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This is a serious issue. When someone use Hazar Imam's name to go to court against one of his Murid for the first time in 1,400 years and you become that Murid, you will also start thinking.

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I guess if someone is using the Imam's name without his permission the courts can easily strike ...

Regarding the copyright issue, Nagib has said in the defence that he has not violated the Ismaili Constitution and has done the printing of Farman books as per wishes of Imam. Moreover, he has mentioned that he is ready to follow all instructions/orders of Imam.
Bascially he has not trust in the ...

So, it is important for you not to pass judgement on our comments. Even if our comments seem intrusive to you, they are simply comments that everyone has a right to give. We may argue about it, but don’t brand us as “arrogant” or “ignorant.” Focus on the case, because that is what we are here to ...

The Admin is doing an excellent job with regards to the signature document. As I mentioned in another comment, the 'A' is very different from most typical signatures of the Imam. Since the document is deemed fake, a person would have been slower in trying to imitate the Imam's signature. What do ...

I know this website does not claim to be "balanced" but the views of the authors are so very biased.

In accusing the LIF to cooking this up, you are also implying the imam is unable to control the leaders of the Jamat. i.e. you are implying the Imam to be incompetent. Think for a minute before ...

No research to back the claim, but I would argue that ismailis(atleast khoja) are split pretty evenly as to this question.

and if u think of it, its a pretty basic question, as far as religious doctrines go. im just surprised that to have such an elaborate network or communities, organizations ...

agreed..but our Imam tells us to accept plurality..diversity...somehow Imran tends to overlook that.

Shams

the difference between you and a hate mongering mullah(or an aggressively religious facebooker) is that although you both think you are superior to the other based on your religious ...

once again..who or what gave you that authority to judge my faith or how i practice it.
Unlike you..i will have no problems going to the ummah and saying I do my sijda to Shah Karim...I will have no issues standing up for my faith or what I believe in.

Shams

ShamsB, its easy to say that from ...

binom, not sure where you are going with this, but how can anyone say that my perception is right or wrong, my perception can't be judged by your perception of my perception.

the only thing that could be up for debate is whether my perception is based on logic or faith? and if its not based on ...

Intolerance should be condemned at all levels. But calling them names like devil and "childless" hurts more than it helps. Yet silence only encourages them.

You should to be reasonable and civilized even if they arent.

so the reason for not accepting it is that its a Christian concept?

ShamsB wrote:
Intellect leads one to faith and faith is sustained by love..not intellect.

Shams...

Intellect leads to faith? what about all the non-intellectual Ismailis? is their faith weak?

@sunnydays agreed.

hi seif,
I couldnt send you a pm on this website. can you share your email address

Several people mentioned free will, would love to heard your thoughts on the argument from free will?

Sheza

God has no time for fun as you so felicitous claim....though you can say what you like...


I didnt claim anything i humbly asked your opinion, why are you getting so aggressive, if you dont want to have this debate its ok. If you are going to respond look at what Ive written atleast, try ...

allah created us not for the sake of fun or for some imam[as]/mullah or rasool[saw], infact he created rasool[saw]/imam[as] for us so that we should be guided, he created us so as to see who follows azazil[satan] and who follows quran


i dont know if you will agree with me but that sounds like ...

@znanwalla, that was really funny. especially coming from you! God bless you, you made me smile

A Moral Existence

Steven Mahone

The Chachapoya were a people that flourished in the Peruvian Andes....

In posting that article to prove something of your case, I hope you realize that you’re guilty of what you charge znanwalla with, namely, a form of “relying on someone told me that someone ...

if anything id call myself an Agnostic.

As for my "reason/source for unbelief":

I cant say exactly when I started "not believing" my mother says I was very religious as a child, I remember the year 2000 as a significant turning point, when i started asking "difficult questions" but didnt get any ...

A Moral Existence

Steven Mahone

The Chachapoya were a people that flourished in the Peruvian Andes for well over a thousand years until they eventually succumbed to the changing times and (most likely) were assimilated into the Incas around 500 years ago. They certainly never met a contemporary ...

@znanwalla:

Thank you for calling me names. thats very mature of you. Btw your quoting from Quran and Ginan to answer me is called circular logic. Honestly, i believe thats the only kind you have. You claim to have Iman, if your Iman is based on what someone else said or wrote without thinking ...

@znanwalla: So you are saying its futile to debate on things we do not comprehend and attribute them to "God knows best". Our intellect is limited and he is all powerful and he told you this himself, no wait you read it in a book. So it has to be true. good logic my friend.

So basically giving us ...

So if Allah knows best, we should'nt even be having this discussion. Since our intellect can never reach him etc. etc. right?

also why do you think he needed to create us?

After many discussions and some reading, I come across a common theme.

We as humans feel so important that we need to have a reason for our existence, we can not accept that it could be accidental.

We look at nature in amazement and say its proof of a creator.

We look at the complexity of the ...

Sheza,Please clarify your situation: 1. you dont believe in Allah but you belive in Imam 2. You dont belive in either 3. Since you dont believe in Allah there is no question of beliving Imam?

I really appreciate that you dont impose your views on your family and help your child in experiencing ...

I would argue that your God (a non-personal God) is not the God of most Ismailis I know. its also not the God of Abrahamic faiths. Specially in Ismailism most beleive that Imam is God or his noor.


sister there is a verse in holy quran where allah says :

Among them are some who listen to thee ...

[quote="agakhani<BR>But I would like to know why are you not beliving in Allah/God? even though this is your personal matter and nobody has any right to ask you for the reason but I insist you please give me reason, may be I can e-mail you something which might change your belives and you may start ...

Sheza,
A spiritual journey is ones own personal search, personal journey. Your current stage may or may not be the lack of understanding of the Ismaili faith. If it is the lack of knowledge, then I would encourage you to make a humble attempt of learning more about this faith. At the end of the day ...