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Has someone kept track of how much the Imam and his institutions have spent in social programs for the betterment of others over the years. Publishing the conservative estimated amount on an ongoing basis would help the young Ismailies who are skeptical about Money and Dasond issues open their eyes ...

Ours is an esoteric faith There are hidden meanings behind everything we do Dua Karavi is the process in which we give money. That in my understanding Is a gift you would present to the person whose home you visit Giving a very small amount of money in my personal opinion is an indication Of humilit...

For the sake of arguement, Yes it is not OK to do bandagi from 4-5 am if you are expecting children or are ill.
There are Farmans saying if you are stressed about something you should not do Bandagi.

As far as leadership goes there has been atleast one incident in history when a leader declared the wrong son to be the next Imam. So, Leadership is capable of things much worse than what we have experienced. Why would the Imam make Farmans about him being the sole authority to make changes in the p...

It is not very hard to understand It is similiar to You are the bearer of RUH. You have access to the limitless capabalities of Ruh embodied in you. Imam-e-Zaman is the bearer of Noor. He has access to the infinite. He knows how to access it and we have asked him to guide us, to teach us how to acce...

"You are making it sound like Hazar Imam is wrong for disapproving. Is this what you actually think?" I am very sorry to have given such an impression. The result was disapproval of Imam, That does not change. The lawsuit makes it abundantly clear to everyone that Imam's Farmans and Talika...

Would anyone argue that the intention of those who compiled (an extremely difficult task it self)and published this book was anything less than noble. There was no desire or expectation of glory from the Jamat. They went to extraordinary lengths to stay anonymous. The result of their act was disappr...

Upon studying a bit it appears The Aga Khan states the defendants are profiting from the sales of the book in four parts with each part being sold for $50 CAD with the MP3 recording being given as a gift to a purchaser. Bay Street law firm Ogilvy Renault filed the lawsuit on April 6. No response has...

According to Mowla bapa's Farman That is the time when there is greatest likelihood of success.

Does anyone know of a Farman made by our Imam telling someone it is OK for them to do bandagi at times other than 4-5 am

. There has been one instance in history where Imam SMS ordered the destruction of a beautiful ginan because some of the murids misunderstood it and caused damage. Does anyone know of other instances in history where Imam has asked for the destruction of His or Pir's words? As I was listening to thi...

If I received a letter from Imam asking me to kill my baby, I would want to be certain it is authentic

This is their baby.

Sorry ShamsB

I would like to request Admin Please do not lock this forum.

It is interesting to see how people are viewing this unprecedented event..

People, We are seeing history being written here.

I am happy to be here observing this process.

The publication of this book seems to me an act of frustrated desperation from murids who care too much. How do we follow the Farmans of Imam if we do not have access to them. For a while there it seemed to me that there was a gap of 1-2 decades between the Farmans being made and ultimately getting ...

On the other hand, MHI has said that our faith is esoteric. Lets see what this word means es·o·ter·ic (ěs'ə-těr'ĭk) adj. 1. a.Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious. b.Of or relating to that which is kno...

All things considered It makes my blood boil when people say that there is money being made from these books. Talk to someone who publishes books. Ask how much it would cost to compile and print a book of this calibre What is going on is just insane. Are people who manage this website making money? ...

Look at the knowledge being spewed to us in this process.

Allah speaks to man directly

Our Imam speaks to us directly

Mazhar-e-Allah speaks to us directly.

Yes?

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There is a lot of talk about Allah said this and Allah said that.

I was wondering.

What is the meaning of the word

ALLAH

?

Imam SMS has said his Farmans are Nur. He has also said Ginans are Nur. The word "Ginan" translates into "Knowledge" Nur = light correct? Lets look at a worldy example light reflects from things around us and enters our eyes. Our eyes are nothing but a sense organ that helps us p...

I would suggest reading the entire post before replying. I said: "You do not need to interpret it literally, however there is meaning to be derived from it." I do not interpret it literally because I do not believe that every non-Isma'ili is destined for hell fire. However, there is meani...

I do not understand the hi fi dicussions in this forum but I wanted to see if anyone else has read or heard the following (my recollection in my words) Imam has said that he is Mazhar-e-Allah. Now how do we understand this. I am Mazhar-e-Shamsu. You are Mazhar-e-(--------) Mowla Aly has said (My rec...

[quote="Jawad"]Allah says: 'O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) over their bodies (when outdoors). That is most convenient that they should be known and not molested.' (Quran 33:59). Out of curiosity Whose translation wa...

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/suncommentary/la-op-hussain8-2008jun08,0,1315525.story From the Los Angeles Times Me without my hijab Removing my head covering changed how I saw myself and the world . By Zainab Mineeia June 8, 2008 When I came to this country, I took off my hijab. It wasn'...

I do not have much knowledge about the Quran

Is this mentioned in the Quran? If so where?

Scares me a bit

We all know Imam knows all .... he can speak any language... Can anyone please share an incident on the subject under reference... Hmm Looking for incidents I wonder why Langugage is a means to communicate thoughts and feelings Imam SMS has said "Darek insaan ni akl nu moor Imam ni akl chhe&qu...

"2 Years ago my wife and I got married, and we decided that we weren't going to have any children (I don't like kids) We did have safe sex and something did not go right, she is now pregnant and i feel betrayed, trapped and very confused. I had thought that i had told my wife very clear that i ...

If someone has this and can send me a copy please e-mail me at drshamsu@msn.com
If anyone can send me the transcript of the old dua it would be greatly appreciated.

I am a punjabi/sikh girl who will be engaged to an ismaili afghan. I too came across the same questions as you.... I didn't really receive too many answers though, as no one really heard of too many inter-religious marriages such as sikh with a muslim or hindu with a muslim. I have no problems conv...