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Thanks alot for clearing that up. I appreciate it. Btw, what does "Wali Ahad" mean?

Thanks.

YAM All,

I heard today that Imam SMS had actually appointed Prince Aly Khan our Imam and that Prince Aly Khan use to come and give us Deedar. But then later, since Prince Aly Khan became uninterested in Imamat activities or for watever reason, Imam SMS change His mind and appointed Karim Hazar ...

Thanks, Aleem!

Hello,

Can anybody give me the address and phone number to the JK in San Jose?

Thanks,

Nizar

Hmm... there are many things in this world that can hurt you. each individual has his/her strenghts and weaknesses and hurt you in varying capacities. your ultimate protection from them is Allah.

That being said.. I don't know if anyone's nazar can hurt you but based on some things I have seen and ...

Recently, I find myself asking this question to myself - What are my true intentions?? Who am I really? Why do I always insist on doing the right thing? Why am so strict on being ethically and morally right all the time? Is is because I really truly believe its wrong to do otherwise and I am a "man ...

Thanks Shams!

Shams,

I thought batuni is the gujurati translation for spiritual. If not, then what is the english transalation of batuni and the gujurati translation of spiritual?

Nizar

YAM all,

I am curious to know what your thoughts are on the completeness of Quran? Someone mentioned to me once that Quran is complete in all its entirety. Thats Quran contains exactly what was revealed to Prophet Muhammad without any interpretation. The Arabic word for this is Tanzil, I think ...

I think adding mysticism and the other sub-categories suggested is an excellent idea!

Shams,

Ya Ali Madad!

If the reason for not wearing is because if they get dirty you cannot tell, one would argue that you should never wear black.

Since you never want your clothes to be dirty, or in spirtual terms you never want your actions to be dirty or impure, it follows that you should ...

The Real Me.

I am an outgoing, cool and funny person when I am with my friends.
I am polite, alert and a confident person when I am sitting in an interview.
I am a sweet, caring and charming person when I am talking to a girl.
Among all these different persons, who is the person that is the Real ...

Ok. based on everything that has been said so far, here is my take on it. I think there is a symbolic meaning behind the color black in Islam. Black represents impure and evil. But that doesn;t mean that anything that's black is impure or evil. Just that we use black to represent impure or evil ...

Munir,

Can you please quote the farman or the statement and your source where HI asked all Ismailis AND non-Ismailis to not wear the burkhas??

Nizar

I am still waiting for someone to quote a farman where Imam has asked us not wear black. Prophet Muhammad's saying : "The signs of our enemies is that they will wear black" or the event where MHI said to the mukhi "you are wearing black" are just too vague and open to interpertation. One can easily ...

Shams,

After I spent some time reflecting, your words did help alot. Following is the conclusion I reached:

The problem is that we always think of everything in material terms. Struggle for more money, struggle to become famous, struggle to gain more power. But these are things that cannot give ...

You walk, you fall.
You get up, you walk.
You fall again. You try again.
You fall again.
When will you realize
You are made to fly, not to walk?

-Nizar Noorani

<P>I think man is encouraged to have interest in accumalation of wealth provided the means of acquiring the means are moral and just.  And the reason of the accumulation is in keeping in your faith, example - you must be generous with it.  </P>

Shamshu....awesome explantion!!  He said it all, I have nothing to add. 

I know that drinking is against Islam. But what's wrong if you are a social drinker? Here is what o­ne of my friends told me, he said when I die do you think god will say: "You are going to hell or I am really mad at you or you have done something really really wrong because you use to drink o­nce ...

I completely agree with nagib : in Ismailim, or in Islam I should say, Marriage is a contract between two person's and not a religious contract. Bearing that in mind, I think marrying a non-muslim is in no way going against your faith. Now that religion is out of the question, I do believe marrying ...

Hello all,

I recently read a statement quoted by Imam Sultan Mohammad Shah, it said: "Struggle is a part of life. Victory or Defeat is in the hand's of God. But struggle is a man's duty and he should enjoy it." I was wondering if anyone would like to share his/her thoughts how one is suppose enjoy ...