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Hello All,
I want to know where I can find books of Nasir Khusraw in English or in Arabic if available?
I really want want books like Diwan, Gushayish wa Rahayish, and Wajh-i-Din, and other books.
I will appreciate your help.

Which are the Imam Murshids you accept before Imam Ismail. I guess you acccept Mowlana Ali and his progeny up to Imam Jafar Sadik also?

There was three: Mohammad ibn Hannafiya, Zayd ibn Ali, and Mohammed Nafs Zakkiya.

so you can have more than one Murshid Imam at a time.

what happens when ...

a_27826 wrote:so you can have more than one Murshid Imam at a time.

what happens when two or more Murshid Imams contradict each other on some subject ?

In such case who do you follow ?

No, one Murshid Imam at a time, but many through out the history. Before Imam Ismail we accept other Murshid Imams.

there is no real connection, let me say it is just a symbolized connection

What's symbolized connection? I don't understand... What is the connection? are you guys looking for any kind of pattern? similarities? signs? what...

I mean that Murshid Imams not only Ismaili Imams or the current Imam ...

there is no real connection, let me say it is just a symbolized connection

What's symbolized connection? I don't understand... What is the connection? are you guys looking for any kind of pattern? similarities? signs? what...

I mean that Murshid Imams not only Ismaili Imams or the current Imam ...

Actually the connection to the murshid Imam is just in name, there is no real connection, let me say it is just a symbolized connection, which start in the past and continue tell today.
Our community developed by time, it developed its own traditions, laws, and structure.
And the idea, that we are ...

Just a curious observation - if you are considering yourself a Shia twelver (this implies that you believe in 12 imams only), then how come you also recite ismailie Dua?

the major divide (differences) between shia twelver and ismaili is the succession of the Imam after Imam Jafar-i-Sadiq ...

Saffieddine Haydar family were from the Qizilbash who convert later to Nimatullahi, so Saffieddine Haydar was Nimatullahi, who was study to become a Sheikh, later he moved to Anatolia, where he marry from Bektashi woman called Safa Hassan, becuase of this we are called Safavi or Safa'i, so they ...

Brother SafaiAlevi,
Thanks for the clarification, indeed I was unaware about your religion and belives.
Last question,
Are you guys performs traditional namaz or Ismaili Dua or you have your own prayer? And if possible give more information Safieddin Hyder and about his wife.

Brother ask much you ...

Interesting! but can you please tell us what Safai belives to AgaKhan? Are they consider them as an Ismaili or not? please answer.

The Safa'i believe that there are two kinds of Imams, the main Imams who are the twelve imams, and the murshid imams who we consider them as the door to the twelve ...

Safai Alevi? Is there another term for your sect? Which area of Lebanon do most people of your sect live?

We usually called ourselves Shia, Alevi, and if we want to distinguish ourselves Safavi or Safa'i.

There are families live in Beirut mainly, and also in south and north families. There is ...

How many Tarikas do Alevi have ?

Do all Safai Alevis consider Aga Khan as Imam Murshid ?

Are there other Tarikas in Alevi who consider Aga Khan as Murshid Imam ?

I really don't know the answer of this, but as I searched I find that Safai Tariqas share beliefs with Alevis, Qarmitian, Houroufi ...

I was wondering, In Lebanon the government recognize the Ismaili Tariqa, but I wonder if they have any reference in Lebanon, and how they can manage personal issues like marriage, divorce, ... without reference because in Lebanon each sect has reference and there is no civil law for personal matters ...

Hello dear Ismailis and other brothers,
I am from Lebanon, I was researching on Ismailism? I belong to Safai Tariqah, some people called it us as Safavi Alevi but we have no thing to do with the Safavid of Iran.
Safai Tariqa which only rare people heard about it, is Twelver Shia, but it adhere ...