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Its all about Ismaili Ginans/Qasidas/Munqabats
Please recite salawat, Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad.
Ginans گنان, derived from Sanskrit: jñana, meaning "knowledge") are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Literally meaning gnosis, ginans are the devotional literature of the Nizari Ismailis of South Asia, spanning topics of divine love, cosmology, rituals, eschatology, ethical behavior and meditation.
It was originally an oral rendition mostly by Pirs, first among whom to come to South Asia was Pir Satgurnoor in the 12th century. Ginans are composed in many languages of South Asia, especially Gujarati, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Burushaski and many more. They are based on Verses from the Quran. Like Ginans, Qaseedas are recited in Arabic, Persian or Tajik by Ismailis in Central Asia, Iran and Syria. Ismailis from the subcontinent recite these as well as Arabic and Persian qasidas which are recited before or after the prayer in the Jamatkhana.
Its all about Ismaili Ginans/Qasidas/Munqabats
Please recite salawat, Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad.
Ginans گنان, derived from Sanskrit: jñana, meaning "knowledge") are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Literally meaning gnosis, ginans are the devotional literature of the Nizari Ismailis of South Asia, spanning topics of divine love, cosmology, rituals, eschatology, ethical behavior and meditation.
It was originally an oral rendition mostly by Pirs, first among whom to come to South Asia was Pir Satgurnoor in the 12th century. Ginans are composed in many languages of South Asia, especially Gujarati, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Burushaski and many more. They are based on Verses from the Quran. Like Ginans, Qaseedas are recited in Arabic, Persian or Tajik by Ismailis in Central Asia, Iran and Syria. Ismailis from the subcontinent recite these as well as Arabic and Persian qasidas which are recited before or after the prayer in the Jamatkhana.