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If you are truly an Ismaili, why don't you believe in what Imam is telling you when he says that the Quran has been tampered with..that is, paraphrasing Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's farman...some verses have been added and some have been removed. For Ismailis, Imam's word is like gold ...

Thanks for the response. That does seem logical to support your argument. However, using this logic you can refer to other verses which refer to Allah and the Messenger in a single command.

For example, in 9:63, it does not refer to obedience but rather opposition to them. "Know they not that ...

"Next, what I see in the above verse is THREE commands, however, TWO of them are unconditional commands, ie OBEY Allah and OBEY the Messenger, whereas those who hold authority are CONDITIONAL as Allah does not give emphasis on the ulil-amr. This is what I personally gather from it. If you have a ...

Faith does not necessarily mean blind faith . I think that you think it does; your apparent belief in your imam seems to indicate this.

The point being made is that Imamat can be 'proven' by other means besides the Quran and Hadith.

You’ve yet to prove this.

Let us agree to disagree and ...

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Lawh Mahfuz. According to the Oxford Islamic Studies Online, the definition of Lawh Mahfuz is as follows:

Lawh Mahfuz

Well-preserved tablet. Phrase used in Quran 85:22 to refer to the original codex or document on which the Quran, according to traditional ...

Now if it was known that Hazrat Ali and Bibi Fatima were very poor, how is it that Dasond is comprised of two parts: 10% given to Shah and 2.5% given to Pir. At that time the Prophet had servants, and had the ability to offer them a servant, indicating he was more well off than them at that time ...