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"He it is Who blesseth you, and His angels (bless you), that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light; and He is ever Merciful to the believers." — Holy Qur'an 33:43

 

Welcoming Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam to Any Country of the World

Ya Ali Madad! In anticipation of Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam's visit to Canada, let us review our fundamental beliefs and concepts. The key concepts are:

  1. Imamat is continuous, perpetual and everlasting.
     
  2. The Holy Imam's talim lights the murid's path to spiritual enlightenment.
     
  3. The religious authorities recognized by the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims are: Allah, the Holy Prophets, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.), Noor Mowlana Murtaza Ali (a.s.), the Holy Imams, the Holy Pirs, illuminated souls, Dais appointed by the Holy Imams, and Noor Mowlana Shah Karim Al Hussaini Hazar Imam (please recite the holy salwat).
     
  4. The Qur'anic ayat "And We have encompassed everything in the manifest Imam." (36:12), implies that all spiritual and intellectual subtle things of the kingdom of God can be found gathered and enfolded in the manifest Imam, provided someone recognizes himself or herself.
     
  5. 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 a 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.

Let us first read and reflect upon the Holy Imam's favour upon us (Source: Excerpts from Majlis 8: To Thank the Imam in Weal or Woe, pp. 51-55 from Qazi Noaman's Kitab-ul-Himma fi Adabi Ataba-el-a'emma or Code of Conduct for the Followers of Imam).

"Let us make a short survey of their favours on us. We were ignorant of everything and were spiritually dead. They brought us back to life and showed us the path of wisdom. We were blind, they gave us the eyes to see for ourselves what is right and what is wrong. We were groping in the dark, they showed us the light. We had lost the track, they showed us the way to salvation. We were lacking in knowledge, they gave us knowledge. We were falling in hell-fire, they picked us up and put us in the middle of righteous. In short, they gave done us the favours which we cannot count. They have given us all that is good in this world and the world to come."

In anticipation of Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam's visit, let us offer a bouquet of Shukran Lillâh Wal Hamdu Lillâh and Salwat tasbis to welcome our beloved Mowla:

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Shukhran Lillâh Wal Hamdu Lillâh:
All thanks are due to Allâh, and all praises are due to Allâh

Recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

 

Now let us recite a bouquet of salwats to strengthen our knowledge (ilm) and faith (iman) and also welcome our Holy Imam, NOOR Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussani Hazar Imam.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad:
O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants

Recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Peace, light, barakat, tayid, zaheri and batini noorani didars,
Noorallah Juma

Article by Dr. Noorallah Juma