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For the dog has ten characteristics which every believer should posses. First, the dog has no status among creatures, second, the dog is a pauper having no worldly goods; third, the entire earth is his resting place; fourth, the dog goes hungry most of the time; fifth, the dog will not leave his ...

Kmaherali, will you please elaborate and explain the contradictions in following two paragraphs;

Mawlana Hasan ala Dhikrihi’l-Salam, our 23rd Imam

Biography

Mawlana Hasan Ala Dhikrihi al-Salam (peace be upon him) was born in 1126. From a young age, he showed a strong interest in Ismaili teachings ...

For information;
In Hebrew, Shapir means beautiful, pleasant, fair, or delightful, deriving from the root verb shapar (to be pleasing) and often relating to visible attractiveness or spiritual excellence, also appearing as a place name in the Bible and the root of the surname Shapiro. It can also ...

In function, the Pir resembles today’s Mukhi, who, with amr, accepts bayʿah, prayers, and offerings on behalf of the Imam, with their spiritual efficacy dependent on the murid’s niyyah (sincere intention), alignment with the Imam’s Farmans, and ultimately the Imam’s spiritual blessings.

Chatur ji ...

The Ismaili Period of Pirs (Piratan):

From Alamut to South Asia, and Its Continuity Today

Introduction: A Living Institution, Not a Forgotten One

With the appointment of Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Husayni Aga Khan V as the 50th Imam and Pir, it is timely to revisit an often misunderstood yet ...

By way of example, he (al Waiz) referenced the designation of Shah Karim during the Imamat of Shah Karim, noting that succession is determined by Allah’s will — not lineage, seniority, or personal human choice of the Imam

Chatur ji, the above paragraph from your post creates confusion. You wrote ...

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18. It is contrary to the humility of a worshipper to sit in a chair inside the prayer hall, during the prayer and other religious ceremonies. Chairs may be provided for the invalids only outside the prayer hall. A person who is able to sit on the floor but chooses to sit in a chair violates the ...

I pray that you may carry out the guidance which I am giving you. If some of you have had the misfortune to have established friendly relations with that enemy ALCOHOL and with the bad habit of SMOKING, then try and reduce these. If you have enough of ALLAH'S GRACE to be able to break off with them ...

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In 2026 yowm e Ali that is 13 Rajab will be celebrated 2 times. Once in the first week of Jan and second in the 3rd week of December. 2026 is starting with Ali and will end with Ali.

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SIBGHATULLAH

Sir Mazhar delivered the following lecture in a satsungh majlis. He said the phrase "Sibghatullah" (صبغة الله) is used in the Quran only once in Surah Baqarah, (Chapter 2, Verse 138).
Quran says:
صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ عَابِدُون ...

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On the topic of Noor I am quoting Sir Mazhar. 70s/80s famous RC teacher in Karachi, who started Quran classes in many centers, taught Arabic in mostly RC centers, in Garden center restarted 11th grade and took it to 14th grade. During lecture he said, I quote; " The Noor is the binding force of ...

Quite few times I requested on this Forum for the REAL definition of Noor, so for no proper definition. .
Shah Karim provided the meaning of Noor as Light in his 1965 interview. Just as light is used in many situations such as light in the bulb, light of our hearts, light of heavens and earth ...

Atleast you admitted Dua is Sharia, then what is the batni aspect of Dua? Through Sharia one enter in Haqiqa.
The meaning of Dua is the batin. Each murid will interpret phrases of Dua based on his/her understanding. There cannot be one meaning for everyone.


When you do not have a rigid ...

Actualy Ismaili faith is very simple: God would not create the world and live it without guidance. The Imam is the manifestation of the Divine Noor, He guides everyone but only those who trust his status will follow him and benefit from the presence of the Imam.


Yes Ismaili faith is very ...

I quoted Dua which is foundation of our Ismaili Tariqa that there is no mention of word Noor in Dua. It was just for information. I do believe Hazar Imam is Noor of Allah.
Dua is our Sharia, the zaheri aspect of our faith which every Ismaili is expected to practice. The batini aspects may not ...

In Ginans the word Noor is described in 7 different ways, no real definition of Noor by Pirs.

Thank you, that’s very interesting.
Could you please explain what you mentioned earlier about the word “Noor” being described in seven different ways in the ginans?
I would really appreciate it if you ...

Lets Agree to Disagree. For us Ismailis , Imam is Noor because he says so. He says he is the Bearer of the Noor. If Noor is not mention in the Dua, it may mean for you that it does not exist but for us Ismailis Noor is one of the pillar foundation of the ismaili Doctrines. But b assured we do ...

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The true miracle in Ismailism are Farmans which come from Allah and the Quran through Prophet Mohammed
and show the road to the straight path - siratul Mustaqeem and to spiritual enlightenment - Didar

More on this subject at: Role of Miracles in Esoteric Traditions. https://forum.ismaili.net ...

Now question is, then why in JK we pray like,' Ya Rahim tu asanja....., Ya Rahim tu rozi mein....

We do this because we are not allowed to do Shirk. Shirk would be to consider the Noor which we call "Ya Rahim" (the Imam that is the Epiphany of Noor) as different of Allah's Noor. Your problem ...