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- Thu Dec 26, 2019 6:05 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Humanity better off without religions.
- Replies: 144
- Views: 170424
Creation of God can not be God himself. Fanna fi Allah means the drop merging into the ocean and becoming the Ocean itself. Did you read the thread? You mentioned 'Swami maaro chatur.....'. What this part of Ginan has to do with the topic 'can a human be a God'. Do you mean Swami (Ali, Imam, Shah) ...
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 5:52 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Heaven and Hell
- Replies: 104
- Views: 93830
So a blessed person has blessed visions of Muhammad, Christ, Krishna; it looks you concluded that these 3 entities are same as Prophets because MSMS in Memoirs mentioned them as Prophets, but these entities themselves had visions of higher authority. Is it a condition that one has to wait 9 months ...
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 5:47 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
Yes I did read Memoirs completely some time back. That particular chapter do not mention Ismaili Tenets as mentioned in Preamble by present Imam. It is a kind of birds eye view on Islam and Ismaili history. I was comparing the Memoirs to Buj Nirinjan. Both of them are not Farmans for murids in my o...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Humanity better off without religions.
- Replies: 144
- Views: 170424
MSMS compared pure murids as angels, but he did not mentioned that they perform the same duties as angels do like of Jibrael or Izrael. An elevated soul worthy of being called an angel is capable of performing anything at will. You may want to go to: can humans BE God? http://www.ismaili.net/html/m...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Heaven and Hell
- Replies: 104
- Views: 93830
Glimpses of paradise, like what? First stage of paradise (say) 100 watts light. Second stage 200 watts light. Seventh stage 1000 Kw of light. Depending upon the background of an individual, he may experience blessed visions of Muhammad, Christ, Krishna as indications of being on the right path, for...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: Rites and Ceremonies
- Topic: Blasphemous Issues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6089
Brazil Netflix show portraying Jesus as gay sparks anger in Brazil Petition signed by two million people calls for First Temptation of Christ to be removed from streaming service Mon 16 Dec 2019 19.13 ESTLast modified on Tue 17 Dec 2019 10.13 EST Porta dos Fundos, the Brazilian YouTube comedy group ...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:22 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
Memoirs is not a book of Ismaili Tenets, but Bhuj Nirinjin was written to explain Ismaili faith. Have you read it? There is a chapter in it explaining the concept of Islam: Religion of My Ancestors ISLAM THE RELIGION OF MY ANCESTORS http://www.ismaili.net/Source/0016b.html Yes I did read Memoirs co...
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
In other words Bhuj Nirijin is not Farman for non murids but it is Farman for murids! Farmans are only meant for murids. Non murids are of course welcome to partake in them, however they are not required to obey them. My assertion is that Buj Niranjan is not a Farman for his murids. Just as the Mem...
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:28 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Near Death Experiences (NDEs)
- Replies: 161
- Views: 112498
In past few decades there has been scientific studies on NDE and OBE. In my opinion these experiments are related to dreams, imaginations, hallucinations, and subconscious mind. After real physical and clinical death, when angel of death takes soul out of body there is no way the soul will enter bod...
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:13 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Esoteric aspect of Birthday/Imamat Day of Hazar Imam
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48302
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:09 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Esoteric aspect of Birthday/Imamat Day of Hazar Imam
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48302
In intercourse the result is lust, then according to you it can be called spiritual lust and this term can be applied for Huurs also. Intercourse if interpreted correctly is the most intimate moment of a relationship between two individuals, leading to birth/rebirth of another individual. Hence it ...
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:53 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Humanity better off without religions.
- Replies: 144
- Views: 170424
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:46 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Heaven and Hell
- Replies: 104
- Views: 93830
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:12 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Allah and the Nur of Allah
- Replies: 264
- Views: 132848
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:02 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Humanity better off without religions.
- Replies: 144
- Views: 170424
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:57 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
So Pir Sadardin just composed one piece of poetry for non Ismaili Muslims! . He could have composed many, but only one that has been preserved and come down to us because of its value to our tradition as well. Poetry for non-Murids are not considered Farmans and hence are not treated or preserved l...
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Heaven and Hell
- Replies: 104
- Views: 93830
For al-Tusi, paradise is the perpetual state of the genuine seeker after the truth. Whosoever is on the spiritual, actively seeking and finding the inner meaning of the words of scripture is already ‘a denizen of Paradise.‘ As one progresses steadily through various spiritual stages, he encounters a...
DAWN.COM Why are more Pakistanis taking their own lives? Rising number of traditionally under-reported suicide cases indicates hidden mental health epidemic remains unaddressed. Tanzeel Hassan Updated May 13, 2019 Although figures for suicide and suicide attempts are notoriously sketchy in the count...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:18 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
You have right to your opinion, I gave reference of Al Waiz Abu Ali in which he refuted claim by Ali Asani and others about authorship of Bhuj Nirinjin. He said, indeed the Grunth was written by Pir Sadardin. Historically we do not have any reference that Pir Sadardin had non Ismaili murids. Pir Sa...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Esoteric aspect of Birthday/Imamat Day of Hazar Imam
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48302
My query: Does GAVAN KAREEJE means intercourse in Gujrati? In the context of the verse it means intercourse or close relationship just as in a marriage. I think the word intercourse is not appropriate. It should be explained as to be one with God. Like water mixes with water become water. PANI MEY ...
- Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:26 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Esoteric aspect of Birthday/Imamat Day of Hazar Imam
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48302
- Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:19 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
kmaherali quote: Hence although this verse is true for general Sufis, it is not accurate for Ismailis, hence I have expressed doubts about the authorship of this granth as being of Pir Sadardeen. If indeed he authored it, it would have been for general Sufis and not for his murids.[/quote] You have ...
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:31 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: The significance of Dhikr(Zikr)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10901
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:22 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
Do you believe in the content of Bhuj Nirinjin? Of course I do believe in the uplifting aspect of Buj Niranjan, otherwise I would not have bothered to translate it and make it available at: http://ismaili.net/heritage/node/23011 Appreciate you translated Bhuj Nirijin. You did not answered my querie...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
With reference to Dhan Dhan Aaj Nu Dharlo.... mentioned by Nimira; eji aalmot gaddh paattann, delam deshajee teeyaa avtareeyaa shaah maankhaa veshjee Nimira wrote; In verse 2 of his composition Dhan dhan aajno daadlore ame Alivar payaji, Pir Sadr al-Din mentions the fort of Alamut in the region of D...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:29 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
A quotation from Nimira's blog; The number of verses in Ginans varies from 4 to 10 in the shorter ones to over 500 in the longer ones. Generally the shorter versions do not possess titles, therefore, the first verses or refrains serve as titles for identification purpose. Some of the longer Ginans ...
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:20 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Miscellaneous Articles on Ginans
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44251
A quotation from Nimira's blog; The number of verses in Ginans varies from 4 to 10 in the shorter ones to over 500 in the longer ones. Generally the shorter versions do not possess titles, therefore, the first verses or refrains serve as titles for identification purpose. Some of the longer Ginans h...
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:32 pm
- Forum: Ginans
- Topic: Das Avtaar Ginan
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8344
Why not some Satpunthi Ismaili scholar come forward and rewrite the past 200 years of sutpunthi khoja history and their religious traditions. Still plenty of material is available in Khojki and Gujrati in India and Pakistan. Why not Admin of this Forum take initiative, he has plenty of khoja materia...
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:07 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: Islam and Hinduism's blurred lines
- Replies: 217
- Views: 487725
By Hammad Khan Hindu nationalists are known for Islamophobia. But Adityanath's religious order shares a history with Islam Some Hindu nationalists in India are noted for their admiration for Nazism, along with their hatred for Muslims that can at times reach genocidal proportions. Recently, sections...
- Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:39 pm
- Forum: Doctrines
- Topic: The significance of Dhikr(Zikr)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10901