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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

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    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches, messages and statements
    • Latest news: His Highness the Aga Khan announces visit to the USA;
    • Special coverage of His Highness 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)
    • Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, “is running marathons;” he is a “Berlin Legend”
    • Special coverage of His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Special coverage of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Uganda
    • A tribute to Prince Amyn Aga Khan on his 88th birthday
    • Latest news of His Highness the Aga Khan and his family: Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan in Portugal for reopening of a cherished chapel
    • Aga Khan Award for Architecture Master Jury announces winners of the 16th Award Cycle
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV on Prophet Muhammad
    • Special coverage of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Kenya
    • Special coverage of His Highness the Aga Khan’s historic visit to France
    • His Highness the Aga Khan approves a new motif for his inaugural visits to Ismaili Muslims
    • Special readings on the Imamat the Aga Khan prepares to bless his Ismaili followers with a “Didar” in France
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan gives his first address as Chancellor of the University of Central Asia
    • Special Coverage of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Mozambique
    • The Aga Khan: “Always with Mozambique”
    • Latest news: His Highness the Aga Khan’s message to his community in Iran
    • Ghadir Khumm,: smaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat: The Aga Khan is the 50th Imam in this Unique Hereditary Succession
    • His Highness the Aga Khan congratulates triumphant Ismaili Mountaineer
    • Prince Aly Khan, on self-effacement, Ismaili welfare and Islamic principles
    • “My Beloved Mother” by His Late Highness Aga Khan III
    • Aga Khan writes to Pakistan Prime Minister for Pakistan-India peace
    • His Highness the Aga Khan confers the title of Diwan on Shafik Sachedina
    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s condolence message on the passing of Pope Francis
    • Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah and Mawlana Shah Karim photos from the collection of Mohamed Kassam
    • Prince Irfan Aga Khan: Ten years in pictures
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan at 51
    • Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 25 Years in Pictures
    • Rare Photos, 1959: Aga Khan IV Hosted by Dar es Salaam Mayor Manilal Devani
    • 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
    • “Your Aga Khan, My Hero”
    • The Life and Legacy of Aga Khan IV
    • Prince Karim Aga Khan: Pictorial in Nation and the Ismaili
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan: A pictorial story
    • Film: Light Upon Light
    • Canadian Tributes to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan
    • “Depth of Field: The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens”
    • Message from His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan
    • Manuscript gifted to His Highness the Aga Khan on his enthronement
    • Video: Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan IV in the Portuguese Parliament;
    • 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
    • Prime Minister Trudeau’s tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV: Share Your Condolences
    • 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
    • Prince Sinan Celebrates His 8th Birthday on January 2, 2025
    • Farah Nasser’s Fascinating Interview with Princess Zahra Aga Khan
    • His Highness the Aga Khan and His People: A Deep Spiritual Bond
    • A Pivotal Day in Islamic History that is Unknown to the World at Large
    • Aga Khan III: Glimpses from His Life — Download Free 191-Page Publication
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Category: Special Collections

Rare collections from institutions and individuals such as videos and photographs as well as historical documents that have largely not been seen or gone unnoticed.

April 26, 2025April 26, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Rare photographs of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah and Mawlana Shah Karim Shah, Aga Khan III and Aga Khan IV, from the collection of Alijah Mohamed Kassam of the UK

Mayor Manilal Devani and His Highness the Aga Khan
April 3, 2025April 5, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Rare Photos, 1959: His Late Highness Aga Khan IV Hosted by Dar es Salaam Mayor Manilal Devani

Nation Media Memoriam
February 24, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan: Beautiful pictorial memorials in Nation and the Ismaili

Aga Khan cutting birthday cake
December 15, 2023December 25, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

The Ismaili: Celebration of the Aga Khan’s 87th Birthday; Historic Nad E-Ali Gift from the Mughal Era; and a Special Birthday Song

June 2, 2022June 9, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

July 13, 1957: From Disappointment to Joy, as Dolly Jamani Has a Memorable Photograph with Mawlana Hazar Imam on a Historic Day in Geneva

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

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's Mercedes Benz bearing the number plate 786 with his crest and flag, Uganda 1972
March 3, 2021March 20, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Exclusive Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1972 Visit to Kampala and Mbale Through the Lens of Amir Kanji

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

August 7, 2020August 12, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1972 Visit to Jinja, Uganda, Preceding the Expulsion of Asians, and Two Earlier Visits Made in 1957 and 1966

Aga Khan Arusha Tanzania 1966, Barakah photo.
February 24, 2020March 20, 2020 Malik Merchant, Editor

Amin Jaffer collection: Exclusive photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Arusha, Tanzania, in 1966

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

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

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

August 2, 2019January 31, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Calling All Canadian Ismailis: A Beautiful and Unique Frame of Philatelic Objects Honouring Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan

November 2, 2018February 18, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

4 rare photos of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Dar es Salaam’s Aga Khan Boys Secondary School

January 23, 2018December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Late Vazier Abdulalli & Fatema Motani collection: Rare and historical photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visits to Uganda 1957 to 1964

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