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There is an interesting and beautiful rendering on Bulleh Shah by Abida Parveen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH8BgubvXWM

There is also another version of his background as:

Bulleh Shah lived in what is today Pakistan. His family was very religious and had a long tradition of association ...

You hit the nail on the head with your explanation, great job! This is exactly what we should aspire towards through Dhikr. I have just created another thread on Bulleh Shah and how his poety so closely resembles our Ismaili philosophy, being a disciple of Peer Shams. Here's one of Bulleh Shah's ...

Baba Bulleh Shah, the famous Punjabi Sufi mystic, was inspired by our Ismaili Peer Shams and has referenced him in his work on several occasions. I think from an Ismaili perspective, he should be considered at the same status as Rumi as he might not have been an Ismaili himself but a disciple of an ...

Does it have to be the Mother of a new born who performs the Baiyat in front of the Mukhi Saheb? What if the Mother is non-ismaili - who can then perform the baiyat? Can the Father (who is Ismaili) or any other female do it?<BR><BR>Please reply!<BR><BR>Thanks!

I never understood Baiyat. What ...

I met him a couple of years ago in Scarborough JK library. We talked briefly and he gently caressed my face as if I was his grandson when he learned that I was so interested in learning more about our wonderful faith. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Ameen!

And they are a hundred percent right by doing so. This is something that is commaded by God, and God knows that which you do not, so stop this questioning. The animal that is being sacraficed in accordance with God's commads, you could say, is pleased about it because it is serving Him through ...

Your video at the link
_http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936
announces at the end that its date is 1997. This is more than 11 years old and before 911 inside job. Thus it is useful but still old theory. New theories are on _http://iamthewitness.com and _http ...

“It is not their meat, nor their blood, that reaches God, It is their piety that reaches God" - Qur’an 22:37

Try convincing it to the masses. They immediately point to this ayat and go on about their business, "The animal offerings are among the rites decreed by God for your own good." 22:36 ...

Please watch the video entitled "The Money Masters" o­n google videos. As per this, the world's wealthiest International Bankers i.e. the Rothschilds, the Shiffs etc are hoarding world's wealth and they control the so called "Business Cycles". Inflation and Deflation are artificially created as ...

“It is not their meat, nor their blood, that reaches God, It is their piety that reaches God" - Qur’an 22:37

Try convincing it to the masses. They immediately point to this ayat and go on about their business, "The animal offerings are among the rites decreed by God for your own good." 22:36

Asking questions is not bad but just want to ask you a simple question if you don't mind. Are you pure vegetarian or Non veg?

Oh, don't get me wrong, I do eat meat. My only contention is that if Allah is above any needs, why did he require us to perform sacrifice in the Quran, knowing that it ...

I am not a convert, but I do have a comment, or would like some direction, regarding education about the Ismaili beliefs. Like many, I was born Catholic, but never did practice my faith. Through conversations with a friend, I have recently had an interest in the Ismaili faith but have not really ...

Thanks for your replies.

I already understand that our batini interpretation is above Shariat and thus, no need to offer animal sacrifice. But my question is that why was it required by Allah to begin with? There are quranic references regarding this practice and observing it would be a sign of ...

As part of the rituals of Eid-ul-Adha, millions of poor animals get slaughtered mercilessly all over the Islamic world. I have read all kinds of justification from various Muslim scholars that zabiha is less painful than it actually appears. But it is still not enough to convince me otherwise after ...

Please watch the video entitled "The Money Masters" o­n google videos. As per this, the world's wealthiest International Bankers i.e. the Rothschilds, the Shiffs etc are hoarding world's wealth and they control the so called "Business Cycles". Inflation and Deflation are artificially created as ...

As per the Bible, while on the cross, Jesus cried out, "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachtani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?".

Now replace Eli with Ali.

MHI in one of his recent visits to Dar-es-Salaam also performed an exorcism on a female murid possessed by a male spirit!

As per the farmans of Imams, we all agree that our souls/spirits have been created from the Noor of Allah/Ali. Does Allah have a gender? Nope!So how is it possible for the ...

Any type of difficulty we face in life is due to our own bad deeds, either commited in this life or in past lives. In the Holy Quran, God affirms this idea as well. Intuitively it makes sense too. There are countless examples in farmans and ginans alluding to this idea as well.

Thanks Kmaherali!

I'll go through the book.

YAM,

I was having a discussion with a Sunni work colleague regarding Sufism and he said the most absurd thing. He thinks Sufism is a bastardized form of Islam without having any connection to the "original" Islam, which obviously is the Quran and the Sunnah, according to him. He said that the Holy ...

BY: ADITI CHATURVEDI

Jan 19, USA (SUN) — Many centuries before prophet Muhammad and the destructive advent of Islam, Arabia or Arabistan was an extremely rich and glorious center of Vedic civilization. In this article, I will prove to you point by point that pre-Islamic Arabia was in fact a ...

YAM Zubair,

You have made great strides in learning about our faith and I just want to congratulate you because you have understood the essense of our faith, "Ali is Allah". There is a farman of Imam Aga Hasan Ali Shah that for the first few months of an infant's life, regardless of the faith in ...

<BR><BR>And o­ne more thing you are making Prophet Muhammad and Pir Sadardeen stand in same line… well I don’t have problem with that! I have knowledge about Prophet Muhammad teaching can you help me with Pir Sadardeen teachings…. <BR><BR>Thanks <BR>Zubair Mahamood <BR><BR>YAM Zubair,<BR><BR ...

YAM,

I've heard this from a couple of people but need further details.

While Imam Aga Hasan Ali Shah (swt) be out hunting, various types of animals would voluntarily come and lay down at His feet. He would then proceed to shoot them and thus freeing their souls so that they could go on to take ...

Thanks Kmaherali and YAM!

YAM!

I am looking for Ginanic references in terms of illusion of worldly attachments and how these can hinder the soul from being released from the body easily. Also, I am looking for references from Ginans and Farmans about how the physical relationships of this world have no meaning for the soul ...

Really I am still not able to differenciate among these.. Can you please please explain this in a concise way..please...thank you very much.

I think the explanation I have given you earlier is the best you'll get out of anyone on this forum, worded in different ways. To gain further insight on ...

Ya Ali Maddad !
In Ismailism, Allah is neither Existent nor non-existence. He is not Mawjood (Present) nor Na-mawjood (absent). He is neither finite nor non-finite.

When we say Allah exists, we claim that we overcome on Allah. We can say the Nature is exists, because we can see it. Or, for ...

YAM!

We all know that the story of 10 avatars is not some fairy tale manipulated by our pirs to convert the khojas. As per ISMH, this is very much the foundation of our faith. Going by this, Krishan avatar was none other than Mowla Ali. Since we all know that the greatest lover of Mowla Ali was the ...

As a child, the first ginan I learned was "Haq tun paak tun" since it is so easy to learn and flows so smoothly that a 4 or 5 year old kid can learn it. But the ironic thing is that it takes some people a lifetime, or unfortunately never, to actually comprehend the meaning, the depth and the ...