog. Visit the source to read congratulatory notes and welcome wishes from various inter-faith colleagues and individuals in Canada.


My Imam Is Coming To Town
After 16 years, I get to welcome my Imam to my hometown (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) again.

His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet's daughter.

I look forward to his visit to Calgary to:

accept the grace and blessings of the presence of a member of the Prophet's family

express my personal gratitude to him for dedicating his life in improving the quality of life of my family, the Ismaili community and all humanity
listen to his guidance on how I can live a spritual-worldly balanced life and be a model Canadian and global citizen

It was heartening to receive many warm wishes from my interfaith colleagues when I shared with them the article in the Calgary Herald announcing his visit (see below).

A Christian colleague wrote:
"The visit of Aga Khan to Calgary is a reason for all folk of good will to celebrate! With all he stands for and works for his presence here cannot but highlight the positive for all of us and is, therefore, a blessing. I cannot imagine what a joy and blessing it must be for the Ismaili community."

Another Christian colleague wrote:
"I hope that today is a wonderful day for you and your community. May the experience be well and trully blessed that your time with your Imam be one of joy and spritual growth for all."

Yet, another Christian colleague wrote:
"This must be a momentous event for the local and Canadian Ismaili community. May it truly be a blessing to you. Since Christians in Canada, including those on our Dialogue panel, have a very limited knowledge of the Ismaili faith, of the role of the Aga Khan, and the Aga Khan Development Network, it might be helpful to draw their attention to a half hour interview that Peter Mansbridge had with the Aga Khan in February of 2007 on CBC. It can be viewed on :

http://www.cbc. ca/mansbridge/ 2007/02/his_ highness_ prince_karim_ aga.html

Info on the Aga Khan Foundation Canada can be accessed at :
http://www.akfc. ca/

A Jewish colleague wrote:
"His presence brings honour to the entire city. We wish you a meaningful and successful event today and may you draw strength from the wisdom of your spiritual leader."

One of my Muslim colleague wrote:
"May God make his visit blessing for Ismaili Community as well for the City of Calgary"

Calgary Herald
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Graeme Morton

Muslim leader to visit Calgary

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims, will pay a visit to Calgary this month.

The local stop on Nov. 24 -- the Aga Khan's first visit to Calgary in 16 years -- will be part of a weeklong tour of Canada, marking his 50th year at the head of the global Ismaili community.

Canada is the 14th country the Aga Khan will visit as part of the celebration, with other stops in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.

"We've been anticipating the possibility that he might come to Calgary, but to have it confirmed now is very exciting," says Calgary Ismaili community member Sameera Sereda.

"There are a whole generation of young Ismailis who have never had the opportunity to see him."

Calgarian Mansoor Ladha had the chance to interview the Aga Khan as a young journalist working in Tanzania in 1970.

"We've been waiting for months and months for this announcement to come," Ladha said. "There will be Ismailis coming to Calgary from all across the Prairie provinces for this day."

Community member Almoonir Dewji said Calgary's Ismaili population has doubled to about 10,000 since the Aga Khan's last visit here.

"There's a tremendous feeling of grace and blessing that he's coming again," says Dewji.
"He is a great role model to me personally, because he embodies the teaching of the prophet in the current time."

Details of the Aga Khan's schedule while in Calgary are still being finalized, but a large communal gathering at Stampede Park is planned.

In addition to his spiritual leadership, the Aga Khan has gained widespread attention for his humanitarian and economic development work in a number of Third World nations. He has been a champion of Islamic art and architecture and of the restoration and preservation of ancient Muslim archeological sites.

The Aga Khan has developed close ties with Canadian leaders through the years, lauding our country as an example of religious pluralism in a world often torn along racial and spiritual lines.
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Video of Mowlana Hazar Imam - Arrival at the Pan Pacific - November 24, 2008
Mubaraki Everyone!

As we in the Vancouver Jamat prepare for our precious deedar this afternoon, fresh from my video camera last night, please enjoy the video at the link below of Mowlana Hazar Imam arriving at the Pan Pacific hotel in downtown Vancouver.


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Updates from theismaili.org

Monday, 24 November 2008

Mawlana Hazar Imam in discussion with the Honourable Norman L Kwong, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and his wife, Her Honour Mary Kwong. Photo: Gary Otte

In Calgary this morning, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with Linda Hughes, Chancellor of the University of Alberta, and Dr Carl Amrhein, the University’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic).

Later in the morning, Mawlana Hazar Imam called on the Honourable Norman L Kwong, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and his wife, Her Honour Mary Kwong, at McDougall Centre.

Mawlana Hazar Imam then attended a reception and luncheon hosted by the Aga Khan University, where he addressed a group of Canadian businessmen who founded the Awali Project in partnership with the University’s Institute for Educational Development. Awali — which means beginning in Swahili — has brought together private Canadian citizens, the Canadian International Development Agency and the AKU to invest in the development of quality education in East Africa.

“Your Highness, you lead a wonderful people who make vitally important contributions to world peace based on the practice of understanding, pluralism and thoughtfulness,” remarked Jim Gray, an Awali founder, during the luncheon. “Our Awali Family is proud to be partners with Aga Khan University in East Africa.”

In the afternoon, Mawlana Hazar Imam granted a Golden Jubilee Darbar to thousands of murids who had gathered at the Calgary Roundup Centre. Following the Darbar Hazar Imam departed Calgary for Vancouver.

The Honourable Steven L Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, received Mawlana Hazar Imam as he arrived in Vancouver. Jamati leaders were also present to greet him. In a warm welcome ceremony, two children from the Jamat presented flowers to Hazar Imam before renditions of the the Nasheed al-Imamah and Canadian national anthem were performed.

Additional photos are available in the gallery. Also see the video of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s arrival in Ottawa. Further details on Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Canada will continue to be posted at TheIsmaili.org.

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Ya Ali Madad,

Darbar Mubarak to all. I was blessed to attend the Toronto Darbar (Day 1) and I'm sure you have hear how beautiful it was!

I just had two quick questions,
Does anyone have any pictures of the celebration or the lit up CN Tower? My camera batteries ran out and I'd love to see pictures of the whole celebration.
So, If there is a place to post or view pictures please let me know.

Also, which Ayaat of the Quran was recited during the Darbar? I know it discussed the Convincing Truth of Imamat.

Please let me know. Thanks.
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Ismaili Muslim leader says Canada's diversity is a model for the world

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims says Canada's pluralism is a model to the world.

The Aga Khan thanked Canada for welcoming Ismailis, a moderate group within the Shia wing of Islam, who were forced to flee persecution and conflict in their own countries over the years.

"Canada has been the country which has been most generous, most thoughtful, most helpful in bringing people to Canada from these difficult backgrounds, offering them a new opportunity ... to live in a society which is pluralist, which is conscious of quality, which is conscious of human development and human values," he told a luncheon group Tuesday.

The Aga Khan, who assumed the title from his grandfather in 1957 at age 20, was in Vancouver on Tuesday to cap a four-city tour of Canada celebrating the 50th anniversary of his position as the community's 49th Imam.

He held a private meeting with B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell before the two went into a lunch with about 100 prominent guests.

Campbell praised the wealthy, Swiss-born religious leader's philanthropic work through his Aga Khan Development Network, which works in 29 countries, including Afghanistan.

"For decades now you have partnered with Canadians to build a new infrastructure of hope that's based on education and pluralism, on health, on creating for individuals the sense of themselves, the promise that they have and the possibility that exists in the world in which they live," Campbell said.

Canada's great strength is its diversity, said Campbell, a theme the Aga Khan built on in his brief address.

Canada not only sheltered Ismailis who escaped persecution in countries such as Uganda in the 1970s, he said, but allowed them to prosper so that some could return home, bringing Canadian values with them.

"You have given them the wherewithal to return to their countries in due course and bring back to Africa, bring back to Asia ... the pluralism, the values of Canada, the knowledge society that you have created here in Canada," the Aga Khan said.

He said he sometimes jokes that more and more Ismaili leaders around the world are Canadian.

"You don't have a colonialist history but you are colonializing the Aga Khan Development Network," he said.

One of the unique traits Canadian Ismailis bring back is an ability to promote knowledge needed to become globally competitive in a way that does not threaten traditional societies in many developing countries, he said.

"Knowledge in its purest form is often abrasive," the Aga Khan said. "When this knowledge comes into these societies it creates difficulties, creates reactions because the societies are not prepared for pure knowledge.

"What Canada has done is it has humanized that knowledge."

Canada, he said, continues to be a partner on common issues such as early-childhood development, how traditional societies can work in a modern environment and pluralist government based on merit, not manipulation.

The Aga Khan was scheduled later to preside over a service that's expected to draw upwards of 18,000 Ismailis to BC Place Stadium

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B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and the Aga Khan pose for a photograph in the offices of the Premier in Vancouver on Tuesday.

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Campbell walks with the Aga Khan in Vancouver on Tuesday. The Aga Khan, the hereditary and spiritual leader of an estimated 15 million Nizari Ismaili Muslims around the world, is wrapping up a four-city tour of Canada to mark his 50th anniversary as Imam.


The Aga Khan speaks at a luncheon on Tuesday.
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Aga Khan inspires gathering at Vancouver's BC Place
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Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008


VANCOUVER - She was only nine, but Almira Bardai remembers the day the Aga Khan came to dinner at her mother's family home. She didn't get to join the 200 or so guests, but she knew the importance of seeing the spiritual Ismaili Muslim leader.

Almira Bardal was nine when the Aga Khan visited her mother's family home for dinner.
Almira Bardal was nine when the Aga Khan visited her mother's family home for dinner.

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"It was really, really special," Bardai said Tuesday. "I was really young but you understood that you were there in the presence of the Aga Khan. It was pretty amazing."

On Tuesday afternoon, Bardai, now 31, joined tens of thousands of men in dark suits and women in colourful saris and cocktail dresses at BC Place to celebrate a visit by the Aga Khan.

Between 22,000 and 25,000 people came from around the world - including Afghanistan, London, Dubai and the U.S. - to hear the revered Ismaili Muslim leader's spiritual advice and prayers. A celebration including food and dancing followed in the evening.

BC Place was the last stop for the hereditary leader of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims on his cross-Canada Golden Jubilee tour marking the 50th anniversary of his reign.

Bardai said the Aga Khan spoke of the economy, ethics, generosity in the community and giving back. "It was really moving; it was inspirational," she said. "It makes me feel lucky about living in Canada. We came here in times of turmoil so now it's our time to help others."

Farrah Jinha-Devji, spokeswoman for the event, said in an interview before the Aga Khan's address that the day was a "happy celebration for the community; to celebrate the work he's done over the past 50 years."

Shortly before the Aga Khan's arrival at BC Place at about 3 p.m., most people were already under the dome. A few men stood in a circle smoking outside, while latecomers rushed in so as not to miss the Aga Khan's entrance.

"It's a great feeling," said Salim Rahemtulla, who attended the event with his family. "He's our spiritual leader, he advises us in our day-to-day matters and gives us advice on whatever is going on in the world. It's important to hear what he has to say."

Shaheed Devji, 22, said the Aga Khan embodies the values of Islam - generosity, compassion and peace - and instils those values in the community.

He said he's "been blessed" by being able to see the Aga Khan a few times already.

"It's a really good life experience," Devji said. "Not every Ismaili Muslim gets the opportunity to see the Aga Khan.

"When you do get to be in his physical presence, it's something to jump on."

His friend Zam Karim, 22, of Vancouver, said the Aga Khan is so revered he has drawn people from war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He said the Muslim leader has inspired him to volunteer and give back to the community he lives in as well as the community at large. "We've been blessed in Canada with the Aga Khan's relationship with our country," he said.

Munier Amlani, 33, of Vancouver, said he has also been inspired by the Aga Khan and his spiritual and philanthropic efforts as head of the world's largest non-governmental development agency. "For me, he is a role model in terms of what we do in the world," said Amlani. "He's inspiring in what he does in his life. He's outspoken in terms of how important it is to the community on how Muslims and the Western world co-exist."

Shahida Lofti, who came to Canada from Tanzania 35 years ago, said the Aga Khan is "more like a pope; a very practical human being and very different from the rest of the Muslims.

"He's the head of our community; he always preached that we instil in our children and in ourselves good habits," she said. "It makes me feel really good, fantastic ... I'm not very religious but I know if there's one thing I'm truly proud of is this community is one of the most generous I've known."

Rahim Valji, 28, who travelled from California to hear the Aga Khan, also lauded his leader's work. "The main thing for me is I see all the social programs he has going on around the world - it's more of how I feel the world should be."

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H R H the AGA KHAN at the Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, 19/11/08 photos

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Also all the fuel stations in Toronto were selling fuel at 78.6 for the Darbar days.

And here is a photo of the CN Tower with our colors on these days:

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Parin Somani and her family flew from London to see her 'spiritual and physical uplifter' during his two-day visit to B.C.
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Leader walking 'road of hope' saluted
Ismaili Imam inspires followers, political leaders with deeds
Ian Austin, The Province
Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Aga Khan's golden jubilee tour of B.C. made two stops yesterday -- one rubbing elbows with B.C. leaders, another mixing with his Ismaili supporters.

The spiritual leader got a red-carpet welcome yesterday at the Pan-Pacific Hotel, where he attended a luncheon and spoke to a who's who of B.C. newsmakers.

Premier Gordon Campbell, Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan and incoming mayor Gregor Robertson, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu and environmentalist David Suzuki were among a high-powered crowd which heard the Aga Khan's words of wisdom.

The Aga Khan, who competed as a skier in the Winter Olympics almost 50 years ago, thanked Canadians for welcoming Ismailis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East who have found a new home in Canada.

"Canada is a partner of choice for us, has been, and will continue to be," the 71-year-old told the crowd. "This is the last leg of my visit to Canada, and I think you already know it's the best leg."

Campbell saluted the Aga Khan as a leader who is "not just talking about opportunities, but taking steps along the road of hope."

Just catching a glimpse of the Aga Khan outside the hotel was a religious experience for Parin Somani, who flew from London for the chance to hear her Imam.

"He's everything for us," said Somani. "He's my spiritual leader. He's our spiritual and physical uplifter."

The Aga Khan continued yesterday's visit at B.C. Place, where more than 25,000 Ismailis gathered for a private religious ceremony. He told the gathering of his regard for Canada as a country that has embraced the Ismaili community, and told of the need to help seniors and those who are less fortunate.

While his position as spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims is unquestioned, the Aga Khan is highly respected outside his religion for his philanthropic works.

As founder and head of the Aga Khan Development Network, he is responsible for nine agencies with an annual budget of $500 million working to improve living conditions in Asian, Africa and the Middle East. The agencies include the Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Education Services, Aga Khan Health Services, Aga Khan Planning and Building Services and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Since its inception in 1991, the annual Ismaili Walk has raised $2.2 million locally for non-profit organizations.

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Nasim wrote:<P>Check out the following site for the lit up CN Tower and Calgary Tower<BR><BR>www.ismailimail.wordpress.com</P>
The link is:

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Vancouver Deedar was great. Imam was happy as always during the Golden Jubliee Darbar... He told the Jamat to smile as it is a gift of Allah... he shared few jokes with us on which Jamat was laughing crazy... you should have seen Imam's face when Jamat laughed... you will never see the smile anywhere else... he told jamat to come together.. help each other out.... don't be individualistic... he had plans for Jamat khana in places where there aren't any STILL!... He said if jamat spends wisely this recession wont bother my jamat... he clearly said that this is not the time of expansion .. (expansion in business i guess)... he said hopefully my jamat of Afghanistan will return back to their homes in peaceful afghanistan..( I guess we will see that moment shortly as I understood from his farman) .. he thanked Jamat for time and knowledge nazranas.... he again said for the elderly people in our jamat...told us to respect them.. and treat them in such a way that they have dignified life...he clearly said that all of us in same business or same field should come together as one...

Imam walked on every single carpet... even the one at the very corner where it was not expected Imam will walk .. Jamat was sitting on that corner carpet but Imam walked there also... people were in tears over there with his gesture... I dont think a single murid would say that he didn't watched the imam upclose though the hall was packed...

CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS WERE BRILLIANT!!! BRILLIANT!! BRILLIANT!!.. I feel so so welcomed... they were all all smiling... a lady took 30 mins to explain me direction with all patients... .. CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS WERE BRILLIANT!!! BRILLIANT!! BRILLIANT!!...I don't think they left any leaf unturned.. did everything possible for us... I love you guys for that!.. you guys did awesome job!...made deedar so wonderful...
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Khaliya wrote: So, If there is a place to post or view pictures please let me know.
We are working on it. And our new Heritage web site, once it is opened, you will be able to post pictures and comments on pictures.

the new site is available in beta testing for now but is yet to be completed. have a look: http://ismaili.net/heritage/home

Also here is the pics of the Toronto CN tower on Darbar dates

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