kmaherali wrote:The Prophet was raised by the Imam of the time and therefore was a murid of the Imam before the 'revelations'. He was the Ismaili Pir and therefore responsible for the disemmination of faith to his murids.nuseri wrote:Ya Ali Madad.
As most learned members are active on this topic.
I have few questions and need answers on it.?
As prophet was a simple unlearned person before the powerful night.
before that event
1. what religion he was following or practicing ?
2. Did he meditate in those caves?
3. Was he doing physical posturing 5 time a day?
4.What was his effort for the night of power and salvation.? Islam.prayers,blah blah all came from him after attaining prophethood.
According to Mowlana Rumi, the designation of Ummi implied that his knowledge was innate, he did not acquire it.
Since he was the murid of the Imam, he was following our tariqah practices that were then available. He must have had a zikr, although being a Pir he would have been enlightened and hence in constant Deedar of the Imam.
The 'revelations' were only from the zaheri point of view - with respect to the world. However in reality and a batini point of view, he was in constant touch with the source of revelations.
I think your following sentence is not appropriate. You wrote," He (Prophet) was an Ismaili pir'. There weren't Satpunthi Ismailis present at time of Prophet. There were mostly Arabs. Also none of Muslim History dubbed him as ISMAILI PIR. If he was Satputhi pir then all Muslims today should have been called Satpunthi Ismailis.
Your quote of Rumi is correct. Ummi is from root letters umm means mother or foundation. Prophet was foundation of Islam. To call him illiterate is not appropriate.
You wrote," He was following OUR Tariqa practices that were than available.
So according to you he was saying Dua, fasting bheej, paying dasond. We don't have record of such activities at that time, instead he fasted in month of Ramadan, pray namaz, went on Hajj. so which version is correct according to you. If you admit in different times tariqa changed, like at time of Mowla Ali, then Imam Ja'far Sadiq, then Fatimi period, then Satpunthi period same way it was changed in 20th century and can be further changed in 21st century.
Please don't remind me of essence, we are discussing mode of practices.