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aknak wrote:masha'llah what true indepth classical ismaillism,but as we are happy with the fodder and not the the kernal of the almond......we should rest there....!

If you are comfortable, rest. If you aren't, move. I want to know more about what the historians say about Dhu l-Fiqaar.

You’re getting angry and upset by other people’s dress style in Jamat Khana?? No, he gets angry and upset by how women dress. Don't gloss that bit over, now. What, are they wearing a thong on bottom and no top? We don't veil, you know. Our current Imam said, "Mon grand-père a été le premier à ...

Clarification: namaaz is a Persian word that means prayer. The Sanksrit cousin word is namah ( namo ) and both mean "praise". It is like calling God "God" in English, "Khodå" in Persian and "al-Laah" in Arabic. Sajdah just means "prostration". A masj...

1. What is a Pir? Is a Pir the same as a Prophet? Just to clarify, it is a Persian word with basically the same meaning as Arabic shaykh does: "elder". In practice - as with shaykh - it has many meanings, even within Ismailism. Aside from its usage in reference to "Imam & Pir&quo...

I should add that the Druze were described as our fellow Ismaili brothers by the Aqa Khan III (I believe... you can google it). They are Ismailis, just not Nizaris. Other non-Nizari Ismailis are the Musta'lis, usually called "Bohras", of which there are many separate sects (Wikipedia lists...

As an observation, my heritage languages are English, German, Scots Gaelic and Eastern Cherokee. If I not making mistake then you are living in state but you are originaly from close to Afghan/soviet boarder please correct me if I am wrong, Ey baraadar, read more carefully. Not a lot of people with...

1. Do Ismailis have a kalma (declaration of faith)? 2. Do Ismailis consider the Ginans equal to the Holy Quran? 3. Is there an Ismaili hadith collection? 4. Is there an Ismaili tafsir of the Holy Quran? 5. What do Ismailis believe about reincarnation? Does everyone become reincarnated or only some ...

ShamsB wrote:I find the same information in the ginans.

You don't read the Qur'an?

Are you implying that the works done by the Pirs were not "great"? In doing so - you undermine and turn your nose up at the Satpanthi tradition. If you had read my reply, you would have noted I specifically did not; in fact, I hold them in great esteem. Besides, my da'i was Ali Asani. He ...

AsadALLAH wrote:Is that how Swine flu started?

No.

dear muslim brother, I will try to answer your question to my best knowledge and my beleif. 1) yes i believe there will be a day of judgment and every soul will be accountable for deeds. 2) yes i believe in reincarnation. 3) I believe the Imams and Hazrat mohammed are from the same light. as he is ...

As an observation, my heritage languages are English, German, Scots Gaelic and Eastern Cherokee. I cannot speak Siraiki, Punjabi, Gujrati, Hindi or any other Indic language; however, I am studying Arabic and Farsi, because the language of the Qur'an and our Du'a is Arabic and that of the great Ismai...

1. Do Ismailis believe in a Day of Judgement? Yes. 2. Do Ismailis believe in reincarnation? No. 3. Do Ismailis believe that the Imams are greater than Muhammad? Good Heavens, no. Muhammad is the Prophet; Ali his Wasi and the foundation of the Imamate. An Imam is no equal to a prophet! 4. Do ismailis...

My point wasn't that we shouldn't arabic - my point was that this is an ideal that we can aspire to. Our kids today barely speak gujrati or cutchi or urdu....and even the english has devolved into ebonics - ismaili ebonics .. The loss of similar languages in Jewish communities is equally as lamenta...

I wanted to add one last comment: our Du'a is in Classical Arabic. This is a change from the past: we are all learning the Classical Arabic du'a, which contains Qur'anic verses. Classical Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, of the du'a and of our spiritual predecessors until long after the Fatimid...

YAA ALI MADAD, I WANT TO ASK ABOUT arabic language. I want to know about arabic language & also the farman of moula about this language. so if any one have some knowledge so plz share with me. It is a good investment to learn the language of the Prophet and God's Book. It is the language of our...

Most scholars date Ramayana between 6000 BC to 4000BC. So where are the thousands of years? Most scholars date the Ramayana to perhaps 400 BC, although the oldest form we have is from the 11th century. A considerable growth of the story probably happened between the early period and the 11th centur...

There can never be 2 Imams at the same time. Prince Alykhan was never appointed Imam. He was asked to perform some rituals on behalf of Sultan Muhammad Shah but even when the Jamat started calling Prince Alykhan as "Wali Ahad" SMS sent a talika to tell the Jamat not to use that title for ...

By the way, I don't think that the popular Islamic term “Ahl al-Bayt” which is used to refer to the People of the House of Muhammad (Muhammad, Fatima, Ali, Hassan and Hussain) is what we are talking about here… Ahlu l-Bayt includes the A'immah, yes? As opposed to Ahlu l-Kisa', who were Fatima, Ali,...

Thank you..hopefully this helps clear the air between the Khojas and the rest of Ismailies when it comes to Nasir Khusraw and Pir Sadardeen and Pir Shams etc. I actually don't know what the statuses of Pir Sadruddin and Shams were. Pir is the Persian word that is the same as "shaykh" in A...

There is no witchcraft or necromancy. Is this the kind of ignorance you want? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8119201.stm That was yesterday in the news.

It becomes easier if we use the arabic terms - Imam Mustawada for Pirs that are from Ahle Bayt and Pirs for titular pirs. Mustawda "one who is entrusted with something" refers to those who are accorded the rank of imam but cannot pass it on to their decendants. This is why Hassan was al-I...

and that is a whole different matter. Indeed, I wonder if in countries where topless women is the norm (for example, in areas of the bush in South America and parts of Africa), would there be any matter if the women prayed there topless? I doubt it would matter unless an outsider came. As Aqa Khan ...

Start with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sleepers

Biryani, to be fair, the Qur'an mentions sakar "intoxicating beverage" (16:67) (the same root used to indicate "folly" in 15:72), rahiiq "wine" (the sweet wine of Paradise) and khamr "wine". Muslims are ordered not to partake of khamr, which can specifically r...

Ya Zubayr, where did you convert? I am living in Boston USA and am somewhat intimidated to contact the local jamatkhane. I don't speak any South Asian languages and I am informed the community is almost entirely Urdu and Swahili-speaking Indian-African emigrants to the US. My inspiration for convers...

Swami Sri Yukteswar in his book 'The Holy Science' elaborates on the 14 universes as hierarchies or stages of the creation of the outer universes symbolized by 7 outer spheres on the one hand and as stages of the unfoldment of the inner worlds as symbolized by the 7 inner stations on the other as: ...

nagib wrote:I was recited in tasbihs in Africa in Jamatkhanas when I was young.

Unusually, it's in (Classical) Persian instead of an Indic language. I too would like to see a copy as I don't speak any Indic languages or Burushaski.

I was been told by someone that Khizr was actually the imam in Moses era Hence outwitting Moses in the parable as mentioned in the Holy Quran. His Imam was Harun, his brother, and was definitely NOT al-Khidr. After Harun died, he was succeeded by another named Imam. You can read about this. Khidr i...

kmaherali wrote:Japanese scientists create green-glowing monkeys via genetics

...but can they make my CHILDREN glow? Therein lies the real question...