INSPIRE Book Review | GINĀNS: TEXTS AND CONTEXTS | Akbar Huda

The reviewer tries to reflect on the Satpanth Ismaili Muslims of South Asia’s beautiful tradition of religious poetry called Ginans which they have sung for many centuries. This small Shi'a community has spread from India to other continents, but it has held fast to the practice of reciting Ginans. Composed in Indian languages and idioms, the Ginans illustrate how Muslims were influenced by the surrounding cultures and philosophies and created new ways of expressing their beliefs and values. Although this living tradition of religious songs is central to the Ismaili practice, only a handful of studies have dealt with the subject. This collection of essays on the Ginans by academic scholars and community enthusiasts is written in honour of Zawahir Moir, one of the earliest scholars of the Ginans. She has dedicated her life to their study and spent many years preparing a catalogue of Ginan manuscripts housed at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.

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Very well said .Got to know so much about ginans .Every ismailies should acquire these precious knwledge specially our younger generation.

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