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Saligrah Khushiali or Salgirah Khushiali is a celebration of the birthday of present (Hazar) Imam, Aga Khan IV, on December 13 held by Nizari Ismaili Shiʿi Muslims.

The first word of the term comes from Persian: سال (sâl 'year') and Persian: گره (gereh 'knot'); 'thus salgirah refers to an anniversary added on to a string kept for the purpose'. Borrowed from Persian into Urdu and Hindi, the word means 'anniversary'. The second word comes from Persian: خوشحالی (xošhâli 'happiness').

References

1. Salima Versi, 'Make This Your Home:The Impact of Religion on Acculturation. The Case of Canadian Khoja Nizari Isma'ilis from East Africa' (unpublished MA thesis, Queen's University, 2010), p. 59, fn. 40.
2. Mumtaz Ali Tajddin, 'SALGIRAH', Encyclopaedia of Ismailism.
3. “سالگرہ”, in Rekha Urdu Dictionary (Noida: Rekhta Foundation, 2021).

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