Barakah

Barakah is dedicated to Mawlana Shah Rahim al Hussaini, His Highness the Aga Khan, members of his family and the Ismaili Imamat – a Hereditary Divine Institution from the Time of the Prophet Muhammad and Imam Ali

Menu Skip to content
  • Barakah: A Dedication to Mawlana Hazar Imam
  • Logo
  • TOC
    • The Quest and Ecstasy of Didar (Vision) in the Nizari Ismaili Ginanic tradition as UK Ismailis prepare for a beautiful encounter with His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to the U.K.
    • Latest News (2026): Princess Zahra Aga Khan installed as first Pro-Chancellor of AKU
    • “Call on the Names of Imams”
    • Prince Sinan Aga Khan in pictures
    • The birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Portugal
    • Special coverage the Aga Khan’s visit to the USA
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 2, 2000 – 2025
    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches, messages and statements
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Princess Zahra Aga Khan in Pictures: Part II (2021 – 2025)
    • Princess Zahra Aga Khan in Pictures: Part I (1970 to 2020)
    • The Aga Khan, “is running marathons;” he is a “Berlin Legend”
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Uganda
    • A tribute to Prince Amyn Aga Khan on his 88th birthday
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV on Prophet Muhammad
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kenya
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s historic visit to France
    • The Aga Khan approves a new motif for his inaugural visits to Ismaili Muslims
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan gives his first address as Chancellor of the University of Central Asia
    • Special Coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Mozambique
    • Latest news: The Aga Khan’s message to his community in Iran
    • Ghadir Khumm: Ismaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat
    • The Aga Khan congratulates triumphant Ismaili Mountaineer
    • Aga Khan writes to Pakistan Prime Minister for Pakistan-India peace
    • The Aga Khan confers the title of Diwan on Shafik Sachedina
    • Prince Irfan Aga Khan: Ten years in pictures
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan at 51
    • Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 25 Years in Pictures
    • Sunday, March 16, 2025: Chehlum, the 40th day of mourning of Mawlana Shah Karim,
    • Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 1 – the 20th Century
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV: Words of inspiration that transformed an idea into a living museum
    • The Life and Legacy of Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan: A pictorial story
    • “Depth of Field: The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens”
    • Manuscript gifted to His Highness the Aga Khan on his enthronement
    • Worldwide tributes to His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan accepts oath of allegiance in a magnificent enthronement ceremony
    • In Gratitude: From Shah Karim to Shah Rahim
    • King Charles III grants Prince Rahim, the title of “His Highness”
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV is laid to rest in Aswan
    • A reflection on the funeral ceremony of His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • Posts in Social Media as Prince Rahim Succeeds His Father as 50th Hereditary Ismaili Imam
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan is the New Face of Imamat
    • His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, Passes Away
  • Talikas
    • Talika, May 2022 (Tajikistan)
    • Talika, January 2022 (Tajikistan Jamat)
    • Talika, 85th Salgirah, December 2021
    • Talika, 64th Imamat Day, July 2021
    • Talika, Navroz, March 2021
    • Talika, 84th Salgirah, December 2020
    • Talika, November 2020
    • Talika, 63rd Imamat Day, July 2020
    • Talika, Eid ul-Fitr, May 2020
    • Talika, Covid-19, April 2020
    • Talika, March 2020
    • Talika, Navroz, March 2020
  • Profile and Contact
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item

Author: Malik Merchant, Editor

Founding publisher and editor of www.barakah.com, www.simerg.com and www.simergphotos.com.
His Highness the Aga Khan and Premier Bill Davis at Queen's Park 1978 Barakah Aga Khan Visual and textual Eepressions
September 23, 2021September 25, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Remembering the Late William Davis, Premier of Ontario During His Highness the Aga Khan’s Visits to Canada in 1978 and His Silver Jubilee in 1983

September 17, 2021December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

September 18, 2021: A Lovely Photo Tribute to Princess Zahra Aga Khan on Her Birthday

Prince Amyn Aga Khan Opening Aga Khan Museum Barakah
September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

September 12, 2021: Barakah’s Tribute to Prince Amyn Aga Khan on His 84th Birthday; and Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre Mark 7th Anniversary of Opening

Prince Amyn Aga Khan visit to Canada 1973.
September 8, 2021November 13, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Amyn Aga Khan’s 1973 visit to the Ismaili Jamat in Toronto, Canada

Aga Khan and Prince Amyn
September 4, 2021September 13, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

September 28, 1960: An Important Letter from Prince Amyn Mohamed Aga Khan Expressing His Strong Devotion and Loyalty to the Imamate of His Brother, Mawlana Shah Karim Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan

August 5, 2021March 12, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Photo Essay: Celebrating the Ismaili Flag and the Beautiful Personal Standard of Mawlana Hazar Imam; the Ismaili Ethos of Valour and Peace Are Representative of the Flag’s Red and Green Colours

August 1, 2021August 2, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan: The 62nd Year of His Imamat – (I) The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Lisbon, Portugal

Portraits Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan
July 11, 2021July 22, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

In a Wide Ranging Imamat Day Talika, Mawlana Hazar Imam Sends Blessings for the Souls of His Deceased Spiritual Children, the Jamats Around the World as Well as Everyone Involved in Combatting Covid-19; Tells Jamats Not to Hesitate in Getting Vaccinated and Expresses Happiness At Two Recent Events in Universities That He Has Built

Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan
July 9, 2021July 22, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, is Well into the 7th Decade of His Imamat: Our Pictorial Series Looks at Years 61-64 of His Hereditary Reign

Begum Salimah Aga Khan visits Aga Khan Health Board, Uganda 1972. Barakah Dedicated to Mawlana Hazar Imam
June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Photos of Begum Salimah’s Visits to Aga Khan Health Centres in Kampala and Masaka in 1972 from the (Late) Dr. Rahimtula Jamani Family Collection, UK

Aga Khan University of Central Asia Convocation Barakah
June 19, 2021June 22, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Thematic Excerpts from Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Virtual Address at the University of Central Asia’s Historic First Convocation Ceremony Held at its Campuses in Khorog and Naryn

Aga Khan in Kyrgyzstan
June 17, 2021June 18, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

As Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Prepares to Deliver a Virtual Address for University of Central Asia’s First Ever Convocation, Barakah Brings You Some of the Earliest Speeches He Made on Building a University Specialized on Educating High Mountain Populations

Aga Khan University Seal Logo Barakah Simerg
June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Thematic Excerpts from Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Virtual Address, as Thriving Aga Khan University Enters New Phase with the Granting of Charter by President Uhuru Kenyatta

Mawlana Hazar Imam, Aga Khan Shah Karim al Hussaini, Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection Library of Congress.
May 30, 2021July 6, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Photographs of Mawlana Hazar Imam His Highness the Aga Khan, and Members of His Family from the Bernard Gotfryd Collection in the US Library of Congress

Aga Khan Global Convocation
May 22, 2021May 31, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Thematic Excerpts from Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Virtual Convocation Address to the Aga Khan University’s Class of 2020

The Aga Khan with members of his family
May 22, 2021March 7, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Report and Photos: Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Addresses First Global Convocation of Aga Khan University to a Worldwide Audience

Maaza Mengiste and Princess Zahra Aga Khan
May 19, 2021May 31, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Video: Princess Zahra Aga Khan’s Introductory Remarks at the 8th Annual Pluralism Lecture Presented by Acclaimed Ethiopian Novelist Maaza Mengiste

Mansoor Ladha with His Highness the Aga Khan in Edmonton Canada 1978 Barakah.com
May 7, 2021May 11, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Ismaili Journalist Mansoor Ladha’s Precious Moments with Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Enter your email address to follow Barakah and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,913 other subscribers

Translate

Blog Stats

  • 2,250,122 hits

Like Barakah on Facebook

Like Barakah on Facebook
A WordPress.com Website.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Barakah
    • Join 1,210 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Barakah
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...