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by swamidada
Thu Nov 28, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: WHAT CAN I SAY - Sparks fly on PUBG
Replies: 26
Views: 6635

Re: WHAT CAN I SAY - Sparks fly on PUBG

28 Nov, 2024 12:48 HomeWorld News Tycoon ordered to repay $11 billion to avoid execution – media Vietnamese property developer Truong My Lan was convicted for large-scale bribery in April and sentenced to death A Vietnamese property tycoon convicted of large-scale fraud must return $11 billion to av...
by swamidada
Tue Nov 26, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans

Let us continue if you don't mind. I read the article you posted. https://blog.ismailignosis.com/p/episod ... recite-dua Is this article written by Khalil Andani? This article is mostly comprises of ta'weeli aspect of salat. My take is, if there is no zahir, there will be no batin. First we have to ...
by swamidada
Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans

[quote=swamidada post_id=78460 time=<a href="tel:1732494286">1732494286</a> user_id=43825] My questions were directed to Chatur ji and not you, because at the end of his post .... agree with Admin that the purpose of open forums like this is for everyone to participate in dialogue and con...
by swamidada
Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans

My questions were directed to Chatur ji and not you, because at the end of his post .... You are most welcomed to ask questions by email directly to him instead of asking them in this Forum if you are afraid to get responses to your half mis-informed remarks by others. If you do not know how a Foru...
by swamidada
Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans

The fact that Imam participate or lead the Namz does not have any bearing on the fact that the Imam does not need it. We have a ruku at the end of each chapter of Dua - 18 Ruku per day - Ismaili do not need to do the Ruku in the same way other branches of Islam do it nor to have the same definition...
by swamidada
Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: AMAZING STORIES
Replies: 286
Views: 227182

Re: AMAZING STORIES

LA Times After years of limbo in L.A., 836-pound Bahia Emerald may return to Brazil Clara Harter Sat, November 23, 2024 at 5:00 AM CST· For more than 15 years, one of the world's most famous gemstones — the 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald — has been held in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department custod...
by swamidada
Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Ritual Prayers - Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans

1. Divinely Inspired Intellect and Prayer: The article highlights the Shia Imams’ divinely inspired authority and the intellect (al-‘aql al-mu’ayyad) and their perpetual state of prayer, both in essence and practice. The Imams are recipients of prayer’s & do not require ritual prayers, their pa...
by swamidada
Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: People
Topic: SIR MAZHAR
Replies: 72
Views: 45086

Re: SIR MAZHAR

During a lecture in relgious class a girl student asked Sir Mazhar to explain about the Reality of Soul. Sir promised to deliver lecture next week. Word was out and class was full on that day to hear the lecture. Sir Mazhar started lecture by saying, neither Allah, nor Rasul, nor Imam, nor Pir, nor ...
by swamidada
Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:29 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Cruel Acts Against Humanity
Replies: 43
Views: 12392

Re: Cruel Acts Against Humanity

Protests sweep the country as Kurram toll rises to 43 Javed Hussain Published November 23, 2024 Updated 31 minutes ago Services suspended; schools, markets remain shut across Parachinar • Senior official describes situation in region as ‘extremely tense’ • Protesters slam govt inability to protect c...
by swamidada
Mon Nov 18, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: EXECUTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA
Replies: 0
Views: 142

EXECUTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Over 100 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia this year AFP Published November 18, 2024 Updated about 19 hours ago DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners, mostly convicted of drug-related crimes, so far this year, indicating a sharp increase that one rights group said was ‘unpreced...
by swamidada
Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: Pre-Adam
Topic: time period of jugs and avatar
Replies: 141
Views: 137408

Re: time period of jugs and avatar

VISUALIZING THE BEYOND 3D Map of the Universe Until recently, only about 2 million galaxies had ever been imaged. But in Apri 2024 the documented galactic census exploded to 6 million, thanks to the biggest ever 3D map of Universe, produced by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), an obse...
by swamidada
Fri Nov 15, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Parenting Issues
Replies: 56
Views: 21800

Re: Parenting Issues

Sara Sharif’s father admits beating her to death with a cricket bat Atika Rehman Published November 14, 2024 Updated 2 days ago LONDON: In a dramatic turn of events at the Old Bailey, Urfan Sharif confessed to the murder of his 10-year-old daughter, Sara Sharif, admitting in court that he “takes ful...
by swamidada
Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: SCAM AND SCAMMERS
Replies: 1
Views: 1661

Re: SCAM AND SCAMMERS

NY Post 73-year-old in financial ruin after scammers drain life savings from bank account in just 25 minutes News.com.au Tue, November 12, 2024 at 3:35 PM CST· Little did she know this would turn into a nightmare that would see her lose her life savings — drained from her Bendigo Bank account in a m...
by swamidada
Tue Nov 12, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Health and Healing
Replies: 504
Views: 2136359

Re: Health and Healing

CNN Don’t sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN Tue, November 12, 2024 at 7:08 AM CST· Leave your devices behind when you head to the bathroom, doctors say, warning too much time spent on the toilet can cause possible health problems. Let’s be honest — p...
by swamidada
Tue Nov 12, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: QUL
Replies: 316
Views: 132740

Re: QUL

قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوۡلَىٰنَاۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ Surah Tauba-51 QUL (Say): “Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Mowla (Lord, Helper and Protector). And in Allah let the believers put thei...
by swamidada
Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: SOCIAL TRENDS
Replies: 226
Views: 168851

Re: SOCIAL TRENDS

CNN Business ‘Your body, my choice’: Attacks on women surge on social media following election Clare Duffy, CNN Mon, November 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM CST· Online trolls from the "manosphere" have shared abusive comments about women in the days following Donald Trump's reelection. Sexist and ab...
by swamidada
Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Life after death?
Replies: 13
Views: 7891

Re: Life after death?

A soul’s journey to the other world By Veenu Sandal March 9, 2019 Do you believe you have soul—an entity that is distinct from your physical body? Do you believe in the existence of a soul? Individuals may or may not believe in the existence of a soul. But since ancient times, almost all religions, ...
by swamidada
Fri Nov 08, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: JUDAISM
Replies: 125
Views: 317567

Re: JUDAISM

AFP Diplomatic incident in French-owned Jerusalem church compound Thu, November 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM CST Israeli police entered a French-owned church compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit,...
by swamidada
Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: WHAT CAN I SAY - Sparks fly on PUBG
Replies: 26
Views: 6635

Re: WHAT CAN I SAY - Sparks fly on PUBG

When someone is going to be executed by firing squad, is it true that all except one rifle are loaded with blank rounds, so no one knows which one has live ammunition? In the United States, we will look at Utah, especially the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner in June 2010. Mr. Gardner entered the exe...
by swamidada
Mon Nov 04, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Authority Imam of the Time in Quran & Farmans

Why is the Imam of the Time called Speaking Qur'an or Speaking Book (Kitab) of God? “ ‘The meaning of the Kitab of God is not the text, it is the man who guides. He is the Kitab of God; he is its verses; he is scripture.’’ – Hazrat Shams-i Tabrizi, (Shafique Virani, The Ismailis in the Middle Ages,...
by swamidada
Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: NAME OF GOD IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND RELIGIONS
Replies: 44
Views: 15734

Re: NAME OF GOD IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND RELIGIONS

Evidence for God from Science: Christian Apologetics Who is God? by Rich Deem Introduction I Am! When Moses talked to God at the burning bush, he asked Him His name. God replied merely, "I am that I am," referring to His self-existence, the Being of beings, eternal and unchangeable. Many r...
by swamidada
Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans

Chatur ji; With reference to your above post, let me ask you," Did Shah Karim Al Hussini Hazar Imam claimed he is God?". Let me quote couple of sentences from your post. You wrote, Divinity Refers to the state of being divine, which is inherently beyond human comprehension and material exi...
by swamidada
Thu Oct 31, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: WHAT CAN I SAY - Sparks fly on PUBG
Replies: 26
Views: 6635

Re: WHAT CAN I SAY - Sparks fly on PUBG

31 Oct, 2024 21:12 HomeRussia & FSU $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Google fine ‘symbolic’ – Kremlin The unspeakable sum should prompt the company to heed the demands of banned Russian broadcasters, Dmitry Peskov has said $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Google fin...
by swamidada
Tue Oct 22, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Ismaili Law Documents and Other Historical Documents
Topic: Diwan of Ismaili Imamat - Seat of Imamat Portugal
Replies: 46
Views: 34159

Re: Diwan of Ismaili Imamat - New Agreement with Timor

The cooperation protocol was signed at the Diwan, the Ismaili Imamat’s headquarters in Lisbon, by Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Bendito dos Santos Freitas (left), and Nazim Ahmad, Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili Imamat to Portugal (right). Left and right! Where...
by swamidada
Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Doctrines
Topic: Authority & Nur (light), of Imam in Quran & Farmans
Replies: 84
Views: 38994

Re: Prayers sent to Imam of the Time - in Quran & Farmans

Takht Nashini of Aga Ali Shah as Imam: In 1881 C.E. when Aga Ali Shah became Imam, on the day of his enthronization he made the following Farman: "Bombay Jamat, Kathiawar Jamat, Halar Jamat, Surat Jamat, Kutch Jamat, Sind Jamat, Punjab Jamat, My Zanzibar Jamat and all My other Jamats, We are f...
by swamidada
Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Where is Will there is Way
Replies: 2
Views: 532

Re: Where is Will there is Way

USA TODAY Woman lands plane in California after her husband, the pilot, suffers medical emergency Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY Fri, October 11, 2024 at 10:38 AM CDT· A passenger took over and landed a small airplane after the pilot had medical emergency while flying from Las Vegas to Monterey in Californ...
by swamidada
Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Articles of Interest in Science
Replies: 335
Views: 181999

Re: Articles of Interest in Science

CNN A severe geomagnetic storm could cause colorful auroras over Northern California and Alabama Ashley Strickland, CNN Wed, October 9, 2024 at 7:54 PM CDT· Colorful auroras could be visible in areas of the United States such as Alabama and Northern California — much farther south than they typicall...
by swamidada
Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Where is Will there is Way
Replies: 2
Views: 532

Where is Will there is Way

Fallowing story is of courageous girl named Nirma chouhan belong to a Hindu kohli community of Thar Parkar in Sindh. Against all odds of community and family members she did BBA (business administration) from Sindh University and at present is working for a reputed firm in Sind Pakistan. This articl...
by swamidada
Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Current Issues
Topic: Lotteries
Replies: 74
Views: 86411

Re: Lotteries

USA TODAY A $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot remains unclaimed. It's not the first time. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY Fri, October 4, 2024 at 4:13 AM CDT· Six months after a New Jersey player won the $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot, no one has claimed the prize. Although the billion-dollar jackpot ...
by swamidada
Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: People
Topic: SIR MAZHAR
Replies: 72
Views: 45086

Re: SIR MAZHAR

Sir Mazhar's motto was "Work is Worship". He was workaholic. Getting up early in the morning, 9am to 5pm office, 6pm to 9pm usually conducting RC classes at various locations. From 11pm to almost 1am reading books or preparion for his higher classes. He slept hardly few hours at night, one...