"On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them and on their right hands." — Holy Qur'an 57:12
Journeying on the Ismaili Esoteric Path
Project Description: | Journeying on the Ismaili Esoteric Path |
Project Duration: | 40-nights—Sunday, Jun. 22, 2025 to Thursday, Jul. 31, 2025 |
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Ya Ali Madad. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) was a natiq (proclaimer) and Hazrat Murtaza Ali (a.s.) was an asas (foundation) for the Holy Prophet according to the Shia Muslim understanding of Nubuwa and Imama. The Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) delivered the external message of Allah through the revelation of the Holy Qur'an while Hazrat Ali (a.s.) explained the inner meaning of the Holy Qur'an. The inspiration for this project was to link the written form of the Holy Qur'an with the speaking Qur'an by searching for Qur'anic resources which were related to the Sayings of Hazrat Mowlana Murtaza Ali (a.s.). This approach is justified by the following ta'wil:
Ta'wil of word 'Ma'a'l-Qur'ân' (With the Qur'ân):
"Externally Ali (Imam of the time) is a pure personality and internally a light. Externally, the Qur'ân is a glorious heavenly Book and internally (in the Prophet and the Imam) it is light. This shows that externally Ali and Qur'ân are separate from each other, but internally they are not only together, they are one light."
(Source: Tawil 820: A Thousand Wisdoms, p. 429-430)
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Journeying on the Ismaili Esoteric Path
(Source: Nahjul Balagha: Sermons, letters and saying of Hazrat Ali. Second American edition, 1981.
Published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Elmhurst, New York. ISBN: 0-940368-00-5)
The Schedule Page
Night | Date | Title |
Night 1 |
Jun 22, 2025 Sunday |
Balance Between Din and Duniya |
Night 2 |
Jun 23, 2025 Monday |
Bartering Good Deeds for Peace and Light |
Night 3 |
Jun 24, 2025 Tuesday |
The Lord Guides His Devoted Believers From Darkness into Light |
Night 4 |
Jun 25, 2025 Wednesday |
Wealth, Children, Good Deeds and Salvation |
Night 5 |
Jun 26, 2025 Thursday |
Trials are inevitable |
Night 6 |
Jun 27, 2025 Friday |
How to Face Trials? |
Night 7 |
Jun 28, 2025 Saturday |
Behaviour of the Mind |
Night 8 |
Jun 29, 2025 Sunday |
How to supplicate for the faults of the mind? |
Night 9 |
Jun 30, 2025 Monday |
Remedies for the Mind |
Night 10 |
Jul 01, 2025 Tuesday |
Aale-e-Muhammad (Descendants of Muhammad) |
Night 11 |
Jul 02, 2025 Wednesday |
Definition of Islam |
Night 12 |
Jul 03, 2025 Thursday |
Three classes of people with respect to their obedience |
Night 13 |
Jul 04, 2025 Friday |
Character of Blessed Muslim Men and Women |
Night 14 |
Jul 05, 2025 Saturday |
How should we live in this world? |
Night 15 |
Jul 06, 2025 Sunday |
Attributes of Knowledge Seekers |
Night 16 |
Jul 07, 2025 Monday |
How to be happy in this world? |
Night 17 |
Jul 08, 2025 Tuesday |
How to acquire Knowledge and Wisdom? |
Night 18 |
Jul 09, 2025 Wednesday |
How to seek protection from fear and grief? |
Night 19 |
Jul 10, 2025 Thursday |
What is the mechanism for enlightenment of the personal world? |
Night 20 |
Jul 11, 2025 Friday |
Leaders who invite people towards their Lord |
Night 21 |
Jul 12, 2025 Saturday |
Surrender to the Divine Will and Its Rewards |
Night 22 |
Jul 13, 2025 Sunday |
How to face physical illness? |
Night 23 |
Jul 14, 2025 Monday |
Attitude necessary for achieving the Eternal Bliss |
Night 24 |
Jul 15, 2025 Tuesday |
Be Thankful |
Night 25 |
Jul 16, 2025 Wednesday |
This Life vs. The Life Hereafter |
Night 26 |
Jul 17, 2025 Thursday |
Four Great Morals |
Night 27 |
Jul 18, 2025 Friday |
Din Versus Duniya: Awareness |
Night 28 |
Jul 19, 2025 Saturday |
Din Versus Duniya: Comparison |
Night 29 |
Jul 20, 2025 Sunday |
Din Versus Duniya: The Reality |
Night 30 |
Jul 21, 2025 Monday |
Din Versus Duniya: Ethics/Piety |
Night 31 |
Jul 22, 2025 Tuesday |
Din and Duniya: The Weight of Sins |
Night 32 |
Jul 23, 2025 Wednesday |
Din and Duniya: About Worldly Activities and Heaven (I) |
Night 33 |
Jul 24, 2025 Thursday |
Din and Duniya: About Worldly Activities and Heaven (II) |
Night 34 |
Jul 25, 2025 Friday |
Din and Duniya: Do Your Duty and Prepare for a Quick Departure |
Night 35 |
Jul 26, 2025 Saturday |
Din and Duniya: The Process of Death |
Night 36 |
Jul 27, 2025 Sunday |
Din and Duniya: How Man Becomes a Slave of this World |
Night 37 |
Jul 28, 2025 Monday |
Din and Duniya: Qualities of a True Muslim |
Night 38 |
Jul 29, 2025 Tuesday |
Din and Duniya: The Right Path |
Night 39 |
Jul 30, 2025 Wednesday |
Din and Duniya: The Real Insight |
Night 40 |
Jul 31, 2025 Thursday |
The Role of NOOR Mowlana Hazar Imam |
Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)
Ismaili Esoteric Path