Ginans (Urdu: گنان, Gujarati: ગિનાન; derived from Sanskrit: ज्ञान jñana, meaning "knowledge") are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims...
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Ginan may refer to: Ginan, Gifu, a town in Japan Ginan Station, a train station Ginan, the IAU-approved proper name of the star Epsilon Crucis Ginan (hymn)...
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Ginan (岐南町, Ginan-chō) is a town located in Hashima District, Gifu, Japan. As of 1 December 2018[update], the town had an estimated population of 25,661...
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Epsilon Crucis (redirect from Ginan (star))
Epsilon Crucis, ε Crucis (abbreviated Eps Cru, ε Cru), also known as Ginan /ˈɡiːnən/, is a single, orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Crux...
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Ginan Station (岐南駅, Ginan-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Ginan, Hashima District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway...
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composition of ginans. According to Ismaili tradition, ginans are ‘supreme knowledge.’ Pirs convey an inner meaning within their ginans to spread knowledge...
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lines of one of his Punjabi compositions, Pīr Shams emphasizes that his ginān is addressed to the world of spirits. He advises his listeners to fight...
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religious hymns called gināns that served as the religious scriptures for the Khojas rather than the Qurʾān. The majority of the gināns glorify the Nizārī...
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than a specific style of poetry and is interchangeably used with the word Ginan in the language. It was regularly performed in the jamat-khana and has been...
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magnitude: β Crucis (Mimosa), γ Crucis (Gacrux), and δ Crucis (Imai). ε Crucis (Ginan) also lies within the cross asterism. Many of these brighter stars are members...
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