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Perhaps he is holding Zulfikar?

EDIT: Not physically, but perhaps the hand action shows that it is always with him and has been since the time of Ali?

Also, I am sure the wives of the Imam are also ones that have converted to being Ismaili. The way I see it is, his family must marry outside of the religion, because if they were to marry an Ismaili, it would certainly create a stir within our community and every mother or father would want their ch...

kmaherali: Must agree with you. Hazar Imam's children have to be Ismaili, it's very simple: 1. They cannot be Sunnis -> Sunni's do not believe in an Imam. 2. They cannot be another sect of Shia's -> Again they do not believe in our Imam. Further to that, as children of the Imam, they would of course...

http://ismaili.net/timeline/2004/20041127interview.html I believe that is what s786 is talking about, the exact quote is: AK: Probably I think the ethics themselves are very clear, that is, the society in which you live is the society which you care for. And there is not a great deal of distinction ...