It appears you reject the ismaili tariqah and the quran verses quoted and mention body is not allah due to your own personal invented interpretations - it is to be noted that when your interpretations goes against dua, farmans, prayers etc. then your intrepetations including your interpretations of the ginans are wrong and the dua, farmans, prayers, etc is right, which please note. If you remember there is a ginan - Das Avatar . Avatar means Form - you know. It is also said that vishnu also took the avatar of a Fish. Ali is the present human avtaar of himself. I am not repeating my other views, in which case, better refer to my earlier postings. By the way - which faith are you form ? I am asking this because history reveals there are/were also people who worship stones, sun, moon, animals and there are people who, the things they do not see and the things which does not exist, they go on worshipping it. Forget it - do not reply because I may not be accessing the internet for time being - Bye bye.star_munir wrote:I not said that Imam is not Allah.I said Imam is incarnation of Allah which means avatar in hindi and mazhar in urdu.Example Ram is called bhagwan by hinus.Body of Ram was not the body of Vishnu.Ram was incarnation of vishnu but he is called God because inside his body was God so by saying Imam as incarnation of God not means refusing faith becaue His Holy Body is not God.Nur is GodBody changes but Noor remains the same.
According to Ginan Momin cheetavani
Head of God is Prophet Mohammad[PBUH]
Ali is itself avatar
Bibi Fatima is chest [seena] of God
Hazrat Hassan and Hazrat Hussain are the eyes of God.
Noor of Allah visit a sufi shrine in India
Re: Imam
Zaheri, Batuni and Noorani
YA ALY MADAD,
You will agree that there are different types of murids like shariati, tariqati, haqiqati.
Now the Zaheri deedar we ask for is for the shariati,
Batuni for the Tariqati and the Noorani for the Haqiqati.
In our Tariqa we have always had different levels of murids and this may not ever change.
Imam Aly Shah has made a farman about there being only 72 murids who recognized Imam Hussein. Now you know there were a lot more there but they were probably badan na momin.
Imam always calls us spiritual chidren and we should in return focus on the noor of Imam.
When he talks to us he is not talking to our bodies or ears or Brains. He is talking to us. The one that makes it all work. THE SPIRIT INSIDE THAT IS US.
These are my thoughts on the subject.
If what you say is correct then, Imam SMS would not have made the Farman about Badan na Momin and Rooh na Momin. I believe that those who look at the Body of Imam are identifying themselves with their own bodies and those who see the Rooh of Imam which is Noor are Roohna Momin they identify themselves with their Rooh.
Imam SMS said Tame jyare Insaan ne juvo cche tyare Insan nu aank naak kaan modhu deetha ma aave cche, Rooh deetha ma aavtu nathi, tame Rooh ne jovani tajveej karo. So Imam wants us to look at rooh.
"Amme jyan punjoiye cche tyan Rooh-Dost ne juve cche"
Imam has specifically stated "Badan ne jonar Buth parast cche" which means Those who look at the body are worshiping idols.
Now you think you can worship idols and be called Muslim then to you your Iman and to me Mine.
Another thing, Farmans , do you think they come from the Imams mouth. Think hard, when you say something does it come from your mouth or your mind?
The mind is batin and will always be so.
If you said mouth then I cannot do anymore for the Zaheri focussed .
In KIM 1 Imam SMS has stated "Amaro Deen roohani cche Beejano Deen Jismani cche."
Now you want to keep arguing without any proof about the body then go ahead and follow beeja no Deen.
For you information whatever I say here I do not say with my fingers that have typed all this but with my heart that speaks for me.
Think about the batin of my post.
You will agree that there are different types of murids like shariati, tariqati, haqiqati.
Now the Zaheri deedar we ask for is for the shariati,
Batuni for the Tariqati and the Noorani for the Haqiqati.
In our Tariqa we have always had different levels of murids and this may not ever change.
Imam Aly Shah has made a farman about there being only 72 murids who recognized Imam Hussein. Now you know there were a lot more there but they were probably badan na momin.
Imam always calls us spiritual chidren and we should in return focus on the noor of Imam.
When he talks to us he is not talking to our bodies or ears or Brains. He is talking to us. The one that makes it all work. THE SPIRIT INSIDE THAT IS US.
These are my thoughts on the subject.
If what you say is correct then, Imam SMS would not have made the Farman about Badan na Momin and Rooh na Momin. I believe that those who look at the Body of Imam are identifying themselves with their own bodies and those who see the Rooh of Imam which is Noor are Roohna Momin they identify themselves with their Rooh.
Imam SMS said Tame jyare Insaan ne juvo cche tyare Insan nu aank naak kaan modhu deetha ma aave cche, Rooh deetha ma aavtu nathi, tame Rooh ne jovani tajveej karo. So Imam wants us to look at rooh.
"Amme jyan punjoiye cche tyan Rooh-Dost ne juve cche"
Imam has specifically stated "Badan ne jonar Buth parast cche" which means Those who look at the body are worshiping idols.
Now you think you can worship idols and be called Muslim then to you your Iman and to me Mine.
Another thing, Farmans , do you think they come from the Imams mouth. Think hard, when you say something does it come from your mouth or your mind?
The mind is batin and will always be so.
If you said mouth then I cannot do anymore for the Zaheri focussed .
In KIM 1 Imam SMS has stated "Amaro Deen roohani cche Beejano Deen Jismani cche."
Now you want to keep arguing without any proof about the body then go ahead and follow beeja no Deen.
For you information whatever I say here I do not say with my fingers that have typed all this but with my heart that speaks for me.
Think about the batin of my post.
Last edited by shamsu on Sun May 25, 2003 10:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Very Important Farman
KIM 1 farman 125
"Shaitan aatash no varsad varsave to tena uper PANI ni jaroor pade cche.
PANI KHUDAVAND POTAE CCHE.
Amme zaherima tamarathi ghana door hoiye cchiye. Jo tamarama shaitan koi pun fitna roopi aatash varsave to, tene bujavi daevane maate amara taar athva taalika tamne jaldi pahonchi sakae taem nathi........."
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Now does this not specify that imams Taar , Talika are actually the PANI that is needed for the aatash(FIRE) of shaitan.
AND PANI = KHUDAVAND.
TAAR AND TALIKA IS FARMAN
SO IMAM SAYS FARMAN=KHUDAVAND.
now everybody that thinks Imam's Farman is not NOOR, start thinking IMAM'S FARMAN=KHUDAVAND.
"Shaitan aatash no varsad varsave to tena uper PANI ni jaroor pade cche.
PANI KHUDAVAND POTAE CCHE.
Amme zaherima tamarathi ghana door hoiye cchiye. Jo tamarama shaitan koi pun fitna roopi aatash varsave to, tene bujavi daevane maate amara taar athva taalika tamne jaldi pahonchi sakae taem nathi........."
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Now does this not specify that imams Taar , Talika are actually the PANI that is needed for the aatash(FIRE) of shaitan.
AND PANI = KHUDAVAND.
TAAR AND TALIKA IS FARMAN
SO IMAM SAYS FARMAN=KHUDAVAND.
now everybody that thinks Imam's Farman is not NOOR, start thinking IMAM'S FARMAN=KHUDAVAND.
Re: Zaheri, Batuni and Noorani
When I say bye bye means you do not address me. Just checked and I found you with your various invented interpretations once again. Why are you terming murid as shariati, tariqati, haqiqati when shariat, tariqat, haqiqat are the stages ? the deedars are for all ismailis and all ismailis pray - but what can one say about your various invented interpretations? At the same time you were repeatedly told to come up with a farman related to subject matter but as there are no farmans which goes opposite the dua, prayers, etc. you are not able to come up with any such farman - instead you do come up with farmans not related to the subject and along with your invented interpretations. Your interpretations are false in all respect because mawlana hazar imam farmans does not go against what is mentioned in the prayers, dua, etc. which please note.shamsu wrote:YA ALY MADAD,
LOVELY ROXY,
You will agree that there are different types of murids like shariati, tariqati, haqiqati.
Now the Zaheri deedar we ask for is for the shariati,
Batuni for the Tariqati and the Noorani for the Haqiqati.
In our Tariqa we have always had different levels of murids and this may not ever change.
Imam Aly Shah has made a farman about there being only 72 murids who recognized Imam Hussein. Now you know there were a lot more there but they were probably badan na momin.
Imam always calls us spiritual chidren and we should in return focus on the noor of Imam.
When he talks to us he is not talking to our bodies or ears or Brains. He is talking to us. The one that makes it all work. THE SPIRIT INSIDE THAT IS US.
These are my thoughts on the subject.
If what you say is correct then, Imam SMS would not have made the Farman about Badan na Momin and Rooh na Momin. I believe that those who look at the Body of Imam are identifying themselves with their own bodies and those who see the Rooh of Imam which is Noor are Roohna Momin they identify themselves with their Rooh.
Imam SMS said Tame jyare Insaan ne juvo cche tyare Insan nu aank naak kaan modhu deetha ma aave cche, Rooh deetha ma aavtu nathi, tame Rooh ne jovani tajveej karo. So Imam wants us to look at rooh.
"Amme jyan punjoiye cche tyan Rooh-Dost ne juve cche"
Imam has specifically stated "Badan ne jonar Buth parast cche" which means Those who look at the body are worshiping idols.
Now you think you can worship idols and be called Muslim then to you your Iman and to me Mine.
Another thing, Farmans , do you think they come from the Imams mouth. Think hard, when you say something does it come from your mouth or your mind?
The mind is batin and will always be so.
If you said mouth then I cannot do anymore for the Zaheri focussed .
In KIM 1 Imam SMS has stated "Amaro Deen roohani cche Beejano Deen Jismani cche."
Now you want to keep arguing without any proof about the body then go ahead and follow beeja no Deen.
For you information whatever I say here I do not say with my fingers that have typed all this but with my heart that speaks for me.
Think about the batin of my post.
It appears that you reject the ismaili tariqah of zahiri deedar of mawlana hazar imam and batuni deedar of mawlana hazar imam and noorani deedar of mawlana hazar imam because according to you worshiping allah is idol worship. What can be expected from you other than this who in earlier postings in various forums of ismaili.net you went on saying things and termed it as farmans, you translated ginans falsely like aql=breathing, open eyes as blind and you even brought adam and 50000 from nowwhere ?
Quran reveals how the prophet had zahiri deedar of His lord and His greater revealation (light) inasmuch as quran reveals Lord is Allah and the holy prophet mohammad himself delivered this message and revealed to the people Allah's message [he did not use to say things of his own you know] that the Lord is Allah and according to you by this the prophet muhammad used to idol worship ? It does not make sense calling the holy prophet's deedar of His lord and His greater relevations and his delivering the message as Lord is Allah as idol worship - so much for your various invented interpretation. As all these are repeatitions - I suggest you seek answers to your various invented interpretations from my earlier postings here or elsewhere in ismaili.net forum including that bhoot parast farmans discussed [in this regard, in earlier postings even after knowing this farman - you went on saying rooh is soul and soul and soul and this farman made clear that rooh is noor]. In your other posting after this - you have come up again with your various invented interpretations.
Please note for ismailis hazar imam's interpretation is final and that is that. Mawlana hazar imam wants ismailis to pray for zahiri deedar, batuni deedar and noorani deedar of mawlana hazar imam because he is God. Ismailis do not seek noorani deedar of the allah in imam but noorani deedar of the mawlana hazar imam simple because He is the Allah and the Noor is His and relevant verses of the quran including the blessed olive tree are already quoted either here and other postings during our discussions or during discussions you had with others.
There are/were people who worship sun, moon, animals, etc and there are people who the things they do not see and which does not exist they go on worshipping. I know the things you do not see and which does not exist you go on worshipping it - go ahead. This is but an excellent example of idol worship according to me. You know quran reveals :
Al-Araf or The Heights (VII)
148) The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the body of a calf, (for worship): having lowing sound did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the Way? They took it for worship and they did wrong.
[The aforesaid wordings makes it clear that people should not worship in such things which is not capable of speaking and showing them the Way.]
Now do I see you coming back with your invented interpretation - do come and go on and on with it - it appears the course is clear for you to bring your invented interpretation in the forum. As for me - treat this as a bye bye and do not address your postings to me.
P.S.: You know there is a farman about jesus christ running away from fools.
"When I say bye bye means you do not address me. "
This Forum is a place were we encourage the freedom of expression, not the freedom to restrict expression or to insult others.
Can we have general statements without trying to contradict each other for the fun ot it? Let us try just to share knowledge and respect people opinion to differ from our own opinions.
If not we'll just close the Forum section. Or maybe some are just trying to push us to close this section? In that case we will just start removing posting rights from some users.
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Can we have general statements without trying to contradict each other for the fun ot it? Let us try just to share knowledge and respect people opinion to differ from our own opinions.
If not we'll just close the Forum section. Or maybe some are just trying to push us to close this section? In that case we will just start removing posting rights from some users.
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soul and spirit have same meaning and they are synonyms.In urdu the word rooh is used for it and in hindi aatma is used for it.
Re: soul
"soul" and "spirit" are two different things and hence the question of it having the same meaning (or they are one and the same) does not arise.star_munir wrote:soul and spirit have same meaning and they are synonyms.In urdu the word rooh is used for it and in hindi aatma is used for it.
You are made from the soul of Allah and not the spirit (light) of allah
and your Soul gets corrupted whereas spirit (spark of allah's light) in you does not - refer the farmans quoted earlier.
Very interesting article
Nooran-ala-Noor!
Light upon Light!
Bismillah-hir-Raheman-nir-Rahim.
In the name of Allah. The Most Compassionate. The Most Merciful
Allah is the Noor (Divine Light) of heaven and the earth. The similitude of His Noor (Divine Light) is as a Niche in which is a Lamp. The Lamp is in a Glass. The Glass is as it were a star shining bright. Lit from a Blessed Olive Tree, neither of the east nor of the west. The Oil whereof almost glows forth (of itself) and (even) though fire touches it not. Noor-an ala-Noor (Light upon Light) Allah guides unto His Noor (Divine Light) whomsoever He wills, and Allah sets forth parables for men. Allah is aware of all things.
The Holy Qur'an, Sura Noor Ayat 35
Above Ayat of the Holy Qur'an, is interpreted by many people in many different ways. My understanding and explanation is clearly based on My Faith and my belief in The Institute of Imamah. When we try to understand the above Ayat of The Holy Qur'an, we are faced with the mystery of creation that is so complex and yet so beautifully explained in this Sura-tul-Noor. It starts by
"Allah is the Noor (Divine Light) of heaven and earth."
Here it gives the explanation of Who is The Creator. Although He is invisible from the physical eyes, His Noor (Divine Light) is always manifest to guide us from the darkness of ignorance to the path of righteousness. This Noor (Divine Light) is ever present for the whole Universe (heaven and earth). The question here is where is this Noor of Allah? We know that The Creator is The Most Compassionate and The Most Merciful. Because of this He has always provided the right guidance for His creation. Trough His Prophets He has always shown The Right Path to His Creation. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is the last Messenger of Allah. Allah in His infinite mercy can never leave His creation without guidance. So where is this guidance at present? The answer to above is in the second sentence of the above Sura. The second sentence says,
"The similitude of His Noor (Divine Light) is as a niche in which is a lamp."
Let us examine this statement. When we visualize the heaven and earth. It encompasses the whole universe. Our globe happens to be a tiny niche in that vast universe. It is obvious that The Noor, (Divine Light) emanates from a lamp that is in this niche. This lamp is without any doubt representing Allah's Noor (Divine Light). How can we find this lamp? Let's continue further to examine the above Sura.
"The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a star shining bright."
Is this lamp in form of a sun, a moon or some star? Although the metaphor used here is of a star shining bright, obviously this can't be the case in the literal sense, as the only light capable of guiding must have the necessary intellect to do so. The highest intelligent being in this universe can be no one else but a human being. The Noor (Divine Light) is in the spiritual form. Here the metaphor of glass is used to explain the outer cover or the physical body. Clearly This Noor (The Divine guiding Light) has to be manifesting in a human body. Where and how do we find this person? There are countless religious sects on this earth. There are many similarities between all these different Religions. They all preach goodness and condemn evil. They all value moral and ethical behavior and oppose all kind of destructive behaviors. All of them have one or more leader or guru to guide them on the fundamental principles of that faith. Many of them claim to be having the divine authority. How do we know the Real Guru who is bestowed with This Noor (Divine Light) mentioned in the above Sura?
All these sects hold the same values of human decency because the original founders of the faith were The Prophets of Allah of their time. After their demise, many things were added to their original teachings. Also many things got inserted that were in the interest of people who were in power after them. Thus although many of the basic values remained, many new customs and beliefs got added to it. Every time a new Prophet came, he brought new commandments to follow because greed and ignorance had tainted the previous scriptures. Those that agreed to follow the new Prophet formed their own group and a new faith was born. The same pattern of additions and alterations continued and The Lord Almighty in His infinite mercy, kept sending more Prophets to guide His creation on The Right Path. Islam believes this number to be 124000.
Fortunately, many of these Major Prophets gave predictions of future events and of the guidance to come in future. These predictions were helpful to recognize any rightful claims to divine guidance. Despite of intentional changes made in the original guidance of The Prophets of God Almighty. There are many indications in various scriptures of the coming of The Final Messenger of Allah; our Holy Prophet Hazrat Nabi Muhammad Mustafa Rasul Saleh Allaho Allehi WA Salaam. I'll give a few examples below.
PROPHECIES FORETOLD IN VARIOUS SCRIPTURES ON COMING OF THE MESSENGER OF GOD, OUR HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (May peace be upon him.)
Extracts from the GOSPEL OF BARNABAS: -
Chapter 41 paragraph 12,13.
`Then said GOD: "Depart, cursed one, from my presence!" Then Satan departed. Whereupon GOD said to Adam and Eve, who were both weeping: "Go ye forth from paradise, and do penance, and let not your hope fail, for I will send your SON in such wise that your seed shall lift the dominion of Satan from off the human race; for HE who shall come, MY MESSENGER, to HIM will I give all things."
`GOD hid HIMSELF, and the angel Michael drove them forth from paradise. Whereupon Adam turning around saw written above the gate, "THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, AND MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF GOD." Whereupon, weeping, he said: "May it pleasing to GOD, O my Son, that Thou come quickly and draw us out of misery."
Chapter 42 paragraph 5,6,7,8.
Then said they: `Who are thou? Say in order that we may give testimony to those who sent us.'
Then said Jesus [May peace is upon him]: `I am a voice that cries through all Judea, and cries: "Prepare the way for THE MESSENGER OF THE LORD." even as it is written in Isaiah.'
They said: `If thou are not the MESSIAH nor Elijah, or any prophet, wherefore do thou preach new doctrine, and make thyself of more account than the MESSIAH?'
Jesus answered: `The miracles which GOD worked by my hands show that I speak that which GOD wills; nor indeed do I make myself to be accounted as him of whom ye speak. For I am not worthy to unloose the ties of the hosen or the latches of the shoes of THE MESSENGER OF GOD whom ye call "MESSIAH" who was made before me, and shall come after me, and shall bring the words of truth, so that his faith shall have no end.'
Jesus answered, `HE will not come in your time, but will come some years after you, when my gospel shall be annulled, insomuch that there shall be scarcely thirty faithful. At that time GOD will have Mercy on the world, and so HE will send HIS MESSENGER, over whose head will rest a white cloud, whereby he shall be known one ELECT OF GOD, and shall be by HIM manifested to the world. He shall come with great power against ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry upon earth. And it rejoices me because that through HIM our GOD shall be known and GLORIFIED, and shall be known to be true; and he will execute vengeance against those who shall say that I am more than man.
Note: Barnabas was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. Gospel of Barnabas was accepted as a canonical gospel in churches of Alexandria till 325 AD. In 325 AD, the Nicene council was held, where for political reasons it was ordered that all original gospel's in Hebrew script should be destroyed. An edict was issued that anyone in possession of these gospels will be put to death. A copy of the Latin text has survived despite all the efforts to erase it from the face of the earth. The Latin manuscript passed through various hands until in 1738 it found its way into the Hofbibliothek in Vienna. There it now rests. The Latin text was translated into English by LONSDALE and LAURA RAGG and was printed at Claredon press in Oxford. Oxford University Press published it in 1907. This English translation mysteriously disappeared from the market. Today, only two copies of this are known to exist. One is in the British Museum and the other is in the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Recent publication of it was made possible from one of the above manuscript's micro film and can be obtained from: -
BEGUM AISHA BAWNY WAQF, 3rd Floor, Bank House No.1, Habib Square, M. A. Jinnah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
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THE OLD TESTAMENT
Duet, [Torah] xviii: 15-18
"15. The LORD thy GOD will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken. 16. According to all that thou desire of The LORD thy GOD in Horeb in the day of assembly, saying, let me not hear again the voice of THE LORD MY GOD, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17. And The LORD said unto me. They have well said that which they have spoken. 18. I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."
Evidently PROPHET MUHAMMAD is foretold here, for GOD declared to all Israelites that He would raise a prophet from amongst their brethren. The phrase "brethren of Israel" clearly refers to descendants of Ishmael (the Arabs). It is a known fact that revelations to the prophets of Israelites were not made in the words as found in the scriptures, but only their purport, which were delivered to the people in their own language afterwards. But The Holy Qur'an, was revealed to PROPHET MUHAMMAD word by word as is a well-known fact, which makes the expression "and will put My words in his mouth" applicable only to PROPHET MUHAMMAD. (Peace be upon him.)
In promising to raise a prophet GOD tells Moses that "I will raise up a prophet from among their brethren." There can not remain a single doubt that the promised prophet must have been from among the Ishmaelites and not Israelites.
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Prophecy of the prophet Isaiah (Translated from the original Hebrew text): -
685 Jesaia cap. 21.22 / Isaiah xxi. 7.
"He saw two riders one of them was a rider upon an ass and the other rider upon a camel, he hearkened diligently with much heed." (Isaiah xxi: 7)
Above passage is the faithful translation of the Hebrew text. However, in English Bible it is thus translated: "He saw a chariot of asses and a chariot of camels, etc." The Vulgate bible has it as follows: " He saw a chariot of two horsemen, a rider upon an ass and a rider upon a camel, etc."
There can be no doubt that of the two riders represented by prophet Isaiah, as being the restorers of true worship of GODHEAD, the rider upon the ass is Jesus Christ, because he made his entry into Jerusalem upon an ass, and the rider upon the camel is a reference to The HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD of Arabia, in which country a camel happens to be the characteristic of convenience.
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SONG OF SOLOMON 5:16
Hikko Mamittadim Vikullo Mahamadim Zehdudi Vezam Raai Benute Yapus Halam.
True English translation of the above is: -
"His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is MUHAMMAD altogether lovely. This is my beloved and this is my friend. O daughter of Jerusalem."
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PROPHECIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: -
THE AHMMAD OF MASSIAH, Translated from the original Greek text.
John 14:15.
"If ye love me ye will keep my commandments. v.16. And I will pray The Father and he shall give you another Parakletos (comforter) that he may be with you forever. v.25. These things have I spoken unto you while yet abiding with you. v.26. But the Comforter (Parakletos) which is the spirit of truth whom The Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I said unto you."
John 16:7
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the Comforter (Parakletos) will not come unto you, but if I go, I will send him unto you. V.8 And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin and righteousness and judgement. V.12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye can not bear them now. V13. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of Truth is come, he shall guide you into all the truth for he shall not speak from himself, but what things whatsoever he shall hear, these shall he speak and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come."
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PROPHECIES IN HINDU SCRIPTURES
Bhavishya purana. Parv 3, Khand 3, Adhya 3, Shalok 5-8.
A malechha (a foreigner speaking a foreign language.) spiritual teacher will appear with his companions. His name will be Muhammad. Raja (Bhoj) after giving this Maha Dev Arab (of angelic disposition) a bath in the `Panchgavya' and Ganges water, (i.e., purging him of all sins) offers him the presents of his sincere devotion and show him all reverence say, `I make obeisance to thee. O ye! The pride of mankind, the dweller of (marusthal) desert, Ye have collected a great force to kill the devil and you yourself have been protected from the malechha opponents.' `O ye! The image of The Most Pious GOD The biggest LORD, I am a slave to thee, take me as one lying on thy feet.'
ATHARVA VEDA, khanda 20, sukta 127, mantra 1-3.
"O people, listen this empathetically! The man of praise (Muhammad) will be raised among people. We take the emigrant in our shelter from sixty thousand and ninety enemies whose conveyances are twenty camels and she camels, whose loftiness of position touches the heaven and lowers it. He gave to Maharishi hundred of gold coins ten circles, three hundred Arab horses and ten thousand cows.
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J.P. Rupani in his Gujrati book `Hirak Mohotsva Granth.' quotes a British author Mclaughlin who in doing research of the names of Naklanki Avatar and his family as foretold in Sanskrit, came to the conclusion that these have the same meaning in Arabic with the names of our Holy Prophet and his family.
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PROPHESIES IN PARSI SCRIPTURE:
ZAND AVASTHA and DASATIR.
Translated from the original pahlavi into modern Persian and then into English.
"When the Persians should sink low in morality, a man will be born in Arabia whose followers will upset their throne, religion and everything else. The mighty stiff-necked ones of Persia will be overpowered. The house which was built (reference to Ka'ba built by Abraham [Hazrat Ibrahim].) and in which many idols have been placed will be purged of idols, and people will say their prayers facing towards it. His followers will capture the towns of Parsies and Taus and Balkh and other big places round about. People will embroll with each other. The wise men of Persia and others will join his followers."
This prophecy is contained in the book that has always been in the hands of Parsies, and its words do not admit of two interpretations. The coming man is to be an Arab. The Persians would join his faith. Fire temples would be destroyed. Idols would be removed. People would say their prayers facing Kaaba. Can this prophecy be for any one else but OUR HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD?
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Above evidence clearly shows that The holder of the key to The Right Path can not be any other then our Holy Prophet Nabi Muhammad Rasul (S.A.W.) The Holy Qura'n says he is the last and final Prophet of Allah. After him His Noor will guide Allah's creation. Let us continue to examine this Ayat further.
"Lit from a Blessed Olive Tree, neither of the East nor of the West."
The olive here symbolizes purity. A tree that is pure can be The Family Tree in whose genealogy all the Major Prophets were chosen. This family could be only the family of Hazrat Ibrahim as all the Major Prophets were from it. Hazrat Moosa, Hazrat Dawood and Hazrat Issa were from this lineage through Younger son Hazrat Issac. While the Last and Final Prophet, Hazrat Nabi Muhammad Mustafa Rasul S.A.W. was in the lineage of Hazrat Ibrahim's Elder son Hazrat Ismail. Apparently the holder of this Noor has to be from this pure family. Islam is a universal faith and everyone is equal in God's presence. Whether rich or poor, Prince or beggar, irrespective of color or creed is on the same level. It is not restricted to time, place or geographical boundaries. Thus it is neither of the East nor of the West.
"The Oil whereof almost glows forth (of itself) and (even) though fire touches it not."
One needs fire to light a lamp. Here the lamp is the lamp of guidance. Usually people follow a leader who is in power. They follow his guidance and expect him to guide them on the right path. We might say that to acquire this position of leadership one has to have one of the following qualifications (fire). 1. He is chosen 2. He is nominated. Or 3. He gains that position by force. All these methods are the fire that lights their lamp of guidance. The bearer of Allah's Noor does not need being elected by any of the above methods. The Lord Almighty has already decided on the method of his leadership. He does not need the qualifying vote of a selection process of any overseeing body. The people in position in the community need not nominate him. He does not need a fire (a qualifying vote). He is a direct descendent of the family tree that is purified by The Lord Almighty.
"Nooran ala Noor (Light upon Light)."
The Glass, which is the physical form of the Lamp changes periodically, while the Noor (Light) of the Lamp, remains the same and manifests eternally. The bearers of The Noor are The Imams of the time who change physically like changing Glasses of the Lamp. Nooran ala Noor (Light upon Light) one after the other in the lineage of the family of Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham) will continue till infinity.
"Allah guides unto His Noor (Divine Light) whomsoever He wills, and Allah sets forth parables for men. Allah is aware of all things."
Not everyone is fortunate to get the recognition or manifestation of This Bearer of The Noor. Only a group of a selected few are shown The Right Path. Only the deserving souls among this group will be spiritually guided to His Noor (The Divine Light). Since we know that our Holy Prophet Nabi Muhammad Rasul S.A.W. is the last and final Prophet of Allah, it is evident that the bearer of this Noor (Divine Light) has to be from his family. The Holy Qur'an clearly guides those that are sincere in their search of this Noor. There are several Ayats that give indications on this.
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim.
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful.
Allah has chosen Adam, Noah, and the descendents of Abraham and the descendents of Imran above the universe."
Sura AL-e-IMRAN, Ayat 32.
Since the time of Prophet Ebrahim, several thousand years have passed. It is obvious that his generation has multiplied and anyone can claim to be his descendent. However, The Holy Qur'an gives precise clarification on the subject so no misunderstanding can arise from it. In another Sura of The Holy Qur'an Allah says to The Prophet Ibrahim:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim.
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful.
Verily I make thee Imam for mankind"(Ebrahim) said, "And of my offspring"? He (Allah) said, "My covenant reaches not the unjust."
Sura Al-Baqarah, Ayat 124.
Above Ayat is self-explanatory. This and other supporting Ayats shows the rightful Messenger of Allah being our Holy Prophet Muhammad Rasul (S.A.W.). Rasul-E-Karim Hazrat Nabi Muhammad during his lifetime had in many an occasion declared Hazrat Ali his cousin and son in law to be his successor. Any serious scholar of Islamic history of Prophet Muhammad's era will find that Hazrat Ali was the major force in the spread of Islam. He together with Bibi Khadija, Prophets first wife was the first ones to accept Hazrat Nabi Muhammad's Prophet hood. They were the first ones to embrace Islam. Hazrat Ali was at Prophets side each and every time there was any problem. He was the grand hero feared by the enemies of Islam. He was envied by many of the Prophet's close companions who thought that The Prophet was favoring Hazrat Ali because he was related to The Holy Prophet. The following Ayat of The Holy Qur'an is sufficient for people with open mind and sincerely earnest to know the truth:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim.
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful.
That is of which giveth Allah the glad tidings unto His servants who believe and do good deeds. Say thou (O' our Apostle Muhammad!) 'I demand not of you any recompense for it (the toils of apostleship) save the love of (my) kith & kin.' And whosoever earneth good, We increase for him good therein, verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, The Most Merciful."
Sura Ash-Shura Ayat 23
The question here arises, who are The Ahlul-Bait (Kith and Kins) of The Holy prophet? Obviously all the relatives of The Prophet must have been overjoyed at the revelation of the above Ayat. However, it is evident from the historic facts that many of the so-called relatives of The Prophet were amongst the enemies of The Prophet. Hence above Ayat can never be applied to them. When asked as to who were his relatives referred to in the above Ayat? The Holy Prophet replied,
'They are Ali, Fatima and their issues.'
On one occasion The Holy Prophet gathered under his mantle Ali, Hassan, Hussein and Fatima when the following verse of The Holy Qur'an was revealed:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In The Name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
Verily, Allah intendeth but to keep off from you (every kind of) uncleanness, O' ye People of the house, and purify you (with a thorough Purification)"
Sura Al-Azhab Ayat 33
Bibi Ayesha, who in spite of being The Prophet's wife was not included, confirmed this incident. Bibi Salma also another of the wife of The Holy Prophet even tried to join the group under the mantle, but The Prophet did not let her do that.
In another incident, when Christian of Najran did not yield to any of the reasonable arguments proving Islam to be the religion prescribed by The God Almighty. The following Ayat was revealed:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
And unto him, who disputeth with thee therein after the knowledge hath come unto thee, Say! (O' Our Apostle Muhammad!) [Unto them] 'Come ye, let us summon our sons and ye summon your sons. And our women and your women and we summon ourselves and you summon yourselves and then let us invoke and lay The Curse of God on the liars!' "
Sura Al-e-Imran Ayat 60
The Holy Prophet came with His Ahlul-Bait; Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussein and challenged the adversaries to do the same. This incident is recorded as 'Mubahila' in History. When the Christian of Najran saw Panjtan Pak together before them, they withdrew from the challenge for the fear of invoking the wrath of Allah upon them.
There are many Hadiths recorded both by Shia and Sunni sources that confirm the legitimacy of Hazrat Ali.
"Innal Qur'an onzilla ala sab'atu ahrofin ma minha harfon illa Wallahu Zaheron WA Batanon WA inna Ali ibne Abi Taleb, indahu minho Zahero wal Batin."
[Verily The Holy Qur'an has been revealed on seven letters of which there is no letter which has not a Manifest and a Latent meaning. And Verily Ali ibne Abi Taleb, with him is the Manifest and the Latent of it.]
"Ali is of me and I am of Ali"
"Ali is with The Qur'an and Qur'an will be with Ali"
"Ali is with the Right and the Right will be with Ali."
"The Qur'an and the Ahlul-Bait are the two inseparable entities, each perfect in itself reflecting the other."
"Ana Madeenatul Ilm WA Aliyun Babuha."
[I am The City of Knowledge and Ali is The Gate.]
"I and Ali are of the same Noor [Divine Light]."
"O' Ali! Thy flesh is my flesh, thy blood is my blood."
"O' Ali Thou art to me as Aaron was to Moses."
These and many other Hadiths indicate that Nabi Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) had during his lifetime chosen Hazrat Ali (A.W.S.) as his successor. He had on many an occasion tried to make this clear to The Muslim Umma indirectly. Although he had not made a formal declaration of this for the fear of creating a split in the Islamic Umma. Finally he received the following revelation:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
O' our Apostle Muhammad Deliver Thou What hath been sent down unto Thee from Thy Lord, and if Thou dost it not then (it will be as if) Thou hast not delivered His Message (at all) and surely Allah will protect Thee from (the mischief) of men. Verily Allah guideth not an infidel people."
Sura Al-Maidah, Ayat 67
The Holy Prophet was returning from His last Pilgrimage accompanied by a large number of Muslims when the above Ayat was revealed at a place called Gadir-e-Khum (valley of Khum). This place is the main junction from where everyone would split in various directions to continue on their way home. People had already scattered and on their way to different direction. The Holy Prophet sent runners after them to call them back. A temporary platform was prepared by stacking saddles of camels. When all of them arrived back, The Holy Prophet Muhammad climbed on the platform with Hazrat Ali by His side and delivered the above revelation. People were still wondering of what Message Allah referred to in the above Ayat? When The Holy Prophet took Hazrat Ali's hand and raised it very high so that everyone could see clearly and formally made the following declaration.
"I live two things after me. The Holy Qura'n and my Ahlul-bait (Progeny). They are bound by a long rope, if you will follow them both, you will never go astray." Then he introduced Hazrat Ali to the Ummah, " For those of you who consider me as their Mawla [Master], Ali is their Mawla [Master] too."
Then he raised hi both hands in prayer and said,
"O' Allah! Love those who love Ali and hate those who hate Ali. Help those who help Ali"
The total number of Muslims is believed to be hundred and twenty thousand at this gathering. The Holy Prophet asked the congregation to declare allegiance of Hazrat Ali. The first one to perform the Baiyat (Allegiance) was Omar who is reported to have addressed him congratulating loudly he announced, "Bakhakhin bakhakhin laka yabna Abi-Talib, asbahto Mawalee WA Mowlil kulle Momineen WA Momininat." [Meaning: Hurrah, hurrah O son of Abi-Talib you have become my Master and the Master of every faithful man and faithful woman.]
Hearing the way Omar felicitated Hazrat Ali, The Holy Prophet commanded him not to address Hazrat Ali as son of Abu-Talib but as Amir-ul-Momineen (The Lord commander of the faithful.) All, who were present there, came one after the other and performed Amir-ul-Momineen Hazrat Mawla Murtza Ali's Baiyat. Immediately after this the following Ayat of The Holy Qur'an was revealed.
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
This Day I have perfected for you your Religion, and have completed My favors on you, and chosen Islam to be The Religion for you."
Sura Al-Maidah Ayat 3
Allah thus perfected The Religion of Islam only after The Holy Prophet declared the formal announcement of Hazrat Ali's succession. With the end of era of the Prophet-hood, Imamat started with Hazrat Ali as The First Imam. The Institute of Imamat will continue in the descendents of Hazrat Ali one after the other till eternity. Imamat is divinely decreed by The Almighty Allah not any and every descendent of Ali is an Imam. The Imam-E-Zaman (Imam of The Time) himself chooses his male successor.
Just as the advent of Prophet Muhammad is foretold in the previous scriptures, so is The Authority of Hazrat Ali mentioned.
In various Hindu scriptures the 10th Naklank Avatar is supposed to come in the present era known as Kal-yug. The name Nakalank is made up of two words, Na means without and Kalank means sin. That is some one who is without sin.
As we saw before, the incident when The Holy Prophet after gathering His Ahlul-Bait under his mantle said that these are my Kith and Kin, The following Ayat was revealed.
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In The Name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
Verily, Allah intendeth but to keep off from you (every kind of) uncleanness, O' ye People of the house, and purify you (with a thorough Purification)"
Sura Al-Azhab Ayat 33
Thus Ahlul-Baits were purified by The Almighty Allah. In Indian dilate they became Na-Kalank or without sin.
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At the time when Hazrat Ali took the office of the 4th Khaliph of Islamic Ummah, in a sermon presenting his credentials to the people he said,
'Fi Ismi fi Torat-e-Eliah fil Inzil-e-Elie, va fil Qura'n-e-Aliyul-Azim, va ind Ummie Haidera, va ind Abi Sabder va ind Nabi Murtaza, va ind Musalmin kararin gayr farar.'
Translation:
My name in The Torah is Eliah. In The Bible it is Eli. In The Holy Qura'n it is Aliyul-Azim. My mother calls me Haider. My father calls me Sabder. The Holy Prophet used to call me Murtaza. And the Muslims know me as the brave that never turns away from a battle out of fear.
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The Bible says in the chapter of Matthew 27.
41.Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with scribes and elders said, 42. 'He saved others, himself he cannot save. If he were the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43. He trusted in God, let him deliver him now, if he will have him. For he said, I am the son of the father.
46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli la'ma sa-bach'tha-ni? That is to say Eli, Eli why hast Thou forsaken me?
47. Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, This man calleth for Eliah.
Some people argue that the name Eliah in Torah and Eli in Bible are the names of God and can not be attributed to Hazrat Ali.
However, a Christian Priest of St. Paul church of London, England named J.B.Glendon who is the author of, 'A Notebook on New and Old Testament of Bible'. William A. Harold published it in 1908. He writes on page 427 of this book. "In the oldest and present language of Hebrew, the word Eli or Eliah is not in the meaning of God or Allah, but this word is showing that in a next and last time of the world any one will come nominated Elie or Eliah.' Evidently, there has to be no doubt that these names must refer to Hazrat Ali who was nominated by The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) by the order of Allah.
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AMAZING ARCHEOLOGICAL FIND IN THE VALLEY OF KIEV (Kohe Kaaf).
Prophet Noah (peace be upon him), invokes Allah with Blessed Names of Panjtan Pak:
In July 1951, while a group of soviet archaeologists were digging in an area in the valley of `Kiev' (Kohe Kaaf), they discovered scattered pieces of ancient wood touched by termites. This great discovery made them dig deeper and deeper, till they discovered another group of stony ancient wood that were further deep in the earth. Amongst these, was a block of wood 14 knots long and 10 knots wide. What made those archaeologists puzzled most, was the unchangeable shape, ineffectual of termites and it deed not scatter like the other pieces of wood, nor turn stony.
In later 1952, the investigation regarding the archeological group of ancient wood had been completed. They had concluded that the above mentioned block of wood was part of Prophet Noah's ark. They'd observed some letters engraved on it, which goes back to the most ancient language that, is believed to have ever evolved on the surface of the earth. In 1953 the digging operations had finished and the Russian Government had formed a committee of seven scientists (archaeologist and linguistic); some of which were:
1. Sawlot Naoev, professor of Moscow University. 2. Tanmova Kourov, professor of Linguistics at Kevenzo College. 3. De Racon, professor of Archaeology at Lenin Institute. 4. Mr. Taumol Goru, Teacher, Cafezud College. 5. Major Cottor, Stalin College. 6. Mr. M. Ahmed Colad, Zitcomen Research Association. 7. Prof. Ifa Han Kheeno, Lu Han College, China and others.
After eight months of research and study of that block of wood and the letters engraved upon it, they agreed that this block of wood was made of the same material which Prophet Noah's ark was made of. And that Prophet Noah (PBUH) had placed this block of wood in his ark for blessings and protection during his journey with his companions and family during the flood. The letters engraved upon the block of wood were in the Semitic Language which was translated into English by the British scientist; Aief Max, professor of ancient tongue at Manchester University, England. The letters stated the following: -
"Oh my God, my helper, in your mercy and generosity help me. And for the sake of those holy souls; Muhammad, Elia, Shoppar, Shappair and Fatima who are all great and blessed. The universe is there for them, help me in their names. Only You can guide us to the STRAIGHT PATH."
It's obvious dear reader that Elia, Shoppar, Shappair are names in Semitic language and their Arabic rendering is Ali, Hassan, Hussein. The mysterious and ambiguous thing which the committee couldn't understand were, that it did not scatter or turn stony like other pieces, despite the fact that thousands of years had passed upon it. It can be seen and observed at the "Museum of Archaeology", in Moscow, Russia. The translation was documented in the following newspapers: -
1. Weekly Mirror; UK, 28/12/53, 2. Star of Britain: London, 1/54, 3. Manchester Sunlight; Manchester, 23/ 1/ 54, 4. London Weekly Mirror, 1/2/54, 5. Bathrah Najaf; Iraq, 2/2/54, 6. Al-Huda; Cairo, 31/3/54.
Source: Al- Zahra Magazine
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Many have claimed to be the descendents of the house of The Prophet. Many have traced their claim through Prophet's in laws or his closest companions. Others may claim to be of the Hashimite descendent, Or even of the Quresh clan of which The Hishimites were a part. Any such genealogy doesn't give them a right to the claim of Imamat. It is a known fact that amongst the enemies of The Prophet was his relatives of Quresh and Hashimite descent.
Imamat is a divine institution as proclaimed by The Holy Prophet by the order of Allah. In accordance with God's command given in The Holy Qura'n, a believer must 'Obey Allah and obey His Messenger (Prophet Muhammad A.W.S.) and those with authority amongst the believers (The Imam of the time). If The Prophet chose Hazrat Ali as His Successor, which we know he did, then Hazrat Ali is The Ulil Amr (holder of authority) mentioned in The Holy Qura'n.
Only a male offspring of Hazrat Ali, can be an Imam-E-Zaman. Again the next Imam can only be chosen by The Imam-E-Zaman from His offspring. Because of this, even a descendent of Hazrat Ali can hold the legitimate office of Imamah, only if he is chosen by the preceding Imam-E-Zaman. Over the years many have made false claims for this Office. Many were Imam's own children. In some incidents even some of His Murids have tried to proclaim themselves to the office of Imamat. Those that followed these false imposters were grossly misled and went astray.
PS This article is for the benefit of Ismaili youth only. It is written with intent to educate and enhance the knowledge of their faith. The purpose is not to get into argument with others or influence them in any way. Please print it out and hand-over to as many Ismaili kids as you can. E-mail it to others. May Rahemat of Mawla Ali descend on you!
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Light upon Light!
Bismillah-hir-Raheman-nir-Rahim.
In the name of Allah. The Most Compassionate. The Most Merciful
Allah is the Noor (Divine Light) of heaven and the earth. The similitude of His Noor (Divine Light) is as a Niche in which is a Lamp. The Lamp is in a Glass. The Glass is as it were a star shining bright. Lit from a Blessed Olive Tree, neither of the east nor of the west. The Oil whereof almost glows forth (of itself) and (even) though fire touches it not. Noor-an ala-Noor (Light upon Light) Allah guides unto His Noor (Divine Light) whomsoever He wills, and Allah sets forth parables for men. Allah is aware of all things.
The Holy Qur'an, Sura Noor Ayat 35
Above Ayat of the Holy Qur'an, is interpreted by many people in many different ways. My understanding and explanation is clearly based on My Faith and my belief in The Institute of Imamah. When we try to understand the above Ayat of The Holy Qur'an, we are faced with the mystery of creation that is so complex and yet so beautifully explained in this Sura-tul-Noor. It starts by
"Allah is the Noor (Divine Light) of heaven and earth."
Here it gives the explanation of Who is The Creator. Although He is invisible from the physical eyes, His Noor (Divine Light) is always manifest to guide us from the darkness of ignorance to the path of righteousness. This Noor (Divine Light) is ever present for the whole Universe (heaven and earth). The question here is where is this Noor of Allah? We know that The Creator is The Most Compassionate and The Most Merciful. Because of this He has always provided the right guidance for His creation. Trough His Prophets He has always shown The Right Path to His Creation. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is the last Messenger of Allah. Allah in His infinite mercy can never leave His creation without guidance. So where is this guidance at present? The answer to above is in the second sentence of the above Sura. The second sentence says,
"The similitude of His Noor (Divine Light) is as a niche in which is a lamp."
Let us examine this statement. When we visualize the heaven and earth. It encompasses the whole universe. Our globe happens to be a tiny niche in that vast universe. It is obvious that The Noor, (Divine Light) emanates from a lamp that is in this niche. This lamp is without any doubt representing Allah's Noor (Divine Light). How can we find this lamp? Let's continue further to examine the above Sura.
"The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a star shining bright."
Is this lamp in form of a sun, a moon or some star? Although the metaphor used here is of a star shining bright, obviously this can't be the case in the literal sense, as the only light capable of guiding must have the necessary intellect to do so. The highest intelligent being in this universe can be no one else but a human being. The Noor (Divine Light) is in the spiritual form. Here the metaphor of glass is used to explain the outer cover or the physical body. Clearly This Noor (The Divine guiding Light) has to be manifesting in a human body. Where and how do we find this person? There are countless religious sects on this earth. There are many similarities between all these different Religions. They all preach goodness and condemn evil. They all value moral and ethical behavior and oppose all kind of destructive behaviors. All of them have one or more leader or guru to guide them on the fundamental principles of that faith. Many of them claim to be having the divine authority. How do we know the Real Guru who is bestowed with This Noor (Divine Light) mentioned in the above Sura?
All these sects hold the same values of human decency because the original founders of the faith were The Prophets of Allah of their time. After their demise, many things were added to their original teachings. Also many things got inserted that were in the interest of people who were in power after them. Thus although many of the basic values remained, many new customs and beliefs got added to it. Every time a new Prophet came, he brought new commandments to follow because greed and ignorance had tainted the previous scriptures. Those that agreed to follow the new Prophet formed their own group and a new faith was born. The same pattern of additions and alterations continued and The Lord Almighty in His infinite mercy, kept sending more Prophets to guide His creation on The Right Path. Islam believes this number to be 124000.
Fortunately, many of these Major Prophets gave predictions of future events and of the guidance to come in future. These predictions were helpful to recognize any rightful claims to divine guidance. Despite of intentional changes made in the original guidance of The Prophets of God Almighty. There are many indications in various scriptures of the coming of The Final Messenger of Allah; our Holy Prophet Hazrat Nabi Muhammad Mustafa Rasul Saleh Allaho Allehi WA Salaam. I'll give a few examples below.
PROPHECIES FORETOLD IN VARIOUS SCRIPTURES ON COMING OF THE MESSENGER OF GOD, OUR HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (May peace be upon him.)
Extracts from the GOSPEL OF BARNABAS: -
Chapter 41 paragraph 12,13.
`Then said GOD: "Depart, cursed one, from my presence!" Then Satan departed. Whereupon GOD said to Adam and Eve, who were both weeping: "Go ye forth from paradise, and do penance, and let not your hope fail, for I will send your SON in such wise that your seed shall lift the dominion of Satan from off the human race; for HE who shall come, MY MESSENGER, to HIM will I give all things."
`GOD hid HIMSELF, and the angel Michael drove them forth from paradise. Whereupon Adam turning around saw written above the gate, "THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, AND MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF GOD." Whereupon, weeping, he said: "May it pleasing to GOD, O my Son, that Thou come quickly and draw us out of misery."
Chapter 42 paragraph 5,6,7,8.
Then said they: `Who are thou? Say in order that we may give testimony to those who sent us.'
Then said Jesus [May peace is upon him]: `I am a voice that cries through all Judea, and cries: "Prepare the way for THE MESSENGER OF THE LORD." even as it is written in Isaiah.'
They said: `If thou are not the MESSIAH nor Elijah, or any prophet, wherefore do thou preach new doctrine, and make thyself of more account than the MESSIAH?'
Jesus answered: `The miracles which GOD worked by my hands show that I speak that which GOD wills; nor indeed do I make myself to be accounted as him of whom ye speak. For I am not worthy to unloose the ties of the hosen or the latches of the shoes of THE MESSENGER OF GOD whom ye call "MESSIAH" who was made before me, and shall come after me, and shall bring the words of truth, so that his faith shall have no end.'
Jesus answered, `HE will not come in your time, but will come some years after you, when my gospel shall be annulled, insomuch that there shall be scarcely thirty faithful. At that time GOD will have Mercy on the world, and so HE will send HIS MESSENGER, over whose head will rest a white cloud, whereby he shall be known one ELECT OF GOD, and shall be by HIM manifested to the world. He shall come with great power against ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry upon earth. And it rejoices me because that through HIM our GOD shall be known and GLORIFIED, and shall be known to be true; and he will execute vengeance against those who shall say that I am more than man.
Note: Barnabas was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. Gospel of Barnabas was accepted as a canonical gospel in churches of Alexandria till 325 AD. In 325 AD, the Nicene council was held, where for political reasons it was ordered that all original gospel's in Hebrew script should be destroyed. An edict was issued that anyone in possession of these gospels will be put to death. A copy of the Latin text has survived despite all the efforts to erase it from the face of the earth. The Latin manuscript passed through various hands until in 1738 it found its way into the Hofbibliothek in Vienna. There it now rests. The Latin text was translated into English by LONSDALE and LAURA RAGG and was printed at Claredon press in Oxford. Oxford University Press published it in 1907. This English translation mysteriously disappeared from the market. Today, only two copies of this are known to exist. One is in the British Museum and the other is in the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Recent publication of it was made possible from one of the above manuscript's micro film and can be obtained from: -
BEGUM AISHA BAWNY WAQF, 3rd Floor, Bank House No.1, Habib Square, M. A. Jinnah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
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THE OLD TESTAMENT
Duet, [Torah] xviii: 15-18
"15. The LORD thy GOD will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken. 16. According to all that thou desire of The LORD thy GOD in Horeb in the day of assembly, saying, let me not hear again the voice of THE LORD MY GOD, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17. And The LORD said unto me. They have well said that which they have spoken. 18. I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."
Evidently PROPHET MUHAMMAD is foretold here, for GOD declared to all Israelites that He would raise a prophet from amongst their brethren. The phrase "brethren of Israel" clearly refers to descendants of Ishmael (the Arabs). It is a known fact that revelations to the prophets of Israelites were not made in the words as found in the scriptures, but only their purport, which were delivered to the people in their own language afterwards. But The Holy Qur'an, was revealed to PROPHET MUHAMMAD word by word as is a well-known fact, which makes the expression "and will put My words in his mouth" applicable only to PROPHET MUHAMMAD. (Peace be upon him.)
In promising to raise a prophet GOD tells Moses that "I will raise up a prophet from among their brethren." There can not remain a single doubt that the promised prophet must have been from among the Ishmaelites and not Israelites.
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Prophecy of the prophet Isaiah (Translated from the original Hebrew text): -
685 Jesaia cap. 21.22 / Isaiah xxi. 7.
"He saw two riders one of them was a rider upon an ass and the other rider upon a camel, he hearkened diligently with much heed." (Isaiah xxi: 7)
Above passage is the faithful translation of the Hebrew text. However, in English Bible it is thus translated: "He saw a chariot of asses and a chariot of camels, etc." The Vulgate bible has it as follows: " He saw a chariot of two horsemen, a rider upon an ass and a rider upon a camel, etc."
There can be no doubt that of the two riders represented by prophet Isaiah, as being the restorers of true worship of GODHEAD, the rider upon the ass is Jesus Christ, because he made his entry into Jerusalem upon an ass, and the rider upon the camel is a reference to The HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD of Arabia, in which country a camel happens to be the characteristic of convenience.
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SONG OF SOLOMON 5:16
Hikko Mamittadim Vikullo Mahamadim Zehdudi Vezam Raai Benute Yapus Halam.
True English translation of the above is: -
"His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is MUHAMMAD altogether lovely. This is my beloved and this is my friend. O daughter of Jerusalem."
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PROPHECIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: -
THE AHMMAD OF MASSIAH, Translated from the original Greek text.
John 14:15.
"If ye love me ye will keep my commandments. v.16. And I will pray The Father and he shall give you another Parakletos (comforter) that he may be with you forever. v.25. These things have I spoken unto you while yet abiding with you. v.26. But the Comforter (Parakletos) which is the spirit of truth whom The Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I said unto you."
John 16:7
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the Comforter (Parakletos) will not come unto you, but if I go, I will send him unto you. V.8 And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin and righteousness and judgement. V.12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye can not bear them now. V13. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of Truth is come, he shall guide you into all the truth for he shall not speak from himself, but what things whatsoever he shall hear, these shall he speak and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come."
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PROPHECIES IN HINDU SCRIPTURES
Bhavishya purana. Parv 3, Khand 3, Adhya 3, Shalok 5-8.
A malechha (a foreigner speaking a foreign language.) spiritual teacher will appear with his companions. His name will be Muhammad. Raja (Bhoj) after giving this Maha Dev Arab (of angelic disposition) a bath in the `Panchgavya' and Ganges water, (i.e., purging him of all sins) offers him the presents of his sincere devotion and show him all reverence say, `I make obeisance to thee. O ye! The pride of mankind, the dweller of (marusthal) desert, Ye have collected a great force to kill the devil and you yourself have been protected from the malechha opponents.' `O ye! The image of The Most Pious GOD The biggest LORD, I am a slave to thee, take me as one lying on thy feet.'
ATHARVA VEDA, khanda 20, sukta 127, mantra 1-3.
"O people, listen this empathetically! The man of praise (Muhammad) will be raised among people. We take the emigrant in our shelter from sixty thousand and ninety enemies whose conveyances are twenty camels and she camels, whose loftiness of position touches the heaven and lowers it. He gave to Maharishi hundred of gold coins ten circles, three hundred Arab horses and ten thousand cows.
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J.P. Rupani in his Gujrati book `Hirak Mohotsva Granth.' quotes a British author Mclaughlin who in doing research of the names of Naklanki Avatar and his family as foretold in Sanskrit, came to the conclusion that these have the same meaning in Arabic with the names of our Holy Prophet and his family.
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PROPHESIES IN PARSI SCRIPTURE:
ZAND AVASTHA and DASATIR.
Translated from the original pahlavi into modern Persian and then into English.
"When the Persians should sink low in morality, a man will be born in Arabia whose followers will upset their throne, religion and everything else. The mighty stiff-necked ones of Persia will be overpowered. The house which was built (reference to Ka'ba built by Abraham [Hazrat Ibrahim].) and in which many idols have been placed will be purged of idols, and people will say their prayers facing towards it. His followers will capture the towns of Parsies and Taus and Balkh and other big places round about. People will embroll with each other. The wise men of Persia and others will join his followers."
This prophecy is contained in the book that has always been in the hands of Parsies, and its words do not admit of two interpretations. The coming man is to be an Arab. The Persians would join his faith. Fire temples would be destroyed. Idols would be removed. People would say their prayers facing Kaaba. Can this prophecy be for any one else but OUR HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD?
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Above evidence clearly shows that The holder of the key to The Right Path can not be any other then our Holy Prophet Nabi Muhammad Rasul (S.A.W.) The Holy Qura'n says he is the last and final Prophet of Allah. After him His Noor will guide Allah's creation. Let us continue to examine this Ayat further.
"Lit from a Blessed Olive Tree, neither of the East nor of the West."
The olive here symbolizes purity. A tree that is pure can be The Family Tree in whose genealogy all the Major Prophets were chosen. This family could be only the family of Hazrat Ibrahim as all the Major Prophets were from it. Hazrat Moosa, Hazrat Dawood and Hazrat Issa were from this lineage through Younger son Hazrat Issac. While the Last and Final Prophet, Hazrat Nabi Muhammad Mustafa Rasul S.A.W. was in the lineage of Hazrat Ibrahim's Elder son Hazrat Ismail. Apparently the holder of this Noor has to be from this pure family. Islam is a universal faith and everyone is equal in God's presence. Whether rich or poor, Prince or beggar, irrespective of color or creed is on the same level. It is not restricted to time, place or geographical boundaries. Thus it is neither of the East nor of the West.
"The Oil whereof almost glows forth (of itself) and (even) though fire touches it not."
One needs fire to light a lamp. Here the lamp is the lamp of guidance. Usually people follow a leader who is in power. They follow his guidance and expect him to guide them on the right path. We might say that to acquire this position of leadership one has to have one of the following qualifications (fire). 1. He is chosen 2. He is nominated. Or 3. He gains that position by force. All these methods are the fire that lights their lamp of guidance. The bearer of Allah's Noor does not need being elected by any of the above methods. The Lord Almighty has already decided on the method of his leadership. He does not need the qualifying vote of a selection process of any overseeing body. The people in position in the community need not nominate him. He does not need a fire (a qualifying vote). He is a direct descendent of the family tree that is purified by The Lord Almighty.
"Nooran ala Noor (Light upon Light)."
The Glass, which is the physical form of the Lamp changes periodically, while the Noor (Light) of the Lamp, remains the same and manifests eternally. The bearers of The Noor are The Imams of the time who change physically like changing Glasses of the Lamp. Nooran ala Noor (Light upon Light) one after the other in the lineage of the family of Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham) will continue till infinity.
"Allah guides unto His Noor (Divine Light) whomsoever He wills, and Allah sets forth parables for men. Allah is aware of all things."
Not everyone is fortunate to get the recognition or manifestation of This Bearer of The Noor. Only a group of a selected few are shown The Right Path. Only the deserving souls among this group will be spiritually guided to His Noor (The Divine Light). Since we know that our Holy Prophet Nabi Muhammad Rasul S.A.W. is the last and final Prophet of Allah, it is evident that the bearer of this Noor (Divine Light) has to be from his family. The Holy Qur'an clearly guides those that are sincere in their search of this Noor. There are several Ayats that give indications on this.
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim.
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful.
Allah has chosen Adam, Noah, and the descendents of Abraham and the descendents of Imran above the universe."
Sura AL-e-IMRAN, Ayat 32.
Since the time of Prophet Ebrahim, several thousand years have passed. It is obvious that his generation has multiplied and anyone can claim to be his descendent. However, The Holy Qur'an gives precise clarification on the subject so no misunderstanding can arise from it. In another Sura of The Holy Qur'an Allah says to The Prophet Ibrahim:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim.
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful.
Verily I make thee Imam for mankind"(Ebrahim) said, "And of my offspring"? He (Allah) said, "My covenant reaches not the unjust."
Sura Al-Baqarah, Ayat 124.
Above Ayat is self-explanatory. This and other supporting Ayats shows the rightful Messenger of Allah being our Holy Prophet Muhammad Rasul (S.A.W.). Rasul-E-Karim Hazrat Nabi Muhammad during his lifetime had in many an occasion declared Hazrat Ali his cousin and son in law to be his successor. Any serious scholar of Islamic history of Prophet Muhammad's era will find that Hazrat Ali was the major force in the spread of Islam. He together with Bibi Khadija, Prophets first wife was the first ones to accept Hazrat Nabi Muhammad's Prophet hood. They were the first ones to embrace Islam. Hazrat Ali was at Prophets side each and every time there was any problem. He was the grand hero feared by the enemies of Islam. He was envied by many of the Prophet's close companions who thought that The Prophet was favoring Hazrat Ali because he was related to The Holy Prophet. The following Ayat of The Holy Qur'an is sufficient for people with open mind and sincerely earnest to know the truth:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim.
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful.
That is of which giveth Allah the glad tidings unto His servants who believe and do good deeds. Say thou (O' our Apostle Muhammad!) 'I demand not of you any recompense for it (the toils of apostleship) save the love of (my) kith & kin.' And whosoever earneth good, We increase for him good therein, verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, The Most Merciful."
Sura Ash-Shura Ayat 23
The question here arises, who are The Ahlul-Bait (Kith and Kins) of The Holy prophet? Obviously all the relatives of The Prophet must have been overjoyed at the revelation of the above Ayat. However, it is evident from the historic facts that many of the so-called relatives of The Prophet were amongst the enemies of The Prophet. Hence above Ayat can never be applied to them. When asked as to who were his relatives referred to in the above Ayat? The Holy Prophet replied,
'They are Ali, Fatima and their issues.'
On one occasion The Holy Prophet gathered under his mantle Ali, Hassan, Hussein and Fatima when the following verse of The Holy Qur'an was revealed:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In The Name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
Verily, Allah intendeth but to keep off from you (every kind of) uncleanness, O' ye People of the house, and purify you (with a thorough Purification)"
Sura Al-Azhab Ayat 33
Bibi Ayesha, who in spite of being The Prophet's wife was not included, confirmed this incident. Bibi Salma also another of the wife of The Holy Prophet even tried to join the group under the mantle, but The Prophet did not let her do that.
In another incident, when Christian of Najran did not yield to any of the reasonable arguments proving Islam to be the religion prescribed by The God Almighty. The following Ayat was revealed:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
And unto him, who disputeth with thee therein after the knowledge hath come unto thee, Say! (O' Our Apostle Muhammad!) [Unto them] 'Come ye, let us summon our sons and ye summon your sons. And our women and your women and we summon ourselves and you summon yourselves and then let us invoke and lay The Curse of God on the liars!' "
Sura Al-e-Imran Ayat 60
The Holy Prophet came with His Ahlul-Bait; Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussein and challenged the adversaries to do the same. This incident is recorded as 'Mubahila' in History. When the Christian of Najran saw Panjtan Pak together before them, they withdrew from the challenge for the fear of invoking the wrath of Allah upon them.
There are many Hadiths recorded both by Shia and Sunni sources that confirm the legitimacy of Hazrat Ali.
"Innal Qur'an onzilla ala sab'atu ahrofin ma minha harfon illa Wallahu Zaheron WA Batanon WA inna Ali ibne Abi Taleb, indahu minho Zahero wal Batin."
[Verily The Holy Qur'an has been revealed on seven letters of which there is no letter which has not a Manifest and a Latent meaning. And Verily Ali ibne Abi Taleb, with him is the Manifest and the Latent of it.]
"Ali is of me and I am of Ali"
"Ali is with The Qur'an and Qur'an will be with Ali"
"Ali is with the Right and the Right will be with Ali."
"The Qur'an and the Ahlul-Bait are the two inseparable entities, each perfect in itself reflecting the other."
"Ana Madeenatul Ilm WA Aliyun Babuha."
[I am The City of Knowledge and Ali is The Gate.]
"I and Ali are of the same Noor [Divine Light]."
"O' Ali! Thy flesh is my flesh, thy blood is my blood."
"O' Ali Thou art to me as Aaron was to Moses."
These and many other Hadiths indicate that Nabi Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) had during his lifetime chosen Hazrat Ali (A.W.S.) as his successor. He had on many an occasion tried to make this clear to The Muslim Umma indirectly. Although he had not made a formal declaration of this for the fear of creating a split in the Islamic Umma. Finally he received the following revelation:
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
O' our Apostle Muhammad Deliver Thou What hath been sent down unto Thee from Thy Lord, and if Thou dost it not then (it will be as if) Thou hast not delivered His Message (at all) and surely Allah will protect Thee from (the mischief) of men. Verily Allah guideth not an infidel people."
Sura Al-Maidah, Ayat 67
The Holy Prophet was returning from His last Pilgrimage accompanied by a large number of Muslims when the above Ayat was revealed at a place called Gadir-e-Khum (valley of Khum). This place is the main junction from where everyone would split in various directions to continue on their way home. People had already scattered and on their way to different direction. The Holy Prophet sent runners after them to call them back. A temporary platform was prepared by stacking saddles of camels. When all of them arrived back, The Holy Prophet Muhammad climbed on the platform with Hazrat Ali by His side and delivered the above revelation. People were still wondering of what Message Allah referred to in the above Ayat? When The Holy Prophet took Hazrat Ali's hand and raised it very high so that everyone could see clearly and formally made the following declaration.
"I live two things after me. The Holy Qura'n and my Ahlul-bait (Progeny). They are bound by a long rope, if you will follow them both, you will never go astray." Then he introduced Hazrat Ali to the Ummah, " For those of you who consider me as their Mawla [Master], Ali is their Mawla [Master] too."
Then he raised hi both hands in prayer and said,
"O' Allah! Love those who love Ali and hate those who hate Ali. Help those who help Ali"
The total number of Muslims is believed to be hundred and twenty thousand at this gathering. The Holy Prophet asked the congregation to declare allegiance of Hazrat Ali. The first one to perform the Baiyat (Allegiance) was Omar who is reported to have addressed him congratulating loudly he announced, "Bakhakhin bakhakhin laka yabna Abi-Talib, asbahto Mawalee WA Mowlil kulle Momineen WA Momininat." [Meaning: Hurrah, hurrah O son of Abi-Talib you have become my Master and the Master of every faithful man and faithful woman.]
Hearing the way Omar felicitated Hazrat Ali, The Holy Prophet commanded him not to address Hazrat Ali as son of Abu-Talib but as Amir-ul-Momineen (The Lord commander of the faithful.) All, who were present there, came one after the other and performed Amir-ul-Momineen Hazrat Mawla Murtza Ali's Baiyat. Immediately after this the following Ayat of The Holy Qur'an was revealed.
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In the name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
This Day I have perfected for you your Religion, and have completed My favors on you, and chosen Islam to be The Religion for you."
Sura Al-Maidah Ayat 3
Allah thus perfected The Religion of Islam only after The Holy Prophet declared the formal announcement of Hazrat Ali's succession. With the end of era of the Prophet-hood, Imamat started with Hazrat Ali as The First Imam. The Institute of Imamat will continue in the descendents of Hazrat Ali one after the other till eternity. Imamat is divinely decreed by The Almighty Allah not any and every descendent of Ali is an Imam. The Imam-E-Zaman (Imam of The Time) himself chooses his male successor.
Just as the advent of Prophet Muhammad is foretold in the previous scriptures, so is The Authority of Hazrat Ali mentioned.
In various Hindu scriptures the 10th Naklank Avatar is supposed to come in the present era known as Kal-yug. The name Nakalank is made up of two words, Na means without and Kalank means sin. That is some one who is without sin.
As we saw before, the incident when The Holy Prophet after gathering His Ahlul-Bait under his mantle said that these are my Kith and Kin, The following Ayat was revealed.
"Bismillah hir Raheman nir Rahim
In The Name of Allah The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful
Verily, Allah intendeth but to keep off from you (every kind of) uncleanness, O' ye People of the house, and purify you (with a thorough Purification)"
Sura Al-Azhab Ayat 33
Thus Ahlul-Baits were purified by The Almighty Allah. In Indian dilate they became Na-Kalank or without sin.
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At the time when Hazrat Ali took the office of the 4th Khaliph of Islamic Ummah, in a sermon presenting his credentials to the people he said,
'Fi Ismi fi Torat-e-Eliah fil Inzil-e-Elie, va fil Qura'n-e-Aliyul-Azim, va ind Ummie Haidera, va ind Abi Sabder va ind Nabi Murtaza, va ind Musalmin kararin gayr farar.'
Translation:
My name in The Torah is Eliah. In The Bible it is Eli. In The Holy Qura'n it is Aliyul-Azim. My mother calls me Haider. My father calls me Sabder. The Holy Prophet used to call me Murtaza. And the Muslims know me as the brave that never turns away from a battle out of fear.
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The Bible says in the chapter of Matthew 27.
41.Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with scribes and elders said, 42. 'He saved others, himself he cannot save. If he were the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43. He trusted in God, let him deliver him now, if he will have him. For he said, I am the son of the father.
46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli la'ma sa-bach'tha-ni? That is to say Eli, Eli why hast Thou forsaken me?
47. Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, This man calleth for Eliah.
Some people argue that the name Eliah in Torah and Eli in Bible are the names of God and can not be attributed to Hazrat Ali.
However, a Christian Priest of St. Paul church of London, England named J.B.Glendon who is the author of, 'A Notebook on New and Old Testament of Bible'. William A. Harold published it in 1908. He writes on page 427 of this book. "In the oldest and present language of Hebrew, the word Eli or Eliah is not in the meaning of God or Allah, but this word is showing that in a next and last time of the world any one will come nominated Elie or Eliah.' Evidently, there has to be no doubt that these names must refer to Hazrat Ali who was nominated by The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) by the order of Allah.
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AMAZING ARCHEOLOGICAL FIND IN THE VALLEY OF KIEV (Kohe Kaaf).
Prophet Noah (peace be upon him), invokes Allah with Blessed Names of Panjtan Pak:
In July 1951, while a group of soviet archaeologists were digging in an area in the valley of `Kiev' (Kohe Kaaf), they discovered scattered pieces of ancient wood touched by termites. This great discovery made them dig deeper and deeper, till they discovered another group of stony ancient wood that were further deep in the earth. Amongst these, was a block of wood 14 knots long and 10 knots wide. What made those archaeologists puzzled most, was the unchangeable shape, ineffectual of termites and it deed not scatter like the other pieces of wood, nor turn stony.
In later 1952, the investigation regarding the archeological group of ancient wood had been completed. They had concluded that the above mentioned block of wood was part of Prophet Noah's ark. They'd observed some letters engraved on it, which goes back to the most ancient language that, is believed to have ever evolved on the surface of the earth. In 1953 the digging operations had finished and the Russian Government had formed a committee of seven scientists (archaeologist and linguistic); some of which were:
1. Sawlot Naoev, professor of Moscow University. 2. Tanmova Kourov, professor of Linguistics at Kevenzo College. 3. De Racon, professor of Archaeology at Lenin Institute. 4. Mr. Taumol Goru, Teacher, Cafezud College. 5. Major Cottor, Stalin College. 6. Mr. M. Ahmed Colad, Zitcomen Research Association. 7. Prof. Ifa Han Kheeno, Lu Han College, China and others.
After eight months of research and study of that block of wood and the letters engraved upon it, they agreed that this block of wood was made of the same material which Prophet Noah's ark was made of. And that Prophet Noah (PBUH) had placed this block of wood in his ark for blessings and protection during his journey with his companions and family during the flood. The letters engraved upon the block of wood were in the Semitic Language which was translated into English by the British scientist; Aief Max, professor of ancient tongue at Manchester University, England. The letters stated the following: -
"Oh my God, my helper, in your mercy and generosity help me. And for the sake of those holy souls; Muhammad, Elia, Shoppar, Shappair and Fatima who are all great and blessed. The universe is there for them, help me in their names. Only You can guide us to the STRAIGHT PATH."
It's obvious dear reader that Elia, Shoppar, Shappair are names in Semitic language and their Arabic rendering is Ali, Hassan, Hussein. The mysterious and ambiguous thing which the committee couldn't understand were, that it did not scatter or turn stony like other pieces, despite the fact that thousands of years had passed upon it. It can be seen and observed at the "Museum of Archaeology", in Moscow, Russia. The translation was documented in the following newspapers: -
1. Weekly Mirror; UK, 28/12/53, 2. Star of Britain: London, 1/54, 3. Manchester Sunlight; Manchester, 23/ 1/ 54, 4. London Weekly Mirror, 1/2/54, 5. Bathrah Najaf; Iraq, 2/2/54, 6. Al-Huda; Cairo, 31/3/54.
Source: Al- Zahra Magazine
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Many have claimed to be the descendents of the house of The Prophet. Many have traced their claim through Prophet's in laws or his closest companions. Others may claim to be of the Hashimite descendent, Or even of the Quresh clan of which The Hishimites were a part. Any such genealogy doesn't give them a right to the claim of Imamat. It is a known fact that amongst the enemies of The Prophet was his relatives of Quresh and Hashimite descent.
Imamat is a divine institution as proclaimed by The Holy Prophet by the order of Allah. In accordance with God's command given in The Holy Qura'n, a believer must 'Obey Allah and obey His Messenger (Prophet Muhammad A.W.S.) and those with authority amongst the believers (The Imam of the time). If The Prophet chose Hazrat Ali as His Successor, which we know he did, then Hazrat Ali is The Ulil Amr (holder of authority) mentioned in The Holy Qura'n.
Only a male offspring of Hazrat Ali, can be an Imam-E-Zaman. Again the next Imam can only be chosen by The Imam-E-Zaman from His offspring. Because of this, even a descendent of Hazrat Ali can hold the legitimate office of Imamah, only if he is chosen by the preceding Imam-E-Zaman. Over the years many have made false claims for this Office. Many were Imam's own children. In some incidents even some of His Murids have tried to proclaim themselves to the office of Imamat. Those that followed these false imposters were grossly misled and went astray.
PS This article is for the benefit of Ismaili youth only. It is written with intent to educate and enhance the knowledge of their faith. The purpose is not to get into argument with others or influence them in any way. Please print it out and hand-over to as many Ismaili kids as you can. E-mail it to others. May Rahemat of Mawla Ali descend on you!
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Mowla Aly Madad star_munir,
The term used for the tenth Avatar is Naklanki i.e. Na kalanki = Kalank wagarno. One without any defects(or sin) = perfect man.
I think kalki is a corrupted shortened form of naklanki. But that is just my opinion
Shams
The term used for the tenth Avatar is Naklanki i.e. Na kalanki = Kalank wagarno. One without any defects(or sin) = perfect man.
I think kalki is a corrupted shortened form of naklanki. But that is just my opinion
Shams
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According to Farman and Hadith Hazrat Ali was present with every Prophet.According to Memoirs Of Aga Khan Budh was Prophet.
L.K Bhatnagar writes in hs book that once Budh woke up and was very afraid.His shiksha mantri asked what has happened?
He said that I saw a child in dream who was like a lion.He said to me teri tapasia safal ho gai hai .jab mushkil aaye mujhay bula lena.
Shksha mantr said that dreams are not always right.
Budh said nahi mantri tum nahi samjho gai.us ney talwar nikali aur kaha mai parmatma ka shair hu{Lion of God} mai tujhey apna nokar banata hu.ja aur prithvi ko papo sai door kar aur agar tujhey taklif ho to mujhey bul laina mai pavitar sthan mai 9 baras ki umar mai milu ga.
parmatma means God.Lion of God is Hazrat Ali because He is Shair-e-khuda.So Budh was appointed as prophet by Hazrat Ali
Budh said before his death that meray say pehlay bhi bohat budh aye.meray baad baray mai bara budh aaye ga.us ka namm ho ga Misirya
misiriya sab budho ka khatam karay ga.
Now Misirya is sanskrit word which means dayalu,daya ka sagar In arabic Rehmatullilalamin who is Prophet Mohammad.sab budho ko khatam karega means Khatim al anbia Who is Prophet Mohammad.
{from waez of Bahadur Ali Mssionary}
L.K Bhatnagar writes in hs book that once Budh woke up and was very afraid.His shiksha mantri asked what has happened?
He said that I saw a child in dream who was like a lion.He said to me teri tapasia safal ho gai hai .jab mushkil aaye mujhay bula lena.
Shksha mantr said that dreams are not always right.
Budh said nahi mantri tum nahi samjho gai.us ney talwar nikali aur kaha mai parmatma ka shair hu{Lion of God} mai tujhey apna nokar banata hu.ja aur prithvi ko papo sai door kar aur agar tujhey taklif ho to mujhey bul laina mai pavitar sthan mai 9 baras ki umar mai milu ga.
parmatma means God.Lion of God is Hazrat Ali because He is Shair-e-khuda.So Budh was appointed as prophet by Hazrat Ali
Budh said before his death that meray say pehlay bhi bohat budh aye.meray baad baray mai bara budh aaye ga.us ka namm ho ga Misirya
misiriya sab budho ka khatam karay ga.
Now Misirya is sanskrit word which means dayalu,daya ka sagar In arabic Rehmatullilalamin who is Prophet Mohammad.sab budho ko khatam karega means Khatim al anbia Who is Prophet Mohammad.
{from waez of Bahadur Ali Mssionary}
Re: Very interesting article
[quote="shamsu"]Nooran-ala-Noor!
Light upon Light!
Just checked the starting .. and found the following
You mention"
"Although He is invisible from the physical eyes, His Noor (Divine Light) is always manifest to guide us from the darkness of ignorance to the path of righteousness. "
Quran reveals that people used to seek the face of the lord morning and evening and quran reveals that lord is allah so where is the question of allah being invisible in toto? Quran reveals he is manifest and he is hidden. Mawlana hazar imam is manifest and he is hidden and the lord which the quran reveal.
The name of ali is not included in the quran because the standard text of quran is by the enemies of god. I am saying the standard text of quran is by the enemies of god because quran reveals that there was an authority and despite there being an authority abu baker, uman and usman elected themselves one after the other and the quran was from their side. The enemies felt the need not to hide the essence of ismaili tariqah because the majority of the people knew about the messages which conveyed about lord is god, he is manifest and hidden, etc. etc.
An-Nisaa, or the Women (IV)
59) "O you, who believe, obey Allah and obey the Prophet and the holders of authority from amongst you. ..........
Light upon Light!
Just checked the starting .. and found the following
You mention"
"Although He is invisible from the physical eyes, His Noor (Divine Light) is always manifest to guide us from the darkness of ignorance to the path of righteousness. "
Quran reveals that people used to seek the face of the lord morning and evening and quran reveals that lord is allah so where is the question of allah being invisible in toto? Quran reveals he is manifest and he is hidden. Mawlana hazar imam is manifest and he is hidden and the lord which the quran reveal.
The name of ali is not included in the quran because the standard text of quran is by the enemies of god. I am saying the standard text of quran is by the enemies of god because quran reveals that there was an authority and despite there being an authority abu baker, uman and usman elected themselves one after the other and the quran was from their side. The enemies felt the need not to hide the essence of ismaili tariqah because the majority of the people knew about the messages which conveyed about lord is god, he is manifest and hidden, etc. etc.
An-Nisaa, or the Women (IV)
59) "O you, who believe, obey Allah and obey the Prophet and the holders of authority from amongst you. ..........