Hundred Questions - Hunzai Ginan
Hunzai Ginan
Q90 Here we recite the ginans of the Pirs, but I want to know in what language ginans are recited in Hunza? Are the ginans there recited in the language of Hunza?
A90 Previously, all the ginans, manqabat (praise of the Prophet and the Imams), qasidah (eulogy of the Prophet and the Imams) etc., used to be recited in Persian but nowadays they are mostly recited in the Hunza language. This practice continues not only in Hunza but also in those places of Gilgit where Isma`ilis from Hunza have settled.
It has remained a wonderful and successful tradition among the Jama`ats affiliated to the Isma`ili da`wat of ancient India to recite only the poetry of Pirs as ginans. In the countries where the da`wat of Pir Nasir-i Khusraw (may God sanctify his secret) has flourished, such a distinction or preference does not exist. Rather, any fine and intelligible poetry in the glorification of the Imam and religion is recited as manqabat and ginan in the Jama`at Khanah.
I am fully convinced that both these above-mentioned traditions are approved and accepted in the eyes of the true Imam, and numerous wisdoms are hidden in them, the explanation of which is beyond the scope of this question.
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