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Category: History

January 23, 2024January 24, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

Yawm-e-Ali – The Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali

Ismaili Imam Aga Khan in Methan Village, Sidhpur, India, for meeting with followers and foundation ceremony of new Ismaili Jamatkhana prayer house, Barakah.
January 22, 2024December 17, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Nazarali Momin Photo Collection: 46 Years Ago, on January 22, 1978, Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Performed the Foundation Laying Ceremony of a New Ismaili Jamatkhana in Methan Village, Sidhpur, India

December 11, 2023December 25, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

A Reflection on the Benevolence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, as Ismaili Muslims Celebrate His 87th Birthday, December 13, 2023

Aga Khan III sketch Iran visit
November 1, 2023November 2, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Timeless Guidance of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan (1877 – 1957)

Photograph: Ajmal Andani collection
July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Historic Tanganyika Standard Newspapers from the Collection of Ajmal Andani: The Late Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee in 1946, His Passing in 1957, and the Succession and Enthronement of Prince Karim Aga Khan as the 49th Hereditary Ismaili Imam

Aga Khan IV
July 5, 2023January 24, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

A Pivotal Day in Islamic History that is Unknown to the World at Large: The Aga Khan Today is the Inheritor of the Institution of Imamat Established by Divine Commandment Fourteen Centuries Ago

Princess Zahra Aga Khan speaking at the inauguration of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar, Barakah
April 27, 2023April 28, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Princess Zahra Aga Khan gives a succinct overview of the history and transformation of Zanzibar’s 130 year “Old Dispensary” to a cutting-edge health centre as she opens the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar

November 1, 2022February 25, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness the Aga Khan III: A Beautiful Free Downloadable Booklet Commemorating the Life of the 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Hadith Qudsi – a Sacred Tradition – on Panel Presented to His Highness the Aga Khan Encapsulates the Shia Ismaili Concept of Imamat in Less Than 35 Words

Prince Charles at Ismaili Centre with Aga Khan
September 25, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

The Aga Khans, the Ismaili Imamat and the British Crown

Alam or standard presented to the Aga Khan, Imamat Day July 11 2022 Barakah and Simerg
July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Ismaili Muslims Celebrate 3 Historic Events in a Week; Gift of a Magnificent 17th Century Alam (Standard) to His Highness the Aga Khan Symbolises the Foundational Principles of the Shia Ismaili Muslim Faith

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

The Rope of Imamat, and What Makes the Ismaili Imamat Unique

Aga Khan in traditional dress during his visit to Burma when he celebrated the Persian New Year or Navroz, photo Barakah and Simerg
March 20, 2022March 21, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Navroz, March 21, 1960: A Historic Day in the Life of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and His Jamat

Aga Khan portrait paintings by Ismaili artist Azeez Khanbhai, Barakah exclusive
November 2, 2021December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

A Memorable Collection of Historical Photos of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III

Prince Aly Khan and Ms. Rita Hayworth visit Arusha, Tanzania (then Tanganyika), Barakah.com
October 23, 2021October 25, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Rare Photographs of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah and Prince Aly Khan from the Collection of Naffisa Gilani

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

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 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

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