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1. Two are listed on this website:

Oslo - http://ismaili.net/heritage/node/21507
Sarpsborg - http://ismaili.net/heritage/node/21508

2. It's hard to say, but they don't seem to be especially prominent enough to either benefit nor be persecuted by the interim government. Additionally, many Ismaili ...

By the way, the work you quote, Shish Fasl, opens with the following line:

We say, by the generosity of the Lord of the time and the ties between him and humanity, the Imam Musatnsir bi'l-lah, - prayers of God be upon Him! - that eternal bliss (baqa) may be attained by the human soul (only ...

For those interested, you can find the work he or she referenced, Shish Fasl, here:

http://www.ismaili.net/Source/khusraw/nk3/nasir_kusraw3.html

As far as what the individual has said, while it intersects a great deal with early Ismaili philosophy, it implies some departures as well. Panentheism ...

Lastly, who is the best person to contact with questions that come up which feel to personal to post on a public forum?

Feel free to speak with me. My email is helai@live.com. From historical, to theological, to apologetic issues, I should be of at least a little assistance. I'm also familiar ...

I can help you learn more about Ismailism. I have Ismaili literature as well, that counters Twelver claims to Musa's Imamate. Email me if you're interested... helai@live.com.

Ya `Ali madaad,

Our friend Samir Noorali is correct. Don't worry, don't become upset. Imam Muhammad Sultan Shah said that whoever considers themselves Ismaili to to be considered Ismaili.

The God of Islam, of Ismailism, is not like the God as understood in other faiths. In many other faiths, God ...

Ya `Ali madaad,

I will begin by stating that you have ignored points I agreed with you. Those points were enough to mean that you did not need to post. Perhaps you misunderstood those points, and hopefully I can clarify them. In some cases, you completely ignored what I stated. In other cases, you ...

Ya `Ali madaad,

Before I begin what may start a debate, I ask for the Imam's support that all I say will be in accordance with the truth, that I will speak harshly against false beliefs but not harshly against those who hold them. I ask the Imam's help that of whatever I say is wrong, I will be ...

Three very basic facts about the Druze:

1. First and foremost, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah stated that they are Ismaili Shi'a Muslims who did not follow his ancestors after they left I believe Egypt/Levant. This clarifies that to us Ismailiyya, we neither consider them non-Muslim, non-Shi'a, or non ...

Bukhari 6:509 says that when certain people died, parts of the Qur'an known only to them were lost. Other Bukhari Hadiths saying parts of the Qur'an were missing and/or abrogated are 4:57,62, 69,229; 6:510,511.

In Bukhari Hadith 6:509 some parts of the Qur'an were said to be lost (not abrogated ...

I think there is a danger in tying zahir ritual with shariah ; they don't necessarily go together. All esoteric groups have zahir rituals, even the ones which abandon shariah .

Calling oneself a gnostic and then giving oneself the authority to stone an adulterer spits in the face of Divine Love, in ...

These same people, these educated people, go on to claim that Islam is so much more than prayer and fasting, but yet in the end, their own beliefs stop at the zahir.

Most of the Twelver Shi'ite scholars I've read (Allama Tabatabai , Mutahari, Khomeini, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, etc..) all recognized ...

al-Dajjal in Arabic means the Liar.

Sunni hadith goes into the idea that many dajjals will appear, and I've seen this applied by Sunnis to "false prophets" such as Mirza Ghulam Ahmad or Bahaullah. Also, Twelvers have recently took a more figurative approach to the dajjal, saying I think that it ...

You're right, it should apply to everyone. What I meant is that I get hurt when people talk about my Shi'a/Ismaili faith like that, so I imagine they would get hurt when we talk about their faith in such terms.

I've read the works of Khomeini, and I think he was sincere, but it is very possible to ...

I think I know a little bit about so called "Twelvers" that we can share here...and you know, every time I can't find any of my socks or panties in the cleaned laundry basket, that reminds me of their belief's logic...and of the possibility of "Hiding" undergarments...LOL

I am unsure that we as a ...

I spent three years studying the Twelvers. You may contact me at helai@live.com

Insha'Allah I'll try to respond right away.

Kid, you seem to not understand how logic works. I'll walk you through slowly. Firstly, you have not provided specific use of homosexuality being a sin, but sodomy. Second, you made the claim that Allah does not make any mistakes, there are genetic links to homosexuality, and if you are bright ...

To hate any other revealed faith is ignorance of <i>tawheed</i>, God's eternal unity. There are those who rise above this in all faiths, and those in all faiths who never can see beyond the <i>zahir</i>, the apparent. <i>Alhamdullilah</i> for our Hadhir Imam.

Kid, you seem to not understand how logic works. I'll walk you through slowly. Firstly, you have not provided specific use of homosexuality being a sin, but sodomy. Second, you made the claim that Allah does not make any mistakes, there are genetic links to homosexuality, and if you are bright ...

I am very familiar with the story of Prophet Lut, and nothing you said contradicts my points! Thanks for further proving my position, brother.

enzuru, I'm going to be more brief than in the past because I feel that we're starting to say the same thing again and again. Although your analysis of the ayats was exactly what I was looking for, thanks.

27:54-55 I still feel is unambiguous. You have shown how some other ayats are ambiguous and ...

If you have Arabic on your computer, you should be able to see the Qur'anic verses I am posting. I'll use Shakir's translation since it seems to me he goes for the most literal. Please point out any mistakes in Arabic I might be making!

EDIT: It seems these forums cannot display the Arabic. I'll ...

First off, I'd like to apologize if it sounded like I was disrespecting you. I felt in your post you were implying that I am some blind-minded liberal fanatic that does not want to use my logic (just my preconceived notions), but I can't really blame you since I made you sounded the same in my prior ...

Thanks for your post, however you did not address any point I brought up in the defense of homosexual relations. I'll overview what you said.

It really is a shame when people begin to think that their minds create rather than having been created. The Imam's word stands above EVERYTHING, if He says ...

you said :

HOMOSEXUALITY is NATURAL

No, the medical establishment that makes your medicine and that you go to when you're sick said so. Not me. If you want to stop trusting them, then stop taking their medicine or stop getting their surgeries, they don't know what they're talking about according ...

To your last point about gay marraige - it is not the jamat that dictates that for us - it is the IMAM in the Shia Imami Ismaili Tariqah - maybe you missed that point.

Shams

I am sorry, I feel that was very dishonest quote picking on your part. I emphasize Islam, `aql, and the Imam throughout ...

To your last point about gay marraige - it is not the jamat that dictates that for us - it is the IMAM in the Shia Imami Ismaili Tariqah - maybe you missed that point.

Shams

I am sorry, I feel that was very dishonest quote picking on your part. I emphasize Islam, `aql, and the Imam throughout ...

Sadly our users have been unable to give any valid points against homosexual relations. The simply claim it is wrong, and are unable to prove how. It sounds very much like a Christian who says Jesus is simply God, or a Sunni who says Ismaili are simply not Muslim! Maybe there is something between ...

Everyone should do what they can to help this individual out. I sent an e-mail ascertaining which language she (or he) speaks, Mandarin or something else. From there on we can see what can be done. Many people are well-connected on this forum and should do even more.

In my talks with brothers and sisters of different understandings of Islam, what strikes me the most difficult is preconceived notions that are not rooted in Islam nor in the Qur'an. They say they believe this and that, and whatever contradicts with it has to be incorrect. When I ask for the sources ...