Ya Ali Madad! Alwaez Rai Amiraly A. Amlani passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With Mowla's grace, he made his journey to the spiritual world in the month of Holy Ramadan. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Ameen.

Alwaez Amlani was a great mentor, supporter and a house of knowledge for me. In my tribute to him, I seek consolation from the following teachings of NOOR Mowlana Murtaza Ali (a.s.) from Nahj-ul-Balagha (p. 289):

"Remember that there are three kinds of people, one kind is those learned people who are highly versed in the ethics of truth and philosophy of religion, second is the kind of those who are acquiring the above knowledge, and the third is that class of people who are uneducated. They follow every pretender and accept every slogan, they have neither acquired any knowledge nor have secured support of rational convictions. "... Knowledge is power and it can command obedience and following; a man of knowledge during his life time can make people obey and follow him and he is praised and venerated after his death; remember knowledge is a ruler and wealth is its subject. "... Those who amass wealth though alive yet are dead to realities of life and those who gather knowledge will remain alive through their knowledge and wisdom even after their death; though their faces may disappear from the community of living beings yet their ideas, the knowledge which they have left behind them and their memory will remain in the minds of men."

Alwaez Amlani was a great champion of Imamat and created excellent greeting cards which are archived on SalmanSpiritual.com. Although he was very ill, he still prepared, at my request, the following card in which he depicts the rise of Imamat and Ismaili faith. This is an actualization of a firman made by NOOR Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (a.s.) and the prediction of Pir Hasan Kabirdin (r.a.) in his granth, Anant Akhado:
 

I will now present a couple of excerpts from Pir Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi written by Imam NOOR Mowlana Shah Mustansir bi'l-laah II (a.s.). Let us now hope and pray that these images of eternal existence in paradise become actualized for Alwaez Amlani:

"Therefore, O believers, if you want to be alive in both worlds, perfect your faith, because (only) by the light of faith may you attain eternal life. And faith comes from and is perfected by the recognition and knowledge (ma'rifat wa shinakht) of the Imam of the time, and obedience and love for his followers. Therefore, follow your Imam, and be happy and united with each other amongst yourselves in order that you may be alive in both worlds, and in the hereafter you may become resurrected with the pious, with prophets and saints in the presence of the Imam, with the greatest joy at meeting each other again." "Therefore, O, believers, the matters of the hereafter are settled in this world, whether they are to be good or bad. Therefore let your hearts be pure and united in this world, be united in your hearts with each other so that tomorrow at the Resurrection, in the presence filled with pure light of the Imam of the time, the absolute Lord, you may occupy a place near the throne of the Lord uniting with one another, filled with perfect joy and happiness."

Now let us recite a bouquet of salwats for the benefit of the soul of Alwaez Amiraly Amlani:

Let us also offer a bouquet of Shukran Lillâh Wal Hamdu Lillâh for this event in our lives:

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"We have indeed lost a wise and kind soul in the person of Al-Waez. We were very close. May Mawla shower light upon his soul...ameen." -- Dr. Shafique Virani, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

"I am writing today in response to your email regarding Alwaez Rai Amiraly Amlani. I remember Alwaez with fond memories. Your 'tribute' is apt and it is also my prayer that may Hazar Imam grant him peace and accept him into the final abode of peace Amen." -- Dr. El-Nasir Lalani, Birmingham, United Kingdom

"Ya Ali Madad and thank you for your email informing me about the sad demise of our common friend Alwaez Amirali Amlani. May Maula rest his soul in Peace for ever.

I knew him as a quite unassuming person, well grounded in knowledge of our faith and a very sincere person. He will be remembered for a long time and will be missed by many of his friends and admirers." Badruddin Kabani, Lewisville, Texas, USA

"May Mowla forgive all his sins and rest his soul in eternal peace. Ameen. He sure has left a great legacy behind. Really enjoyed his waezs. Shukhar." -- Nashir and Mansur Kassam, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

"We were very sad to hear about Alwaez, we have some very good memories with him and his (late) wife. May Mowla rest his soul in eternal peace, amen." -- Navroz and Zeba Lalani

"Sorry to hear the news of sad demise of Alwaez Rai Amiraly Amlani. He was very knowledgeable person. May Mowla keep him in eternal peace. Amen." -- Hassanali L. Walji, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

"Ameen to all the tasbih’s and may his Soul Rest in Eternal Peace, Ameen." -- Anar Mitha, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

"He was a great resource for me. Whenever I had a question, I could just call him up at the Council Office in my early student days and then at home since his retirement. He would always take my call and take the time to explain in detail, the answer to my question. May Mowla rest his soul in eternal peace." -- Zeheda Jiwa, Vancouver, BC, Canada

"Alwaez Rai Amiraly A. Amlani's passed away: Your suffering is my suffering, your tears are my tears and your hopes are my hopes. The flowers that will flourish in your grave will be your gift to us." -- 'Abd an Nur al Gharib, Brazil

Peace, light, barakat, tayid and Golden Jubilee and Golden Noorani didars,
Noorallah Juma
October 8, 2007
Revised October 15, 2007

Dr. Noorallah Juma
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