Ya Ali Madad! This posting has six parts:
 
1. Selected verses from beautiful ginans of our Holy Pirs;
2. Knowledge Section;
3. Spiritual Enlightenment Indicator No. 2;
4. Special Dhikr;
5. Angelic Salwat Dhikr; and
6. A Short List of Online Resources
 

Part 1: Teaching of Pir Hasan Kabirdin (r.a.)
The following verse is taken from Pir Hasan Kabirdin's Anant Akhado on the topic of repentance (Tauba). The gist of verse 116 is: If a persons repents, his (or her) sins are forgiven. The Pir says that he loves the believers who do not commit the same sins again.

Âshâji	satsêthi jê gatmâhê âvê gatnu(n) mêlo sohiji pâp utrâvi pâchhâ nahi(n) karê sohi jiv ham tumku(n) pyâra	Hari ana(n)t	116
Oh Lord	A person who comes to the gat with true intentions gets the benefits of the gathering Having asked for pardon of his (her) sins, he (she) does not commit them again is indeed the soul which is dear to me and you (the Pir and the Imam)	Hari You are eternal;	116

 
We have to take the maximum benefit of the chanta in the upcoming Chandraat majlis and purify ourselves before we go in the presence of the Holy Imam. However, as noted above, the fundamental requirement is to abstain from committing the same sins again.
 
Part 2: How is repentance related to obedience, Holy Didar and Ismaili lifestyle?
 
Let us first reflect on the following quotations:

1. Internal Ablutions in Search of the Holy Didar:
   "The ablution of the head means to keep oneself obedient to the Imam. The ablution of the hand is swearing allegiance (bay'at dadan) to the Imam of the time. The ablution of the foot is to advance along Imam's way in obedience to him. The ablution of the heart is to keep steady in affection for the Imam. The ablution of the tongue is to keep on continually remembering (dhikr) the Imam. The ablution of the eye is to have the chance of the didar of the Imam of the time."
   [Source: Teachings of Imam NOOR Mowlana Shah Mustansir bi'l-laah II (a.s.), p.61)
    
   
2. Characteristics of a real believer:
   

   "The (real) believer is one who sees his own sins, fears them, and repents for them. (Page 5) The (real) believer is one who is afraid of the day of Resurrection when God (Haqq) will demand of him the account of his sins, and who before that day of settlement keeps an account of his sins every day himself. (Page 4) The (real) believer is one who realizes his own position and state, who does not forget these, who does not forget about the agonies of death and the bitterness of the moment when the soul shall part with the body, who is afraid of the tortures of the future, and of the answers to be given to the questions of Munkar and Nakir. (Page 5) The (real) believer is one who always feels that the All-Forgiving Lord is present before him and sees him, that He is just there, nearer to him than his own self. (page 5) "

   [Source: Teachings of Imam NOOR Mowlana Shah Mustansir bi'l-laah II (a.s.)]
    
   Believers are on a path of continual improvement. People do make mistakes, but believers analyze their mistakes and take positive actions to correct them. This examination is critical for creating purity in each and every action. In this way, believers develop a lifestyle which is firmly grounded in the principles of faith. Great believers follow the path of religion with insight because they understand the nature of outward and inward sins, and strive to remain pure and humble. However, as they are also human, they commit sins and have to seek forgiveness from Allah on a continual basis.

1. Creating Staunch Faith in Noor Mowla Hazir Imam (a.s.)
2. Sincere Repentance
3. Submission of Dasond in Full and On Time
4. Reciting the Holy Dua at Sacred Times
5. Practising bandagi for higher spiritual enlightenment every morning
6. Shedding torrential tears of love for the Holy Imam (Giryah-u zâri)
7. Practising Dhikr in order to present spiritual and luminous nazranas
8. Performing voluntary service for the Holy Imam, his Jamat and his institutions
9. Being Imam conscious & ethical
10. Recognizing the Light of the Holy Imam

Peace, light, barakat, tayid and Golden Jubilee and Golden Noorani didars,
Noorallah Juma