Ginan
گنان
ginān
✨Ismaili Terms
Devotional hymns of the South Asian Ismaili tradition.
Full Definition
Ginans are devotional hymns composed in various South Asian languages (especially Gujarati, Sindhi, and Punjabi) that form an important part of Nizari Ismaili religious tradition. They convey spiritual teachings through poetry and music, attributed to pirs (spiritual teachers) and other religious figures. Ginans express Ismaili theology in the vernacular idiom of South Asia.