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. See also Ismaili The Nizārī s (النزاريون an-Nizāriyyūn) are the largest branch of the Ismā‘īlī (اسماعیلیه and comprise For the Egyptian city see Ismaïlia. The Ismāʿīlī ( Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. 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. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Punjabi may refer to The Punjabi language of Pakistan and India Punjabi grammar List of Punjabi Sindhi ( Arabic script: سنڌي Devanagari script: सिन्धी Sindhī) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia 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. Abu Mo’in Hamid ad-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw al-Qubadiani or Nasir Khusraw Qubadyani spelled ''Khusrow'' (1004 - 1088 AD ( was a Persian ( Tajik) poet philosopher
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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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