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Reincarnation or Companionship on High? An article by Imam Hazrat Mowlana Sultan Mahomed Shah (s.a.s.) Aga Khan III The Christian burial ceremony and the prayers… Read More »Reincarnation or Companionship on High?
Truth, Reality and Religion: On the use of Knowledge and Intellect in Deen and Dunia By Mohib Ebrahim NOTE: This article is… Read More »Truth, Reality and Religion
By Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali The word salat (plural salawat) is an Aramaic verbal noun s’lota (bowing or bending) had passed into several… Read More »Salat or Dua
Nasir Khusraw Collection on Ismaili Web Nasir Khusraw (1004-1060) By Alice C. Hunsberger Nasir-i Khusraw and his Spiritual Nisbah by Mehdi Mohaghegh Nasir Khusraw… Read More »Nasir Khusraw Collection at Ismaili Web
By Bernard Lewis During a recent stay in Cairo, I found in the Taimuriya library a manuscript copy of an interesting Ismaili work entitled… Read More »An Ismaili Interpretation of the Fall of Adam
By Michael Hart The following is from Michael Hart’s book and lists Prophet Muhammad as the most influential man in History. A Citadel Press… Read More »Prophet Muhammad – The Most Influential Man in History
Now hath come unto you An Apostle from amongst Yourselves; it grieves him that you should perish; Ardently anxious is he over you: to the… Read More »Mohammad Prophet of Islam
Milad-un Nabi Maulid — birthday celebration of our beloved Prophet Muhammad “And peace on him on the day he was born, and on the day he… Read More »Milad-e Nabi – Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday — Milad-un Nabi Maulid Mevlid Mevlût
Mowlana Hazar Imam’s 76th Birthday – Khushiali Mubarak! Salgirah Mubarak! (Birthday Blessings!) — December 13, 2012 His Highness the Aga Khan Mowlana Hazar Imam – Spiritual… Read More »Aga Khan’s 76th Birthday — December 13, 2012
Yaum-ul-Ghadir Mubarak! Eid Mubarak Everyone!
Eid-e Gadhir is celebrated with great rejoicing by Shia Muslims where they remember Prophet Muhammad’s last instructions to the believers. Eid-e-Ghadir is one of the most important days of rejoicing for Shia Muslims around the world as that was the day our beloved Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) declared Hazrat Ali’s vicegerency at Ghadir e Khumm on his return from his last pilgrimage which is known in history as ‘Hajjat-ul-Wida’. This took place on the 18th of Zil-Hajj, in 632 AC, 3 months before his demise, when the Prophet and his followers were returning from his last pilgrimage. Prophet Muhammad announced that he had received an important revelation from Allah, and made a halt at the pond called Ghadir Khumm. A make-shift dias was erected from sadles, sticks and camel skins and as soon as all the pilgrims were gathered, he acted upon the revelation of Ayah-e Gadhir Khumm.
“O Messenger (Prophet), deliver to the people what has been revealed to you from your Lord and if you do not do so then you will not have delivered His message and Allah will protect you from the people. For God does not guide those who reject Faith.”Ya ‘ayyuhar Rasoolu ballig maa unzila ilayka mir-Rabbik. Wa illam taf’al famaa ballagta Risaalatah. Wallaahu ya’simuka minan naas. Innal’laaha laa yahdilqawmal kaafiriin. Quran 5:67
The Prophet thence declared “‘Man Kuntu Mowlahu fa haza Aliyun Mowlahu’ – ‘He of whomever I am the Master-Lord (Mowla), Ali is hereby his Master-Lord (Mowla). Prophet Muhammad had been discoursing all the other revelations among the Muslims regarding the tenets and practice of the faith and about material life, and what could this verse of surpassing urgency mean and why was he admonished that if he did not reveal that message then his mission would be unfulfilled! Why had he been warned so strongly by Allah to deliver the message right away.According to Shia tradition, Prophet Muhammad had been apprehensive about declaring his own son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abu Talib as his spiritual (Amirul Momineen, Commander of the believers) and secular (Caliph, King) heir, for fear that it would divide the nascent Muslim community. The rich Muslims were already jealous of Hazrat Ali’s favored position with Prophet Muhammad (being married to Hazrat Fatima, being his cousin, appointed as Commander at many important battles) and in the above revelation God reassures him.
Read More »Eid-e Ghadir – Declaration at Gadhir e Khumm, Prophet Muhammad Appoints Imam Ali as His Successor
Ibrahim and Ismail – Eid Mubarak! Celebration of the Submission to the Will of God! “Ibrahim was of the self-same faith (as Noah) and came… Read More »Abraham and Ishmael – Eid ul Adha – Festival of Offering
by Jonah Winters Say: “It is Allah Who guides to the truth. Is then He, Who gives guidance to the truth, more worthy to be … Read More »The Origins of Shi’ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship – by Jonah Winters
By Reza Shah Kazemi from the book The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam (London: IB Tauris/IIS, 2012, pp.111-125) Prophet Muhammad receiving the first… Read More »The Prophet of Islam and the Spirit of Tolerance – Reza Shah-Kazemi