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He recently lost the 49th spiritual leader of Shiite Ismaili Muslims living in more countries than the world, his great prince Karim Agha Khan. He was known globally as a socialist, human friend, donor, peace lawyer and champion of cultural protection. All his life, he continued to preach the importance of education, culture and heritage in maintaining peace.
He was determined to protect the culture and took steps to eliminate differences between communities affiliated with different cultures. After taking over as the 49th spiritual leader of the World Ismailia community, it established a network of organizations and institutions that aims to improve the quality of life of people living in different parts of the world, mainly People who were denied access to basic facilities.
After succeeding after his grandfather, he traveled to find different cultures and traditions of the world. As a student of Muslim history, he has deeply searched for Muslim cultures and traditions all over the world. In addition to the search for culture, he was deeply concerned about the talent offered during the Muslim family in different periods of history.
During his two -year journey, he managed to collect figures for Muslim culture and heritage. It helped devise an effective strategy to maintain and promote Islamic culture. After the silver jubilee of his spiritual leadership in 1983, he began to join the cultural affairs of the world and proceeded to establish AGA Khan Trust for Culture, which to work under the AGA umbrella. There is a significant increase in the galaxy of the entities. Khan Development Network. The AKTC is a charity foundation that is dedicated to promoting the restoration of communities in the Muslim world, focusing on physical, social, cultural and economic development.
After the formation and thorough inspection of the AKTC, Prince Karim Agha Khan began to protect historical sites related to Muslim history. Zohra Shalwani, a historian and a happy passenger who has extensive experience working with the AKDN Institute, says the organization is important in raising the lost glory of famous cultural sites around the world. Packed the role. She says that before the establishment of the AKTC, the AGA Khan Award for Architecture was launched to encourage and recognize the standard architectural work. The award strives to recognize and reveal extraordinary architectural concepts that meet the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies. These measures have so far provided 40,000 musicians, 50 million visitors and 4,550 craftsmen worldwide.
The award focuses on various sectors, including modern design, social housing, social development and improvement, maintenance, reuse and area protection, as well as landscape design and environmental increase.
Dr. Akbar S. Ahmed has noted that in the middle of the growing conflicts of the modern world, the Muslim leadership is turning away from cultural heritage. Aga Khan was one of the few leaders in the Muslim world who were worried about the protection of Islamic culture and architecture. He said that Aga Khan was a passionate person, especially when it was talked about promoting and protecting Islamic culture. According to the AKDN, five major schemes were run by the AGA Khan Trust for Culture.
Aga Khan Award for architecture
For architecture, the AGA Khan Award, which is presented every three years, has announced its latest recipients, which increases the bar in the architecture, planning, historical protection and landscape architecture. The outstanding projects have been honored. Honorable Awards strive to identify and promote the concepts of modern buildings that effectively meet the needs and aspirations of different societies around the world, especially those who are the major Muslim population. The selection process emphasizes architecture, which not only provides the physical, social and economic needs of the people, but also mobilizes and responds to their cultural expectations. Special focus is on buildings schemes that use local resources and proper technology in modern ways, and projects that potentially affect similar efforts somewhere else.
Aga Khan’s historic cities program
AGA Khan’s historic cities have taken civil creation measures in historic districts, which aims to mobilize social, economic and cultural development. Its main purpose is to extend the quality of life for residents in these historical areas, while developing a sustainable model that ensures long -term improvement and preserves cultural heritage. Over the past three decades, the move has renovated sites around 350 heritage.
Aga Khan Music Program
The purpose of AKMP creation was to protect, promote and polish living musical heritage. Since music has an important commitment to human lives, it is important to keep the attention. This is just a permanent research, investment and more importantly that can be done through the recognition of artists. At a ceremony held in Muscat Oman, two Pakistani Sufi singers Sai Zahoor and Zarnga received the award. Prince Karim Agha Khan’s younger brother, Prince Amin Mohammad Agha Khan, as a special guest, participated as a special guest along with his Balab bin Hetham al -Saeed.
Aga Khan Museum
The historic move was made in 2014 when the Aga Khan Museum was inaugurated in the Canadian capital, Toronto, to inform the Western world about the brilliant past of Muslims and their partnerships and the protection of Islamic architecture in the world. The museum hosted numerous cultural programs, exhibitions and conferences during the first decade of its creation, where notable leaders, diplomats and researchers from the world participated. It has also initiated sessions for cultural education and architecture.
Aga Khan Program for Islamic architecture
Located at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it is dedicated to the study and promotion of Islamic art, architecture, civilization and visual culture. Islamic architecture has been established to improve education and research, the purpose of this program is to enhance the understanding of Islamic cultural heritage, promote virtue in research, and build and design builders, planners and researchers. Education to meet the needs. Since its inception, more than 220 graduates from 37 nationalities and 100 post doctoral Fellows have benefited from the program. It has also supported the development of wider and visual collections in Harvard and MIT. In addition, the program publishes the annual journal Makranas and finances lectures, conferences, and students to research, which currently has four AGA Khan professors and two documents centers.
In addition to other countries, the AKTC has played an important role in the restoration of heritage sites in several parts of Pakistan.
In a video message, scholar Zulfar Ali Bukhari said that Prince Karim Aga Khan was very fond of protecting Islamic art and culture. He said that while most contemporary Muslim leaders ignored the cultural heritage of Islam, Aga Khan resurrected centuries of old Islamic culture.
In his 2016 speech at the AGA Khan Award for architecture, Prince Karim Aga Khan emphasized the importance of architecture in forming the standard of human life. He highlighted the importance of connecting the past and the future. Harmony between nature and humanity; Adapted to unprecedented challenges; And promoting plural ideas. He said, “I wonder how architectural Excellence can integrate the gifts of nature and the ability of the human mind. Natural blessings and human creativity are divine gifts. It is wrong to embrace someone at the cost of others. Construction teaches us to engage in respect with respect, not by conquering or suppressing it, nor is it separating ourselves. Provides impressive examples of.
The program of AGA Khan historic cities has successfully completed several rehabilitation projects across Pakistan, in which the country’s rich cultural heritage has been exhibited. From the wall of the wall to Lahore to the historic silk road, the AKHCP has carefully restored famous fortresses, traditional settlements, mosques and public places. Notable projects include the protection of bucket Fort, Height Fort, Shagger Fort and Khopo Palace in Gilgit -Baltistan, as well as the restoration of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site and the 17th -century Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore Fort.
The author is a practice lawyer and an independent journalist. Its interests include cultural diversity and social and political issues of Sindh. He has earned a master’s degree in the law. They tweeted as @zaibsha1 on x
