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Individuals get possessed by evil spirits. We have accounts from the Bible of Jesus performing exocism through the power of Zikr. MHI in one of his recent visits to Dar-es-Salaam also performed an exorcism on a female murid possessed by a male spirit!

how do you know this? is there any ...

123. Jealousy in woman is unpardonable but in man it is a sign of his faith in religion (because Islam has permitted polygamy and prohibited polyandry).

http://www.al-islam.org/masoom/sayings/saying5.html


Could someone please explain this particular quote further.....

most sufis would be averse to having their work judged on purely aesthetic grounds.. what are your thoughts on how sufi poems fit into the world-view of islamic mystics? does this world-view contradict basic islamic beliefs ? (the shariah) thoughts ???

many historians of islamic civilization have analyzed these groups (women, slaves, dhimmis) together as "second class citizens" or subservient groups. what are your thoughts on this ?

okay.. i apologize then..

but what about the conversation between imam jafar al sadiq and abu shakir .. is that false too ?

is there anything anybody can suggest for me to read more on imam jafar al-sadiq? any recommendations?

*taken from another forum.. good read.. it is long, i suggest you grab a snack and prepare for this read*


Bismillahi Al 3ahman Al- 3ahim

Salamun 3alaikum wa3ahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Inshallah when you read this, you will increase your knowledge and know more about the Prophet (pbuh) and his ...

does allah forgive those who commit adultery ?

because according to verzz 3X seems unreasonable.

nowhere in my first post.. does it say that saying my dua 3x a day as opposed to 5x is unreasonable to me. my question was .. if ever.. at any given point in time.. did we used to pray 5x.. and if so, when the practice was changed .. but NOWHERE ...

thank you kindly for your reply..

According to Fatimid literature we did pray 5X during the Fatimid Period. From a Ginanic standpoint we have been prescribed 3X.

In our tradition, it is the Pir who prescribes the number of times of prayers according to the prevailing circumstances. It is the Pirs absolute prerogative to determine ...

i have a question regarding us as ismailis saying our du'a 3x a day.. as opposed to praying 5x a day .. (compared to other muslims) .. and i was also wondering.. if ever at any point in time.. in our history.. did we ever pray 5x .. WHEN this changed.. and WHO was the imam that changed this practice ...