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The name Satsang is now changed to Ilm Majlis. I have attended a few and as mentioned by some ignorant people that it is a kitty party which is totally untrue. Farmans are discussed and interpretations of ginans are discussed in Ilm Majlis. It is held everywhere from India, Pakistan, Canada, America...

Coming back to the topic of JK attire, the women in our jamat should observe the dress code that Princess Zahra adopts in religious ceremonies and professional comittments There is absolutely no show off and fuss about her dress code. I agree with some of the earlier comments on this topic because i...

Can someone please explain the significance of Darbari which is kept on Mukhyani/Kamanyani paat. How does it differ from other Mehmanis bought to khane. I do not think the sub continent jamat has got this ritual and so what significance does it hold in our Tariqah.

Could someone please explain what is the significance of chalismo and if there is any Farman of Hazar Imam to support this ceremony/rites.

Has anyone heard about this book Usul Al Kafi. Has it got Prophet Muhammad's(A.S) Hadith and where can I buy it.

Are Marifat na phool and marifat na moti the same book. If not then please can we have marifat na moti to read in the books section of this forum.

Thank You. I will enquire with Itreb and if I don't find it then I'll get back to you.

Thank You for you prompt reply. Any idea where can I buy the English version of the book. Does Itreb sell it.

What an excellent book. Can some please let me know who has originally written this book.

Is there a copy of constitution on this website?

I would like know the meaning of the last verse of this ginan

'Eji bolya bolya Pir Shams chot re

Maara mominbhai tame amrapuri pamsho hoji'

I would like to know the meaning of the word chot

Can anyone help please

Here it is: 'Taking as an example scholarship inspired by the Qur’anic message, the Aga Khan recalled the thought of the 11th century poet-philosopher, Nasir Khusraw for whom ‘true jihad is the war that must be waged against the perpetrators of bigotry, through spreading of knowledge that dispels th...

Correction- It was IIS 25 years speech at Ismaili Centre London (in the paragraph where Hazar Imam has mentioned about Nasir Khusraw)

Samir, as i had said earlier you cannot force people in what they believe in. Bringing up my children is my responsibility and no one elses. The farman that I have quoted is an official Farman book by the Tariqah board called 'Precious Gems'. Neither do i think that i am taking the concept in an ext...

I beg to differ with you Samir on the esoteric concept of our faith. I think every farman has got a hidden esoteric meaning. It is upon an individual ismaili whether he wants to take it in an exoteric concept or esoteric concept. And I do not think that people who have this belief (esoteric belief)a...

[quote="Jani"]Undoubtedly our tariqa ia an esoteric one but we must not see everything in a baitun light - after all there is duniya as well not just deen. In fact we overuse the concept; quite often instead of responding to critics of our deen in a reasoned way we dismiss them as not capa...

I haven't got a copy of KIZ. But if I am offered one or can get one I will happily accept it. The only reason is that Tariqah Distribution desks dont have them. Secondly, our Tariqah is an esoteric Tariqah. If an ismaili contemplates the Farmans in an esoteric way there is no question of editing or ...

[quote="Jani"]Admin, You have again deleted a number of posts Let there be fair play otherwise not only will you lose the case, you will also lose "loyalty" to this site[/quote] Its unbelievable how frustrated some people feel when their post is deleted or edited. This is the exa...

Well if we see around us, in Material sense why did these huge Banking Institutions collapse. Because the executives at top level were taking high risk decisions and they were not being questioned by any financial authority or the government or the Board of Directors. Had it been that if someone wou...

I saw and found I am in everything.I saw God effulgent in everything.After hearing and pausing see Siva.The House is His alone; Who am I, Lalla. By: Great Woman Sufi Master Lalla Ded (r.a) These are extremely wonderful poems. May I ask where could I get these books from. I would love to have these ...

Whatever the final outcome, o­ne thing is abundantly clear - a number of the defendents' supporters believe Hazar Imam's leadership to be weak. May I point these same people to the Firmans o­n Tariqah matters and in particular the Firman in Tanzania in 1988. o­ne wonders how...

A very good article. I'll spread the word.

Your examples are of a time and context that were slightly different than they are now. We don't do battles anymore, and we emphasize more on conquering intellect and helping others. Comment by sunnydays. Intellect has been a part of our Tariqah since the time of Hazrat Ali.So dont tell me that thos...

Spiritually the Imam is aware of everything. <B Hazrat Ali knew that Umar will be the first one to deny what the Prophet wanted after his death. Imam Hussein knew what atrocities are going to be inflicted on him and his followers in the battle of Karbala. Allah knew that Azazil was going to disobey ...

I strongly feel that Farmans should not be edited. If the Imam felt that a part of the Farman needs to be edited he wouldn't have done the Farman in the first place. For example in the London Golden Jubilee Deedar Mowla made the Farmans about the leaders and when it was read out in the Jamatkhana th...