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Aashaajee Nauv chhoogaa nee paag-j baandho
te baandho moraa Var-jee,
Akaadda nu sutar naaree ye kaant-yun
jaañno maaraa Nar Naklankee naath.......Haree anant....1

Oh Lord Put on the entire Turban with nine tussles
and put it on my Husband
Your wife had spun the cotton from the pods of ark
Know this my Husband, the Pure and Perfect Master
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Peetaa-jee maare mottaai keedhee
to keedhee sat nee khott-jee,
Tyaare vajar nee bheet-j neepanee
ane aavee deedaar nee khot..............Haree anant....2

Aashaajee Evee naaree-yun taaree atee ghaañnee chhe
te kare chhe shañngaar-jee,
Paakee naaree je hoy rahee
te potee Dev ne dwaar...................Haree anant....1

Oh Lord Such women of yours are in large numbers
and they are decorating (Your abode)
The ones who remained ripened(matured) wives
have reached the doorstep of the Lord's abode
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Jyaare Nar naaree kun laavyaa
teñne keedhee hamaaree saar-jee,
Muj naaree-ne gher Nar-j aavyaa
te Jampudeep meenjaar...................Haree anant....2

Aashaajee Paakee naaree Pahelaaj kun kaheeyen
jenee keedhee Nar-jeeye sambhaar-jee,
Naaree thai ne Pahelaaj-j vallagyaa
tyaare potaa bharthaar-ne gher..........Haree anant....1

Oh Lord We consider Pahelaaj as the ripened(matured) wife
whom the Husband looked after well
Pahelaaj remained the (devoted) wife and indeed held His
hands firmly
and therefore reached the home of the Husband
Haree You are eternal...

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Aashaajee Nar naaree-ne gher-j aavyaa
malyaa chhe mayadaan minjaar-jee,
Evee eh naari ne Nar-j varyaa

Aashaajee Paakee naaree je paak-j raheve
jenu paak poorush sun kaam-jee,
Naaree veenyaa Nar nahi aave
na saare jeevoo naa kaam................Haree anant....1

Oh Lord The ripened(matured) woman is the one who remains pure
always
and her concern is only with the Perfect Gentleman
Without the wife the Husband will not come
and will not purify the work of the souls
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Naaree veenyaa Nar nahee aavshe
nahee aave apñne gher-jee,
Paakee naaree to Nar-ne laavyaa
satee nee e chhe per....................Haree anant....2

Aashaajee Nar naari-ne parñnee laavyaa
te Jampudeep meenjaar-jee,
Utam naaree te nar ne laavyaa
te karvaa reekheesar nee sambhaall......Haree anant....1

Oh Lord The Husband has brought the bride after having married
her
and He has brought her in the Indian Sub-continent
The best wife has called the Husband
so that He can look after the devotees
Hari You are eternal...

Aashaajee Naaree nee saar tame narjee-e keedhee
vachane aavyaa ghar meenjaar-jee,
Vachane baliyaa tame naath chho
utam naaree nee keedhee sambhaar........Haree anant....2

Aashaajee Teddo tame aap-j mokalyaa
tenee kene nahee kahun vaat-jee,
Have mol maanhe tame bolaavo
te bolaavo tamaare paas.................Haree anant....1

Oh Lord It is only You who sent me the invitation
about this I shall not tell anyone
Now invite me to the palace
and invite me at your presence
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Mayaa aañnee tame mol-e bolaavyaa
tenee Saamee-jee ye keedhee maher-jee,
Vimras tañnaa tedda mokalyaa
keedhee naaree nee saar.................Haree anant....2

Oh Lord You bestowed Your mercy and invited her to the palace

ANANT AKHAADO literally means a gathering of unlimited souls in an eternal context. It is a composition of verses dealing with the process of evolution and involution of all souls since time immemorial. Overall, it is an expression of a timeless vision of hope for an individual soul bound to the clogging and hampering of this illusory material existence; to rise beyond it into eternity where it will unite with souls from other periods and ages in a joyous and festive manner, and merge with the ultimate reality as an eternal homecoming.

Aashaajee Het-sun naaree teree aash-j kartee
ne kashoon keedho saanhee-jee,
Jaan tame laine aav-jo
to kareeye Nar-sun vaañn................Haree anant....1

Oh Lord Your (devoted) wife was affectionately relying on You
and always followed her Lord
(Oh devoted souls) come and bring together your lives
and be in the company of the Husband(the Lord)
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Paheli raat veevaa-j tañni
taare karo satiyun naa kaaj-jee,
Te tame saambhallo Hansaajee naa raajaa
naaree naa saaro kaaj...................Haree anant....2

Aashaajee Annat taaryaanu veechaar-j karantaa
te ketaak joog-j jaañno-jee,
Amaare maathe tame maher-j aañno
Saamee nauv chhoogaa nee chhun naar.....Haree anant....1

Oh Lord You were thinking only about saving the countless(souls)
and it was in the first era
Maintain only Your mercy upon us
Oh Lord I am the wife of the nine tussles
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Amaaraa naath tame-j chho
te tame chatoor sujañn-jee,
Tam tañnee ame naaree thai rahyaa
Saamee tame chho Nar avataar............Haree anant....2

Aashaajee Paachham deesathee Nar-jee aave,
aave te Jampudeep maanhe-jee
Evo Nar maaro Kaayam aavshe,
thaayshe te poorakh avtaar
Hari anant anant, hari anantejo Swami
Shah anantejo ant tunhi jaañne-ji....................1

Oh Lord The respectful Husband(the Lord) comes from the horizons
of the west (always spiritually)
and He comes to the Indian Subcontinent(our home)
Such an eternal Husband of mine will come(materially)
and He will become a complete(and perfect) Manifestation
Hari You are eternal and unlimited, Hari you are the
Lord and Master of unlimited souls

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a-dharame - on an unreligious,evil path
aachaar - activities, pertaining to action
aad - beginning,first (different from unaad which comes first -pre-
eternity)
aadaa - on the way
aado - crooked
aagalaa khaataa - accounts of before, accounts of past lives
aagam - the first, foremost
aage - before
aage-vaan - leader
aahaar - food,sustainance
aakhar vela - the hereafter, the last moment, the last cycle
aal,pareevaar - progeny,family
aangnne - at the residence of, at the proximity of
aannee - brought
aanno - accept, maintain
aapnnee aapnnee - ours ours

Aashaajee Man vaacheentaa mevaa khaashe
ane maanne huraa pachaas jee
Nabee chalkar aangnne aave
dhan dhan rakheesar avtaar..............Haree anant..401

Oh Lord The vigilant and mindful will consume the (timeless)
rewards to their desire
and will enjoy the company of fifty angels
The Prophet will come(walking) to this person's abode
and there will be great happiness for the devotees who
are to be congratulated for their success
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Nabee aave nur-j varse
deen huwaa rahemaan jee
karannee kamaavo to evaa ghar paamo

Aashaajee Paanch inddhri jenne vashe raakhee
purakh utam tenu naam jee
saheje te jeev vaikuntth jaashe
besashe huraao-nee jodd.................Haree anant..301

Oh Lord The one who controls the five senses
is indeed known as perfect and exalted
Instantaneously this person will go to the abode of the
Lord
and will be sitting in the company of the angels
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Nameeyaa khameeyaa Gur-jee ne bhaave
ane dasond Nar jeeno aahaar jee
dharam niyam tenee vaadd-j kaheeyen
Gur kahe so aapo hee aap................Haree anant..302

Aashaajee Duneeyaa maanhe jeev avtaryaa
te maayaa-maa bandhaannaa jeev bhulaa jaay jee
pett kaarann kudd kamaave
te jaashe narag dwaar...................Haree anant..201

Oh Lord In this world many souls have incarnated
having been attached to the illusory existence, they
have become lost beings
Whoever for the sake of satisfying the appetites of the
stomach, earns evil deeds
He(she) will go to hell
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Jeev -ne kaarann avtaar-j leedhaa
leedhaa te chaare jug jee
jeev ne kaarann Nar-jee aavyaa

Aashaajee Takhat-e bettha koi koi jaanne
jenne jeeve yaan chetyaa jee
meezaan tolyaa-nu jyaare tthaam-j hoyshe
hoyshe te enne tthaam...................Haree anant..101

Oh Lord Very few recognise the Person seated on the throne
only those who have taken advice have known Him
When the event of the weighing of scales (the day of
judgement)will take place
It will be at His abode
Haree You are eternal...

Aashaajee Gur avtaare bahu Gur aavyaa
te maanhe Saarang-dhar jaanno jee
Gur Hassan Shaah ne var-j aapyaa

Aashaajee Jug pati jug naath Sri Islam Shah
ham man tere umaayo ji
Kaayam swaami hansa ji naa raajaa
Janpudeep me Shah aavo
Haree anant anant - Haree anante jo swaami Shah
anante jo ant tunhi janne ji
Ek ne maare Shah, ek ne taare ane
ek ne Haree var aale....................Haree anant....1

Oh Lord Shri Islam Shah, the Lord and the Master of the age
We beg you to be the only one in our hearts(or our hearts magnify in your presence)
You are forever the Lord and the King of the soul
Come to the Indian subcontinent(our home,hearts)

ANANT AKHAADO literally means a gathering of unlimited souls in an eternal context.

ANANT AKHAADO AND ANANT NAA NAV CHHUGAA contain all the essential ideas about the ginaanic literature which encompass our theology, philosophy, history and ethics from the esoteric point of view.

By

Mumtaz Ali Tajddin Sadik Ali

(author of "Genealogy of the Aga Khan" & "Ismailis through History")
November 10 1999, Karachi

(1) Imam Aga Ali Shah, His Highness Aga Khan II (1298-1302/1881-1885), the 47th Imam was born in 1246/1830 at Mahallat, where he spent the first decade of his age. In the outset of 1256/1840, Imam Aga Ali Shah had been taken to Iraq, where he stayed a few years with his mother. Under the instruction of Iranian and Arab teachers, eminent for their piety and learning, he had been taught the oriental languages, and he achieved a reputation as an authority on Persian and Arabic literature, as a student of metaphysics and as an exponent of religious philosophy.

Dhani Salamat Datar Hazrat Mawlana Imam Sarcar Aga Ali Shah (1) expired in Poona on August 17, 1885 at 5.30 p.m. (2). Its news was routed to Bombay by telegram at 8.00 p.m., whose jamat set out for Poona in a special train on next day at 8.00 a.m.

Mukhi Kassim Musa (d. 1896) was the Huzur Amaldari (officer in presence) and an estate agent of Imam Hasan Ali Shah. He was also a close attendant of Imam Aga Ali Shah and Lady Aly Shah. He was also once sent by Imam Hasan Ali Shah in Iraq. When Imam Aga Ali Shah expired in Poona in 1885, his holy body was shifted to Bombay, and then shipped for interment in Najaf according to the will of the Imam. Mukhi Kassim Musa was consigned the responsibility of transporting the bier in Najaf. He wrote the account of his brief journey of 25 days between October 28, 1885 and November 11, 1885.

(via Karachi, Gwadar, Port Abbas, Bushire, Basra, Kazamin & Karbala)

Narrated by Mukhi Kassim Musa (d. 1314/1896)

Translated with comments by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S.Ali

Email : alymumtaz@yahoo.com

ARABIC
Ansab al-Ashraf (ed. M. Hamidullah, Cairo, 1905) by Baladhuri
Kitab at-Tabaqat (ed. E. Sachau, Leiden, 1955) by Ibn Sa’d
Diwan (Beirut, 1971) by Kuthayyir bin Abd Rehman Azza, ed. by Ihsan Abbas
Kitab al-milal wal nihal (tr. Kazi and Flynn, London, 1984) by Shahrastani

PERSIAN
Athar’i Muhammadi (comp. 1310/1893) by Muhammad Taqi bin Ali Reza

ENGLISH
Gazetteer of the Province of Sind (1876)
History of Sind (Karachi, 1902) by Mirza Kalichbeg
On Mahdis and Mahdi’ism (London, 1915) by D.S. Margoliouth
Gazetteer of the Province of Sind (Bombay, 1927)

Let us recapitulate the whole discussion that the location of Amir Pir provides an avenue for various healthy activities. It is a best gala for excursion. It is a historical place associated with the history of Jerruk. It should be maintained and that its annual mela should not be abolished. Karachi, Hyderabad and other cities in Sind are thickly populated that none can muster large gathering of the Ismailis except the location of Amir Pir. Some regular and casual venerators visit the cave for vows, but the average visitors come for excursion.

Earlier, there was an open piece of land on the hill surrounded with small mounds and sand-hills. It is difficult to ascertain its size during its acquisition. It is however assumed that originally its size was 10 acres. Later, few more surrounding areas were obtained from the government. The document of the Registry Office of Thatta confirms that the size of the location was 14.10 acres in March 4, 1955. Further sites were also acquired till it reached to 24 acres. The location was thickly covered with thorns and wild bushes.

In the Mehmani of Itmadi Ghulam Hussain Alinani, the President of the Council of Tando Muhammad Khan, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah said in Karachi on April 18, 1920, “ You have taken much trouble to build a Majalis Hall on the (hill of) Amir Pir, an excellent work you have done. It is now hot season; therefore, I cannot come there, but will come on next trip in winter. Now you and the members of the Council visit in winter season to perform its opening ceremony. This is the territory of Sind, having such good mela, but its untimely celebration is not good.