About Ginans
Ginans is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Islamic music, Islamic poetry and music of South Asia.
From Wikipedia
Ginans (Urdu: گنان, Gujarati: ગિનાન; derived from Sanskrit: ज्ञान jñana, meaning "knowledge") are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Literally meaning gnosis, ginans are the devotional literature of the Nizari Ismailis of South Asia, spanning topics of divine love, cosmology, rituals, eschatology, ethical behavior and meditation. Ranging from three verses to hundreds of pages, ginans are attributed to the Pirs, who were second only to the Imams in the Ismaili hierarchy.
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Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Ginans.
- ↑ Islamic music
- ↑ Islamic poetry
- ↑ music of South Asia
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What is Ginans?
Ginans is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Islamic music, Islamic poetry and music of South Asia.