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When the angels bowed down before Adam, was that a sin? or when the children of Jacob sought forgiveness for the wicked acts, was that a sin? when the Prophet (saw) sought Aliyy's help in battles, was that irregular? "And when his Lord tried Abraham with certain words, he fulfilled them. He sai...

Let me try and respond to Arshad's hyperbole and vitriolic insinuations... The most direct answer to your question is captured in the ta'wil of word 'Ayat' (The luminous personality of the Imam in which all signs are encompassed) which is the fundamental belief of all Shia Muslims and not just the i...

"...Correct. Doctrine of Imamat is in grave danger. If the Agakhan wins, then the farmans are not divine guidance and he is not manifest Imam and he does not have the Noor Ilahi. If he is defeated , then he cannot copyright his words .It is a lose , lose situation...." *******************...

binom says..."...Kmaherali, do you not see that, in referring to the co-existence between the practices of your own tradition to prove that there is a co-existence between them and the o&shy;nes common to all Muslims.."<BR><BR>Can you outline what is so common about you folks? first of...

Lets first define who is a muslim ? and whether a muslim is also part of Muhamad SAW's Ummat? How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one?... Is the quran the Critrion and a final Message for all mankind?...

If Mowla prefers that they be sent to IIS then there must be a good reason for this ! Please respect Mowla's wishes and end this unfortunate episode gracefully now ! I believe it is reasonably established that it is the Imam who has evinced such a desire that such material not be circulated freely ...

The Ghat Paat Ceremony Encompasses our Fundamental Beliefs (By: R Hunzai) The Ghat Paat ceremony is so special that it is established on every Friday, on days when we receive Mubarak Talikas, on Chaandraat and other important festival days, as well as every morning after Baitu'l-Khayal. It becomes t...

The Narrations/Translations which you call "Quran" will suffice also ! The Book which your translators and narrators call " the word of a Messenger" will suffice too !...also feel free to read the text approved by Saudi or Tehran or Pakistan or the Tora Bora graduates....that too...

PV...if you know and understand the Quran then answer to your question lies therein...why don't you give us a brief explanation first of what each of these Pillars imply and once you are able to do this, you will not have any more questions on this subject...in our tariqa who is "steadfast in k...

brother Alamot, Imam Jafar as Sadiq says: "that the Imam of the time is the WITNESS for the people and he is the gate (Bab Allah) and the Road (Sabil) to HIM and the Guide thereto (Dali) and the Repository of HIS Knowledge and the Interpreter of HIS Revelations and the Imam is a Pillar of God's...

brother Alamot, You have not answered the questions which I have asked....do please answer them....you are perhaps trying to say that just because one finds a "hadith" in a Sh'ia book, it automatically must apply to ismailis too....when was this book written? by whom was it written? when w...

Ismaili community since long has abandoned wearing hijab, niqab or burqa on advise of our late Imam, Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan lll some hundred years ago. The dictate "Obey the Olil Amr is sufficient" ! If the Olil Amr says "soak your mat in alchohol and say your prayers on t...

Certainly Walaya is important and critical ! but one must establish factually the protocol and "hierarchy" established by Allah....also there are Pillars and Articles of faith and which are being lumped together ....I think there is enough evidence in the sermons of Imam Ali where he has e...

Asad whoever, Firstly there is nothing like "chalu"....so at least get the terminology correct ! It is "Jamati"...and Yes! they are appointed by the Imam and as far as I am concerned they are the highest authority in JK, after the Imam and in his physical absence....the rest are ...

ZZNoor, Your traditions are not of the Prophet ! they are of the medieval past - weak is the chain of those who warrant its truth !... The rites you hold so sacred are but a cheat contrived by your ancestors and Mullahs...they merely lusted after wealth and they gained their lust and they eventually...

There will always be differences amongst sects or different schools of thought....at least two ismaili scholars have maintained the same position which i have stated earlier on..... Ismaili cosmogony starts with the belief in ONE transcendent entity or being whose nature is beyond all comprehension ...

Correction ! Without ADL & QIST, except TAWHID, all Pillars remain shaken ! Following the collapse of their Fatimi Caliphate in Egypt, the Nizari Imamat shifted to Alamut in Iran, where the Nizaris kept their beliefs secret. The first Nizari missionary to India, the eleventh century Nur Satgur, ...

SHAH KARIM AL-HUSAINI has shown consistently that he is endowed with wisdom, versatility, sagacity and statesmanship which are characteristics of his great and noble family ! In this fast changing and kaleidoscopic conditions of our world, the IMAM has not only guided his small but vibrant flock eff...

There is USOOLAT e DEEN and then there is FUROOAT e DEEN In reality the arguments between Sunni/Sh'ia has never been settled and still goes on unfortunately. The Ismaili Pillars of Faith (Usoolat e Deen) are : TAWHID; ADL ; NABOOWAT ; IMAMAT and MAAD The concept of ADL & QIST does not exist in S...

In Ismailism, so far, I believe we have had 50 Holy PIRS...the current PIR o Murshid is our own Imam e Zaman.... About 11 Imams according to what I know were also PIRS.... Yes! PIRS cannot appoint their successors - they are "deputies" of the Imam and it is the Imam's prerogative either to...

Mr Virani, If you will kindly care to go back and read in which context I raised the question, I am sure you will realize that it was primarily in response to a retort made in regards to "who is appointing them and does he not know"? and so this points towards the Imam directly and that is...

Mr Virani and Admin,

Where applause is due I will not hesitate ! Wonderful insight and explanation....many thanks for this exceptional effort and contribution...God bless !

I am here to make you sick pal ! just make sure that you don't eat biryani made with "goat" meat....it is now proven that they also eat their own dung and transmit Trichnosis through the blood and makes a person's brains dysfunctional and retarded...in a group setting do I have to wait for...

"... [Pickthal 36:12] Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register. .." Yes! I was infact waiting for you to say this....(a) the narrators have tried to suppress the truth because...

"...Prophet SAW passed away in 632 CE. Imam Hasan was born in 625 CE. So Prophet appointed 7 year old to “carry on the work of propagation.....”. Look sister. Belief comes first and then people make up justifications to support their belief...." ZZNoor, I have no obligation to show you th...

"...I am not aware of any proof of this. Please quote reliable Hadith or passages from what you call corrupted Quran...." ZZnoor, if you were aware of everything then would we all not have considered you a Saint ? Haven't I been exceptionally clear in what I have said ? why then are you s...

"...and who appoints them ?? Dont that person know that he/she will do this in future ??..." Stop talking with innuendo ! what is the point you are trying to make here? did Allah SWT not know that men will kill HIS Prophets? and call them Liars? maybe HE too did not know that humankind wa...

ZZNoor and Virani, Yes! like Shams says..."You got it !"....so I hope you did this time ! "...it is a belief that Hazer Imam is the proof of Allah’s existence, the Creator of all things. ." ....You should know enough about the Imam to explain it in a reasonable and logical manner...

but in order to understand the purpose of certain stuff and what they represent, you do need their help

what "certain stuff' is there and would be there that an ismaili would not understand inside a JK? why are you confusing Zina?

I did say, in all fairness, that you should ask the Council and bring this matter to their attention....I do not believe it is anything to do with a "guide' as usually in such high profile centres there is a care taker....it is also not so difficult to judge if one is an Ismaili or not ? like d...