Ginans are poetic compositions which have been a central part of the religious life of the Nizari Ismailis of the Indian subcontinent, who now reside in many countries around the world.
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Ginans served as secondary texts in the local languages to convey the teachings of the Qur’an and the esoteric Ismaili interpretation to non-Arabic speaking peoples.
According to Ismaili tradition, Pir Sadr al-Din devised the Khojki script as a vehicle for…
Pir Hasan Kabirdin, a son of Pir Sadr al-Din, lived in the fifteenth century, spending…
The term ‘ginan’ is derived from the Sanskrit jnana, meaning contemplative knowledge. Ginans are a…
Pir Sadr al-Din is credited with building the first Nizari jama’at-khana in Kotri, Sind, and…
By Alysha Javer with her grandmother Zeenatara Allakrakhya The phone call left me cross and…
Did you know? The Nizari Ismaili dawa was initiated in the Indian Subcontinent by emissaries…
The ginans are the devotional poetry/music of the Ismaili community of South Asia, written in…
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