Barakah

Barakah is dedicated to Mawlana Shah Karim 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

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  • Barakah: A Dedication to Hazar Imam
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    • Tweets and Latest News on His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Imamat Day 2021 Talika Mubarak
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam into 7th Decade of Imamat: Part 1 – The Diamond Jubilee Year
    • Photos of Begum Salimah’s Visits to Aga Khan Health Centres in Kampala and Masaka
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Virtual Address at the University of Central Asia’s Historic First Convocation
    • Earliest Speeches Made by Mawlana Hazar Imam on Building a University Specialized on Educating High Mountain Populations
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Virtual Address as AKU Charter is Awarded by President Uhuru Kenyatta
    • Photographs of His Highness the Aga Khan from the Bernard Gotfryd Collection at LOC
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Virtual Convocation Address to Class of 2020
    • Report and Photos: Mawlana Hazar Imam Addresses First Global Convocation of Aga Khan University
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Salgirah 2020 Talika Mubarak
    • Video: Princess Zahra Aga Khan’s Introductory Remarks at the 8th Annual Pluralism Lecture
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1972 Visit to Uganda
    • Mansoor Ladha’s Precious Moments with Mawlana Hazar Imam
    • UNESCO’s 5 Audio Recordings of His Highness the Aga Khan and Prince Sadruddin
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s Journey of Sea Exploration and Discovery
  • Talikas
    • 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
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Category: 1936-1957

This segment 1936-1957 will briefly cover (1) his childhood in Kenya, (2) schooling in Europe; and (3) and his under-graduate studies at USA’s Harvard University until he was called by the will of his grandfather to become the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.

June 4, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

A memorable 1951 photo of Prince Aly Khan taken in Mombasa, Kenya

Aga Khan Leading Eid ul Fir prayers at age 7 in Nairobi Simerg and Barakah
May 23, 2020May 31, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

The unforgettable Eid ul-Fitr of September 1944: A heart warming story as told by Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Amyn Muhammad

Long Live Aga Khan Banner at his Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in Karachi, Barakah
May 18, 2020May 20, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Nine devotional Swahili songs from 1952 honouring Imam e Zaman Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan

November 28, 2019December 1, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

Very rare photos of Prince Aly Khan’s 1951 visit to Arusha, Tanganyika

November 1, 2018February 18, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

“Mawla fulfilled my wish” – a six year old girl’s loving story from the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan III

October 26, 2017 Malik Merchant, Editor

Reminiscences of the 1946 Diamond Jubilee of the 48th Ismaili Imam His Highness the Aga Khan III by Ismaili women of the time

May 6, 2017July 7, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

The Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee: Glimpses from “an incomparable occasion”

March 29, 2017May 23, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

The Aga Khan: Sweet and endearing stories of his childhood days in Kenya

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