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Category: History

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

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

Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee Gold Medal
February 26, 2021March 1, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Photos of a Historical Medal Presented to Officer Derek Hodgson for His Role in Security at the Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee in Dar es Salaam in August 1946

Aga Khan in Pemba Barakah
February 18, 2021December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Exclusive and Rare Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Historical Visit to Pemba in November 1957 from Kamrudin Rashid and Shah Abdulla Collections

Aga Khan and Salimah Aga Khan in Uganda 1972 Barakah and Simerg
December 24, 2020December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Exclusive Photographs of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1972 Visit to Uganda Through the Lens of Sultan Baloo

His Highness the Aga Khan, the closer you come the more you will see him
December 1, 2020December 19, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Poem “In Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Eyes”

October 22, 2020October 23, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Rare Video: Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Visits a Pamiri House in Gorno-Badakhshan in 1995

September 21, 2020September 24, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Blessings of Our Forefathers: The 1966 Visit of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, to Iringa, Tanzania

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Behold, the Light of Ali

Aga Khan ordaining new Ismaili constitution
August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Ghadir-Khumm, the Imamat, Mawlana Hazar Imam, and 2 Recitations of Pir Sadardin’s ‘Feel Happy’ Ginan Anand Anand!

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

The Hereditary Divine Institution of Imamat has spanned 1388 years since the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.S.) passed away in 632 C.E.

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

May 3, 2020August 4, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Must watch official video: Mawlana Hazar Imam’s historic visit to Central Asia in 1995 – the first by an Ismaili Imam in centuries

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

On the birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali, 10 principles that will assist us for spiritual growth during the coming Navroz

Aga Khan in Rajkot
December 26, 2019March 20, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

A brief note on Kamarbai Ramji’s 100th birthday celebration, and 5 rare photos from her family of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan

Simerg and Barakah His Highness the Aga Khan is decorated on October 27, 1960 with Portugal's The Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator by Goa's Governor General H. E. Vassalo e Silva.
November 17, 2019November 23, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

1960 and 2019 in the life of His Highness the Aga Khan: Honour by Portugal in Goa; and an inspirational wish in the City of Porto

November 5, 2019November 7, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

Text and Audio: The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) by His Highness the Aga Khan

His Highness the Aga Khan painting in Rahe Rast
October 30, 2019October 31, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness the Aga Khan III: Heart-touching anecdotes from his triumphal tour of India that gave birth to the Muslim University of Aligarh

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