Chanta's

nargisk3 · Post by **nargisk3** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:42 am

Hi. I was reading an article about Chanta's that was in the Library of this website. I was surprised to know that there are about 15 different types of Chanta's, for example, a Chanta for your sins, one for the sins you've committed in your past lives, one for the errors you have made in your Dasond, etc. The link to this article is http://www.ismaili.net/ceremonies/chantas.html

Anyways, my question is, in khane, whenever they have Chanta, we always have the same one. I've never even heard of the other ones that were listed. So, as Ismailies, do we just not use the other ones, or are there certain occasions when the other ones are used?

layla · Post by **layla** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:33 pm

The meanings and the significance of these 15 Chantas used to be read out on Lail-tul-Qadr. Unfortuanately this read out hasn't happened it the last few years.

I would assume that the 15 chantas are done during Lailatul Qadr only.

Also Madhan jo chanto, is performed at one's death; or in some special mulaqats, Hazar Imam performs this chanta.