Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim (Kabul)

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A Jamat Khana or Jamaatkhana or Jamaat khana (Arabic, Persian: جماعتِ خانة ) (meaning community-house) is a communal place reserved for traditions and practices specific to the Shia Ismaili tariqah of Islam.


The Jamat Khana concentrates on 4 aspects of life: The Religious, The Social, The Educational, and The Natural. The first Ismaili Jamat Khana ever established was in Sindh Pakistan. When a region has two or more Jamat Khanas, usually one will be designated as a Headquarter or Principal Jamatkhana.


High Profile Jamat Khana

Certain cities have been granted a High Profile Jamat Khana by the Aga Khan also known as Ismaili Centre. In 1981, the first Ismaili Centre was opened in South Kensington, London, England. A few years later, the second one opened in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (first in North America). In 1998, the third one was open in Europe in Lisbon, Portugal.


2007-2008 marked the Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee to commemorate 50 years of his Imamat. As part of the Golden Jubilee initiatives, the following new Jamat Khanas and Centres were opened:

Ismaili Centre Dubai, UAE
Ishkashim Jamat Khana, Badakshan, Afghanistan.
Glenview Jamat Khana, Illinois, USA.

Canada is expected to get a second High Profile Jamat Khana in Toronto Ontario adjacent to the Don Valley Parkway. As well the United States will have its first High Profile Center in Houston Texas.


Other Golden Jubilee initiatives:

The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat
The Global Centre for Pluralism
The Aga Khan Museum
Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Khorog, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
Ismaili Centre Dushanbe, Tajikistan