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THE KHOJA CASE 1866 - A Paraphrase
THE KHOJA CASE 1866
- A PARAPHRASE
The celebrated Khoja case which lasted for 25 days was litigated in the High Court of Bombay between the months of April and June, 1866, before Justice SIR JOSEPH ARNOULD.
WHO WERE THE PARTIES
The Plaintiffs were Daya Mahomad, Mahomad Saya, Peer Mohamed Cassumbhoy and Fazulbhoy Goolam Hoosanee with His Majesty's Advocate General as nominal complainant.
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Ismaili Conciliation and Arbitration: NCAB Canada Submission to Ontario Arbitration Review
His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili
National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for Canada
Submission to Ontario Arbitration Review
September 10, 2004
Please see attached PDF for full text
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Antiquities of the Illuminati - 4. THE PURE BRETHREN OF BASRA
4. THE PURE BRETHREN OF BASRA:
Isma'ili, Yezidi, Sufi.
IT IS an impossible task, presenting an entire history of schismatic Islamic
sects and Secret Societies in a short chapter. None of the sects which we shall
be surveying in this section fall under the category of Sabian, proper. However,
since there have been misunderstandings in the West as to the term Sabian, Sabaean,
etc., and to the connections between the Templars, Rosicrucians and Sufis, "Suphees",
"Sufees" "Sophees", "Sophis", etc., the Assassins,
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A History of Medieval Islam - IX The Turkish Irruption
The entry of the Seljuk Turks into Western Asia in the second half of the eleventh century forms one of the great epochs of world history.
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Pensée pour l'éblouissant Golden Jubilee Darbar de Paris
11 Decembre2008-11 décembre 2009
Que brille toujours la Lumière Noor de Mowla projetée par le prisme du Darbar Deedar sur l’ Arc-en ciel fraternel sans frontières !
Voilà un an, on célébrait le dernier Darbar du Golden Jubilee au cœur de Paris.
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Satpanth Literature in Khojki Manuscripts
By Mumtaz Ali Tajddin Sadiq Ali
INTRODUCTION
Very little is known today about the early history of Nizari Ismaili Da'wa in the Indian
subcontinent. Except for a few brief mentions in the writings of that period, most of our
information regarding the preaching of Ismailism, the development of Ginanic literature and the
Pirs and Sayyeds who composed them is internal, that is, it is mentioned in their works. While
there is a general agreement amongst the scholars that the works that have survived to the
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History in Ginans
INTRODUCTION
Our Holy Ginans are full of details about evolution. Following are some points written by Alwaez Abualy Alibhai Aziz.
EVOLUTION
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An Introduction to Chogadia Ginans
By Mumtaz Ali Tajddin Sadiq Ali
The word gadi means "time", corresponding with the Koranic term, sa’a. During the Ancient times in India, day and night were measured in gadi instead of hours or minutes. According to the Holy Koran: "They are indeed in loss who give lie to the meeting with God until when the hour (al-sa’a) comes upon them all of a sudden." (6:31) Here, the hour (al-sa’a) stands for the gadi (moment) of death, which is also depicted in the following lines of a ginan:-
Sayan’ji mor’e dar lago ek din’ko
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Khojki Books in the collection of the Heritage Society
LIST OF PUBLISHED KHOJKI BOOKS
Around 110 books were published in Khojki. Copies of all of them were still in existence in 1989 at the ITREB Library in Bombay Several copies of each were preserved in a closed metal cupboard.
Here is a partial list of the books available for reference only at the Heritage Society:
1.
TITLE: Bhajan Tchitamni (Bhag 1)
PUBLISHER: Hassan Bhay Ladha Khaki
PROCESS: Litho
SIZE: 20 x 13 cm
PAGES: 114
DATE: 1897 A.D. (1st August)
PLACE: Bombay - Gat Pirsad Printing Press
PRICE: 1 roupie
TAPSILO: On pages 108 - 112
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Catalogue of Khojkî Manuscripts available through the Heritage Society
I. Introduction
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Some Guidelines for Cataloguing Khojki Manuscripts
By Dr Ali S. Asani, Associate Professor of Indo-Muslim culture, Harvard University
The following are some of the guidelines used to catalogue the collection of Ismaili literature in Indic languages found in the Harvard university library. The collection donated to the Library's Middle Eastern Department, consists of manuscripts, printed texts as well as lithographs in several scripts including Khojki, Gujarati and Devanagari. In 1986, the University received a grant from the National Endowment
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The Khojki Script
By Dr. Gulshan Khaki
This presentation is partly based on my published paper [1] dealing with Khojki script as found in some of the earliest manuscripts that I had access to. Prior to discussing the script, I would briefly like to present its history.
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A SINDHI VERSION OF PIR SHAMS' DAS AVATAAR - An Unpublished Ginan
By Dr. Gulshan Khaki
This paper is partly based on one of my previously published paper [1] and draws freely from it.
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Pandavo no Parab - An Unpublished Granth
By Nazim Daredia
THE WORK:
This Granth, also known as Pandave jo Parab, was composed by Sayyed Imam Shah and contains 578 verses. It has virtually the same theme as Buddh Avatar of Pir Sadardin. The Granth continues the story of the Pandavas after the win the war against their cousins turned enemies the Kurus. Concurrently it narrates the coming of the ninth Avatar in the form which came to be known as Buddh who saves the Pandavas from deviating from their true faith.
PREVIOUS EDITIONS:
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Chhatris Kror - An Unpublished Granth
By Dr. Shiraz Ismail
The name Chhatris Kror literally means three hundred and sixty million. It refers to the number of Pir Sadardin's followers out of whom Baar Kror or one hundred and twenty million attained salvation. This granth was composed by Pir Sadardin. It has never been published. From a brief note in one of his books, we learn that Mukhi Lalji Devraj was aware of its existence and intended to publish it. However, for reasons that we do not know it never got published. With Mukhi Devraj's death most of the Ginan publishing activities came to a standstill.
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Proposal to Encode the Khojki Script in ISO/IEC 10646
Full text can be downloaded from the pdf attachment below.
Contents
Proposal Summary Form i
1 Introduction 1
2 Background 1
3 Characters Proposed 4
3.1 Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Basis for Character Set and Glyph Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3 Characters Not Proposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 TheWriting System 7
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Chiragh-I-Rawshan - An Ismaili Tradition in Central Asia
The
word chiragh is derived from the Syriac shrag or shragh,
meaning lamp, and Chiragh-i Rawshan means shining or luminous
lamp, which is one of the oldest surviving Ismaili traditions in the
regions of the Central Asia. It is an assembly (majalis) of the
believers, where a lamp is illumined, which is its hallmark, and the Koranic
verses are chanted for the eternal peace of the departed soul, or for the
prosperity of one who is alive.
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Dua - Namaz in Shia Ismaili Tariqah
The Shia Muslims were almost united in the period of the first Imam Hazrat Ali (d. 40/661) and Imam Mohammad Bakir (114/733), and during which period, they offered Namaz (Salat) jointly with the Sunni Muslims.
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