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
  • Talikas
    • Talika, May 2022 (Tajikistan)
    • Talika, January 2022 (Tajikistan Jamat)
    • Talika, 85th Salgirah, December 2021
    • 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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    • The Life of the 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III
    • Latest News of Mawlana Hazar Imam and Members of His Family: Prince Amyn Mohamed and Prince Rahim Aga Khan at 2022 Paris Peace Forum; Prince Rahim at the Vatican; Aga Khan Award Ceremonies in Muscat; and More
    • 3-Day “Feast of Culture” Concludes in Muscat, Oman, with Presentation of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
    • Prince Amyn Aga Khan Signs Special Stamps to Commemorate the 2022 Aga Khan Award Ceremonies in Muscat, Oman
    • The 2022 Aga Khan Music Awards in Muscat, Oman
    • A Beautiful Handwritten Message of Hope and Prayer from His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan: 51 Years in Pictures
    • Hadith Qudsi – a Sacred Tradition – on Panel Presented to His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Princess Zahra at Signing of Accord Between the Ismaili Imamat and British Columbia
    • The Aga Khans, the Ismaili Imamat and the British Crown
    • In Pictures: Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Her Work for the Ismaili Imamat
    • “The Seas of My Youth” – An Illustrated Talk by the Prince Hussain Aga Khan
    • September 12, 2022: Prince Amyn Aga Khan Turns 85
    • A Review of the Aga Khan’s “Where Hope Takes Root”
    • Photographs of a Special Service Set Presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam During His Silver Jubilee
    • Prince Karim Aga Khan at Harvard By John Fell Stevenson
    • 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
    • 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
    • Barakah Presents a Brief Description of the Birthday Gift Presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam
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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.

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 27, 2020 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

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, 2018February 19, 2018 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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