Ismaili Hymns from South Asia: An Introduction to the Ginans

by Moir,Zawahir

• ISBN13: 9780700711468
• ISBN10: 0700711465
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-26
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

A sympathetic introduction to the still largely unexplored tradition of South Asian devotional literature, specifically to the ginans which have historically formed a central element in the religious life of the Ismaili community.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Conventions	xii
Map of principal places mentioned	xiii
INTRODUCTION
PART I: SOUTH ASIAN ISMAILISM AND THE GINANS	3	(31)
Ismalism in South Asia	3	(11)
Ismailism within Islam	3	(3)
The Pirs and Sayyids	6	(3)
The Aga Khans	9	(1)
The Khojas	10	(2)
Rituals and institutions	12	(2)
The Ginans	14	(20)
Textual transmission	15	(2)
The ginanic repertoire	17	(2)
The ginanic themes	19	(5)
Forms and styles	24	(4)
South Asian parallels	28	(6)
Examples of Khojki script	31	(3)
PART II: SCRIPT AND LANGUAGE	34	(1)
The Khojki Script	34	(1)
Development of the script	34	(1)
The syllabary	35	(2)
Vowel-signs and additional symbols	37	(2)
Transcription	39	(1)
Variant spellings	40	(2)
The Language of the Ginans	42	(1)
General analysis	42	(2)
Masculine/neuter nouns	44	(1)
Feminine nouns	45	(1)
Adjectives	45	(1)
Numerals	46	(1)
Postpositions	46	(1)
Personal pronouns	47	(1)
Other pronouns	47	(2)
Pronominal sets	49	(1)
Other word-classes	49	(1)
Substantive verb	50	(1)
Verb stems and absolutives	50	(1)
Infinitives and gerundives	50	(1)
Present participles	51	(1)
Past participles	51	(1)
Imperatives	52	(1)
Present tenses	52	(1)
Futures	53	(1)
Compound verbs	54	(1)
Bibliography	55	(7)
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
Hymns of Instruction
paratham radeh dhoine [So kiria]	62	(6)
Pir Sadruddin
apanun ap pichano	68	(1)
Pir Indr Imamuddin
ava gur-nar sami ne strevie	68	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
sat-gur padharea tame jagajo	70	(2)
Pir Satgur Nur
kesari sinh sarup bhulayo	72	(1)
Pir Shams
bhamar gupha re upar dekhata	72	(1)
Sayyid Muhammad Shah
sat tane mukh mar na hove	72	(2)
Sayyid Qutbuddin
dehi gur ke vaca heje	74	(2)
Pir Tajuddin
piyu piyu to sab jug kare [Saloko nano]	76	(4)
Pir Sadruddin
piyu piyu sab jug kare [Sri sadgor na slok]	80	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
Ritual Hymns
ya ali khub majalas jinat kar-ke	82	(1)
[A Sayyid]
saha na khat aya vira	82	(2)
Pir Indr Imamuddin
sam kun avat jo kahe	84	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
navaroj na din sohamana	86	(1)
Sayyid Fateh Ali Shah
jug men phtre saha ji muneri	86	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
pat mandavine cok puravo	88	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
uth baeth re kiya suta	90	(1)
Sayyid Imam Shah
sat sabad hae gur hamara [Baraham parakas]	90	(4)
Pir Shams
Devotional Hymns
hun re piasi pia tere darasan ki	94	(2)
Pir Mira Sayyid Khan
adam ad ntrinjan [Venati]	96	(2)
Pir Hasan Kabiruddin
venati karun chun saheb mora [Venati]	98	(2)
Sayyid Abdul Nabi
tam kun sadhare so dtn bohotaj hua	100	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
parem patan raja man-sudh	102	(1)
Pir Shams
ek sabad suno mere bhai	102	(4)
Pir Shams
The Cosmic Cycle
a paratham sami ji paeda kia [Muman cit-veni]	106	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
suno suno momano sun man lavana	108	(2)
Pir Shams
avical ala avical khalak	110	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
kaem dayam tun sami	112	(1)
Pir Shams
suno bhai momino [Kalam mola na]	112	(2)
[Imam Ali]
mal khajina bohotaj bhariya	114	(1)
Pir Ghulam Ali Shah
saheb mera ek jo ntralanb	114	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
es duniya de vic kiya ghin aeya	116	(2)
Pir Shams
seth kahe tame sanbhalo vanotar	118	(2)
Pir Sadruddin
bindra re van man sukh care re gavantri	120	(4)
Pir Sadruddin
Tales of the Mission
ad gur btrama nur sat-gur nam [Putala]	124	(2)
Pir Satgur Nur
ramata ramata parabhu [Sat-gur nur na viva]	126	(2)
Pir Hasan Kabiruddin
aj anand pamea man [Garabi]	128	(4)
Pir Shams
tian gure ginan karea	132	(2)
Pir Shams
sat-gur ji tare [Sat-varani vadi]	134	(2)
Sayyid Nar Muhammad Shah
sanvat caud so ne bavan	136	(2)
Pir Hasan Kabiruddin
pir emam saha ginanaj bolea [Janat-puri]	138	(7)
Sayyid Imam Shah
NOTES, GLOSSARY AND INDEXES
Notes: Hymns 1-9A	145	(20)
Notes: Hymns 10-17	165	(10)
Notes: Hymns 18-23	175	(8)
Notes: Hymns 24-33	183	(6)
Notes: Hymns 34-40	199	(11)
Glossary	210	(2)
List of Abbreviations	212	(36)
Subject Index	248	(6)
Index of Names	254