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  • Barakah: A Dedication to Mawlana Hazar Imam
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    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to the U.K.
    • Latest News (2026): The Aga Khan announces official visit to the United Kingdom from February 1 to 5, 2026
    • Prince Sinan Aga Khan in pictures
    • The birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Portugal
    • Special coverage the Aga Khan’s visit to the USA
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 2, 2000 – 2025
    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches, messages and statements
    • Special coverage of 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)
    • The Aga Khan, “is running marathons;” he is a “Berlin Legend”
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Uganda
    • A tribute to Prince Amyn Aga Khan on his 88th birthday
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV on Prophet Muhammad
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kenya
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s historic visit to France
    • The Aga Khan approves a new motif for his inaugural visits to Ismaili Muslims
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan gives his first address as Chancellor of the University of Central Asia
    • Special Coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Mozambique
    • Latest news: The Aga Khan’s message to his community in Iran
    • Ghadir Khumm: Ismaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat
    • The Aga Khan congratulates triumphant Ismaili Mountaineer
    • Aga Khan writes to Pakistan Prime Minister for Pakistan-India peace
    • The Aga Khan confers the title of Diwan on Shafik Sachedina
    • Prince Irfan Aga Khan: Ten years in pictures
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan at 51
    • Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 25 Years in Pictures
    • 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
    • The Life and Legacy of Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan: A pictorial story
    • “Depth of Field: The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens”
    • Manuscript gifted to His Highness the Aga Khan on his enthronement
    • 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
    • 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
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    • 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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Category: Timeline

Specifically dedicated to extraordinary events that have taken place during His Highness the Aga Khan’s leadership as Imam of the Ismailis. For example, first visits.

Barakah presents stories of Ismaili Imams Aga Khan II, Aga Khan IV and Aga Khan V
November 2, 2025December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Stories of three Hereditary Ismaili Imams: Aga Khan III, Aga Khan IV and Aga Khan V

His Highness the Aga Khan, Mawlana Hazar Imam, birthdays cake cutting
December 12, 2024December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness the Aga Khan and His People: A Deep Spiritual Bond as the Ismailis Celebrate the 49th Imam’s 88th Birthday on December 13, 2024

Close up of the vase presented by the world wide Ismaili community to Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, on the auspicious occasion of his 85th birthday, December 13, 2021.
December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mawlana Hazar Imam Accepts 85th Birthday Gift of 19th century Sèvres Porcelain Vases from World Wide Jamat With Appreciation and Gratitude: Barakah Presents a Brief Description of the Gift

His Highness the Aga Khan and Premier Bill Davis at Queen's Park 1978 Barakah Aga Khan Visual and textual Eepressions
September 23, 2021September 25, 2021 Malik Merchant, Editor

Remembering the Late William Davis, Premier of Ontario During His Highness the Aga Khan’s Visits to Canada in 1978 and His Silver Jubilee in 1983

Prince Amyn Aga Khan visit to Canada 1973.
September 8, 2021November 13, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Amyn Aga Khan’s 1973 visit to the Ismaili Jamat in Toronto, Canada

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 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

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”

September 24, 2020February 19, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Unique Moments in the Imamat of Mawlana Shah Karim al Hussaini Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan: A Special New Series by Barakah

December 10, 2018February 18, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

Flashback 1978: Mawlana Hazar Imam’s historic first visit to Canada included a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate his 42nd birthday

Commemorating Aga Khan's first visit to Badakhshan in 1995
March 12, 2017September 10, 2019 Malik Merchant, Editor

1995 Flashback: The Aga Khan’s first visit to Badakhshan, a historic day the Ismailis will never forget

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