[quote="shamsu"]Dear shamsu,
Ya Ali Madad
Basically I come to this thread almost 17 Years but I think it is an useful info to share...
Basically at time when it is not permissible to differ between Ismaili Shai & Ithna Ashari Shia (Twelvers) so our 48th Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Made Farman on Ismailis to avoid Black and the Farman you shared
"Once Mowlana Hazar Imam,Shah Karim, was visiting the Darkhana at Dar es Salaam. As He was climbing the stairs he noticed that the Mukhi, Najmudin Kassam Dewji, who was just behind the Imam, had put on black socks. Mowlana Hazar Imam cautioned him: " Mukhi you are wearing black socks here?" The mukhi immediately removed the socks and followed his Mowla bare feet."
When Mowlana Hazar Imam asked the Mukhi in Dar-Es-Salaam, “Mukhi you are wearing black socks here?", by “here” he meant “in the sweltering heat of Dar-Es-Salaam”. It is a well known scientific fact that black colour absorbs and retains heat whereas white reflects the heat. Consequently, it is wise to wear non-black clothes in the tropical climate to keep cool.
Also Now a Days Current Imam has no Farmans on restricting Black also he
own Wears black one thing According Sunni Sunnat e Nabvi Means
Sunnat Means tariqa & Sunnat e Nabvi means Tariqa of Prophet so all Muslims should follow the Sunnat of Prophet Same as we Shia Obey Wasi e Rasool Aal e Nabi Aulad e Ali Maula Ali and would continue through Ali’s direct descendants, called Imams. so we should Follow Imam e Zaman Sunnat means Sunnat Ali Better so Imam e Zaman own even wear black
According to Hadith Prophet itself wears black refer below Hadith from Bukhari Book of Dress
(22)Chapter: The black Khamisa(22)باب الْخَمِيصَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ
Narrated Um Khalid bint Khalid:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was given some clothes including a black Khamisa. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "To whom shall we give this to wear?" The people kept silent whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fetch Um Khalid for me." I (Um Khalid) was brought carried (as I was small girl at that time). The Prophet (ﷺ) took the Khamisa in his hands and made me wear it and said, "May you live so long that your dress will wear out and you will mend it many times." On the Khamisa there were some green or pale designs (The Prophet (ﷺ) saw these designs) and said, "O Um Khalid! This is Sanah." (Sanah in a Ethiopian word meaning beautiful).
So it's Sunnat e Nabvi too
According to Color of Kaaba it was black from the time of Prophet Muhammad
Our color of Hair is Black it's the color of Nature
Also if this is Color of Sadness (Black) we wore in bad occasions so peoples in india wore white in death so white is sadness for them so what you think in india white should be avoided ?
So Please think and reflect on Imam Farmans and interpretate it correctly so there will be no confusions
Thanks
At Last Ya Ali Madad <3