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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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    • Prince Karim Aga Khan at Harvard By John Fell Stevenson
    • Latest News on Mawlana Hazar Imam and Members of His Family
    • 1972: A Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan by A. K. Brohi
    • Gift of ‘Alam to His Highness the Aga Khan Symbolises the Foundational Principles of the Shia Ismaili Muslim Faith
    • World Leaders Send Congratulatory Messages to His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Imamat Day Mubarak Artwork with a Qur’anic Phrase
    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s Historic Installation Ceremonies from Rare Ismaili Souvenir
    • Reflections on “Depth of Field – The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens”
    • A Historic Day in Geneva and Dolly Jamani’s Memorable Photograph with Hazar Imam
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam Calls On Youth in Particular to Maintain Peace, be Law-Abiding and Contribute Actively to the Progress of Tajikistan
    • May 12, 2022: Prince Rahim Aga Khan Meets With Vatican’s Monsignor Peña Parra
    • Kenya’s Late President Mwai Kibaki and His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Irfan Aga Khan: The Name of Our Beloved Seven Year Old Prince Has its Roots in the Qur’an
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s Journey of Sea Exploration and Discovery Began at the Age of 5
    • The Rope of Imamat, and What Makes the Ismaili Imamat Unique
    • Yasmin Aga Khan: A Princess with a Mission
    • His Highness the Aga Khan and Late Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan Reaffirms Commitment of the Ismaili Imamat to Afghanistan
    • Navroz, March 21, 1960: A Historic Day in the Life of Mawlana Hazar Imam
    • Exclusive Photos and Inspiring Story: Mulaqat with Mata Salamat Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan
    • Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: Birthday Tribute
    • Reminiscing the Aga Khan’s Participation in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games
    • Princess Yasmin Aga Khan Turns 72 on Tuesday, December 28, 2021
    • Barakah Presents a Brief Description of the Birthday Gift Presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Present Bearer of the Noor of Imamat
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan: 50 Years in Pictures
    • September 28, 1960: Letter of Prince Amyn Aga Khan Expressing His Loyalty to Mawlana Shah Karim Hazar Imam
    • Photo Essay: Celebrating the Ismaili Flag and the Beautiful Personal Standard of Mawlana Hazar Imam
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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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