Ginans
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The Ginans are a vast corpus of devotional literature in the form of lyrics / hymns, and has been the living tradition of Nizari Ismailis particularly from the Indian subcontinent. The word Ginan has its roots in Sanskrit word Jnan or Gnan, which means knowledge or wisdom.
It was an oral rendition mostly by Pirs, first among whom to come to India was Pir Satgur Nur in the 12th century. Ginans are composed in many languages of the subcontinent, especially Gujarati and Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi and many more. Similar religious traditions exist in the form Qasidas (قصيدة) amongst Nizari Ismailis of Arab, Persian and Central Asian origins authored by likes of early Muslim philosophers Da'is (داعي (جمع دعاة) Qadi Noman, Nasir Khusraw and others.
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- A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics by Dr Aziz Esmail
(I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002). [2]
- Ecstasy and Enlightenment by Prof Ali S. Asani, (I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002) ISBN 1 86064 828 2
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