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Dhālika Bi'anna Allāha Huwa Al-Ĥaqqu Wa 'Annahu Yuĥyī
Al-Mawtaá Wa 'Annahu `Alaá Kulli Shay'in
Qadīrun (22:6).
Mā
Qadarū Allāha Ĥaqqa
Qadrihi 'Inna Allāha Laqawīyun `Azīzun (22:74).
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That is because Allah, He is the Truth and because He
quickeneth the dead, and because He is Able to do all things; [they
know] not the power of Allah - his true omnipotence.
Lo!
Allah is Strong, Almighty.
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Wa
Mā Qadarū Allāha Ĥaqqa Qadrihi 'Idh Qālū Mā 'Anzala Allāhu `Alaá
Basharin Min Shay'in Qul
Man 'Anzala Al-Kitāba Al-Ladhī Jā'a Bihi
Mūsaá Nūrāan Wa Hudan Lilnnāsi Taj`alūnahu Qarāţīsa Tubdūnahā Wa
Tukhfūna Kathīrāan Wa `Ullimtum Mā Lam Ta`lamū 'Antum Wa Lā 'Ābā'uukum
Qul
Allāhu Thumma Dharhum Fī Khawđihim Yal`abūna (91).
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and [they know]
not the power of Allah - his true might when they say:
Allah hath naught revealed unto a human being. Say
Who revealed the Book which Moses brought, a light and guidance for
mankind, which ye have put on parchments which ye show, but ye
hide much (thereof), and (by which) ye were taught that which ye knew
not yourselves nor (did) your fathers (know it) ? Say:
Allah. Then leave them to their play of cavilling.
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97) Sūrat Al-Qadr
bismillaahir rahmaanir rahiim
in
the name of allah, rahman{*}, rahim
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'Innā 'Anzalnāhu{*}
Fī Laylati Al-Qadri{*}
(1).
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Lo! We revealed it
on the Night of Predestination. |
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Wa Mā{*} 'Adrāka Mā
Laylatu Al-Qadri (2).
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Ah, what will convey
unto thee what the Night of Power is!
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Laylatu Al-Qadri
Khayrun Min 'Alfi Shahrin (3).
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The Night of Power
is better than a thousand months.
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Tanazzalu
Al-Malā'ikatu Wa Ar-Rūĥu Fīhā Bi'idhni Rabbihim Min Kulli 'Amrin (4).
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The angels and the
Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all
decrees. |
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Salāmun{*} Hiya Ĥattaá Maţla`i Al-Fajri (5).
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97: 5. Peace!...This until the rise of morn! Yusuf
Ali's Quran Translation
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Wa Likullin Wijhatun
Huwa Muwallīhā Fāstabiqū Al-Khayrāti 'Ayna Mā Takūnū Ya'ti Bikum Allāhu Jamī`āan 'Inna Allāha `Alaá Kulli
Shay'in Qadīrun (2:148).
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And each one hath a
goal toward which he turneth; so vie with one another in good works.
Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all
together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
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'laylatil qadr' stands for the
Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt
Yā -Sīn
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Wa Ash-Shamsu Tajrī
Limustaqarrin Lahā Dhālika Taqdīru Al-`Azīzi Al-`Alīmi (36) Sūrat Yā -Sīn :
38). |
And the sun runneth
on unto a resting-place for him. That is the power of
the Mighty, the Wise.
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Wa Al-Qamara Qaddarnāhu Manāzila Ĥattaá `Āda Kāl`urjūni
Al-Qadīmi (39).
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And for the moon We
have appointed mansions till she return like an old shrivelled
palm-leaf. |
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'Awalaysa Al-Ladhī
Khalaqa As-Samāwāti Wa Al-'Arđa Biqādirin `Alaá 'An Yakhluqa Mithlahum Balaá Wa Huwa Al-Khallāqu
Al-`Alīmu (36:81).
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Is not He Who
created the heavens and the earth Able
to create the like of them ? Aye, that He is! for He
is the All-Wise Creator,
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Yā
-Sīn (1).
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Ya
Sin. |
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WA
Al-Qur'āni Al-Ĥakīmi (2).
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AND
the wise Qur'an, |
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'Innaka Lamina
Al-Mursalīna (3).
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Lo! thou art of
those sent |
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`Alaá Şirāţin
Mustaqīmin (4).
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On a straight
path, |
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Tanzīla Al-`Azīzi Ar-Raĥīmi (5).
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A
revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful,
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'Innā Naĥnu Nuĥyi Al-Mawtaá
Wa Naktubu Mā Qaddamū Wa
 'Āthārahum
Wa Kulla Shay'in 'Ĥşaynāhu Fī 'Imāmin Mubīnin (12).
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Lo! We it is Who bring the dead
to life. and We record
that which they send before (them, and their
footprints.
AND EVERYTHING HAVE
WE VESTED IN THE IMAM
MANIFEST |
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Wa Mā `Allamnāhu
Ash-Shi`ra Wa Mā Yanbaghī Lahu 'In Huwa 'Illā
Dhikrun Wa Qur'ānun Mubīnun (69).
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And We have not taught him
(Muhammad) poetry, nor is it meet for him. verily HE IS --
This is naught else than a Reminder and QUR'AN
MANIFEST
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Yawma Nad`ū Kulla
'Unāsin Bi'imāmihim (17:71).
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On the day when We
shall summon all men with their IMAM
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Wa Man Kāna Fī
Hadhihi 'A`maá Fahuwa Fī Al-'Ākhirati 'A`maá Wa 'Ađallu Sabīlāan (17:72).
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and whoso is blind
IN
THIS will be blind in the Hereafter, and yet further from the
road.
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وَإِذْ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ
فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِنْ
ذُرِّيَّتِي قَالَ لاَ يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ |
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wa·iž abtala ibrāhīma rabbuhu bikalimātin
fa·atammahunna qala innī jā`iluka linnāsi imāman qala wamin žurriyyatī qala la yanalu
`ahdī ażżalimīna |
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And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain
commands, which he fulfilled: He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the Nations." He
pleaded: "And also (Imams) from
my offspring!" He answered: "But My Promise is not within the
reach of evil-doers." |
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They falsely laid claim to the virtues of
Father Abraham: he was indeed a righteous
Imām, but he was the progenitor of Ismā`īl's line (Arabs) as well as of
Israel's line, and he with Ismā`īl built the Ka`ba (Temple of Mecca) and
purified it, thus establishing a common religion, of which Islam is the
universal exponent (ii.
122-141).
17. 71:
C2266. 1 have
discussed the various meanings of Imam
in ii. 124, n. 124. What is the meaning here? The Commentators are
divided. Some understand the meaning to be that each People or Group will
appear with its Leader, who will bear witness to its virtues or sins: Cf. xvi.
84. Another view is that the Imam is their revelation, their Book. A third is
that the Imam is the record of deeds spoken of in the next clause. I prefer
the first. Yusuf Ali's Commentary from
QuranTrans
[Pooya/Ali Commentary
17:71]
The book mentioned here is
the record of deeds every individual will carry with him or her on the day
of judgement. It will be visible to all. All human
beings will appear with the guides (imams) they followed in
their lives in the world. to give account of their deeds and faith. Blessed
are they who follow the true guides (imams) of the Ahl ul
Bayt, chosen by Allah and appointed
by the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet said:
"Verily I am the Imam
among you. After me, Ali will be your
Imam. After him, his sons in
his progeny will be your Imams. Whosoever remains attached
with them shall be saved and shall obtain salvation. Those who
disassociate themselves from them shall go astray and will certainly be
lost."
Please refer to the
commentary of al Baqarah: 2 and 124 to understand the following verse and
know who are the true Imams chosen and appointed by Allah.
"We have gathered all things in a
manifest Imam " (Ya Sin:
12)
Aqa Mahdi Puya
says:
Commentators have variously
interpreted the word imam as under:
(i)
Scripture.
(ii)
Prophet.
(iii) Leaders in every
age.
The scripture and the prophet
on whom it was revealed are not separable. To follow a scripture means to
follow the prophet who brought it to the people. Moreover both of them
together take their true followers to salvation. Nowhere in the Quran or in
the traditions it is stated that they may also lead their followers to hell,
but it is said that there are two types of Imams-"We appointed
Imams, from among them, to guide (mankind) by our command (Sajdah: 24);
and "We made them Imams who invite
to the fire (Qasas: 41). The Imams mentioned in Sajdah: 24, like the
prophets, are not separable from the scripture, as declared by the Holy
Prophet in hadith al thaqalayn (see page 6). They are his Ahl ul
Bayt.
The Holy Prophet said:
"Whosoever
dies without recognising the Imam of his age dies the death of a
pagan."
After making it clear that
there will be an Imam from his
progeny in every age, ....
This verse says that all
human beings in groups shall be called with their respective Imams. The
identity of the true Imams will be their inseparability with the scripture
and the Holy Prophet- they will lead to eternal
salvation.
Hazar Imam Interview with La Croix, France regarding
Iraq
- TUESDAY,
APRIL 8, 2003 LA
CROIX
LC:
What experience can you bring, in your capacity as Head of the Ismaili
Community?
KAK:
Ismaili Shiism has a living Imam, who lives in the world, [and] has a
great number of contacts.
I
observe the changes [in the world] and, in so far as possible, I anticipate
the manner in which to build institutions which meet the needs of Ismailis.
We do not have, in the Ismaili Community, a sole ethnic group, a sole
[spoken] language, a sole religious history.
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I
pay attention to this pluralism of traditions. I situate my actions
in the context of the [current] times. My grandfather gave,
and I have myself given, a certain interpretation
to Shiism. The intellect
is seen as a facet of faith, in the service of faith.
Reason, reflection, form part of the process of decision making.
This reflection is wished, is necessary in the interpretation of religion. This is one of the
elements which has made it possible for the Ismaili Community to
respond to the problems of [the modern
world]. |
The
Imam of the Shia Ismailis Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
is the Spiritual Leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. At 20, in 1957, he
succeeded his grandfather, the Aga Khan III. Born in Switzerland, living in
France, 49th generation descendant of Prophet Muhammad, Karim Aga Khan
completed his studies at Harvard University in
America.
Allāhu Nūru - Allah is the
Light
Mathalu
Nūrihi Kami -- The similitude of His light IS AS
Nūrun `Alaá
Nūrin light upon light
nūrihi -- His
light
THE 5-FIVE DIVINE LIGHTS
IN ISLAM
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Wa Laqad 'Anzalnā
'Ilaykum 'Āyātin Mubayyinātin Wa
Mathalāan Mina Al-Ladhīna
Khalaw Min Qablikum Wa Maw`ižatan Lilmuttaqīna (24:34).
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And verily We have
sent down for you MANIFEST REVELATIONS, and the example of those who passed
away before you. An admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
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Allāhu Nūru[1] As-Samāwāti Wa Al-'Arđi
Mathalu
Nūrihi[2] Kami ..... Nūrun[3] `Alaá Nūrin[4] Yahdī
Allāhu Linūrihi[5] Man Yashā'u Wa
Yađribu Allāhu Al-'Amthāla
Lilnnāsi Wa Allāhu Bikulli Shay'in
`Alīmun (24:35).
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Allah is the Light[1] of the heavens and
the earth. The similitude of His
light[2] IS AS .... Light[3] upon light[4]. Allah
guideth unto His light[5] whom He
will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in
allegories, for Allah is Knower
of all things. |
24. 35:
C2996. Embedded
within certain ons conceming a refined domestic and social life, comes
this glorious parable of
light, which contains layer upon layer of transcendent truth about
spiritual mysteries. C2997.
The physical light is but a reflection of the true Light in the world of
Reality, and that true Light is
Allah. C2998. So with the spiritual Light; it is placed high, above
worldly things; it has a niche or habitation of its own, in Revelation and other Signs of
Allah; So the spiritual Truth has to be filtered through human
language or human intelligence to make it intelligible to mankind. C2999.
So men of God, who preach Allah's Truth, are themselves illuminated by
Allah's light and become the illuminating media through which that Light
spreads and permeates human life. C3001. This Olive is not localised. It
is universal, for such is Allah's Light. C3003. Glorious, illimitable
Light. The topmost pinnacle is the true prototypal Light, the real Light
... the Light of Allah.
Yusuf Ali's Commentary from
QuranTrans
Proverbs 4:26 (KJV) Ponder the path of thy feet, and
let all thy ways be established.
Pr 4:26
They who earnestly
and prayerfully ponder their path, shall be guided in the right way; but
inconsiderateness always ends in shame and
misery.
Galatians 4:24 (KJV) Which things are an allegory: for these are the two
covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which
is Agar.
Ga 4:24
Here the apostle
makes an allegorical and
spiritual application of the foregoing history of Sarah and Hagar, of Isaac and Ishmael; and the mystery he
tells us is this, "The two mothers, Sarah and Hagar, are types of the two covenants, the one of
works, the other of grace; the two sons, Isaac and Ishmael,
the holy
qur'an & its Ta'wīl - interpretation
23:68. Have they not pondered the
Word, or hath that come unto them which came not unto their
fathers of old?
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Kitābun
'Anzalnāhu 'Ilayka Mubārakun Liyaddabbarū 'Āyātihi Wa
Liyatadhakkara 'Ūlū Al-'Albābi (38:29).
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(This is) a
Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of
blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and
that men of understanding may reflect.
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38. 29:
C4181. Revelation
is not a mere chance or haphazard thing. It is a real blessing-among the
greatest that Allah has bestowed on man. By meditation on it in an earnest
spirit man may learn of himself, and his relation to nature around him and
to Allah the Author of all. Men of understanding may, by its help, resolve
all genuine doubts that there may be in their minds, and learn the true
lessons of spiritual life.
Yusuf
Ali's Commentary from QuranTrans
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Huwa Al-Ladhī 'Anzala `Alayka Al-Kitāba Minhu 'Āyātun Muĥkamātun Hunna 'Ummu Al-Kitābi Wa
'Ukharu Mutashābihātun
Fa'ammā Al-Ladhīna Fī Qulūbihim Zayghun Fayattabi`ūna Mā
Tashābaha Minhu Abtighā'a Al-Fitnati Wa Ābtighā'a
Ta'wīlihi Wa Mā Ya`lamu Ta'wīlahu
'Illā Allāhu Wa
Ar-Rāsikhūna Fī Al-`Ilmi Yaqūlūna 'Āmannā Bihi
Kullun Min `Indi Rabbinā Wa Mā Yadhdhakkaru 'Illā 'Ūlū Al-'Albābi
(3:7).
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He
it is Who hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein
are clear revelations - they are the substance of the Book -
and others (which are) allegorical. But those in
whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to
cause) dissension by seeking to explain
it. None knoweth its explanation save Allah.
and those who are
firm in knowledge. say: We believe therein; the whole is from our Lord;
but only men of understanding really heed.
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Bal Kadhdhabū Bimā Lam Yuĥīţū Bi`ilmihi Wa Lammā
Ya'tihim Ta'wīluhu Kadhālika Kadhdhaba
Al-Ladhīna Min Qablihim Fānžur Kayfa Kāna `Āqibatu Až-Žālimīna (10:39).
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Nay, but they denied that, the knowledge whereof they
could not compass, and whereof the
interpretation hath not yet come unto them. Even so
did those before them deny. Then see what was the consequence for
the wrong-doers!
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3.
7:
C347. This passage gives us an important clue to the interpretation
of the Holy Qur-an. Broadly speaking it may be divided into two
portions, not given separately, but intermingled: viz. (1) the nucleus
or foundation of the Book, literally "the mother of the Book". (2) the
part which is not entirely clear. It is very fascinating to take up the
latter, and exercise our ingenuity about its meaning, but it refers to
such profound matters that are beyond human language and though people
of wisdom may get some light from it, no one should be dogmatic, as the
final meaning is known to Allah alone. The Commentators usually
understand the verses "of established meaning" (muhkam)
to refer to the categorical orders of the Shariat (or the Law), which
are plain to everyone's understanding. But perhaps the meaning is wider:
the "mother of the Book" must include the very foundation on which all
Law rests, the essence of Allah's Message, as distinguished from the
various illustrative parables, allegories, and ordinances.
C348.
One reading, rejected by the majority of Commentators, but accepted by
Mujahid and others, would not make a break at the point here marked Waq
Lazim, but would run the two
sentences together. In that case the construction would run:
"No one knows its hidden
meanings except Allah and those who are firm in knowledge. They
say", etc. Yusuf Ali's Commentary from
QuranTrans
who are 'Ar-Rāsikhūna Fī
Al-`Ilmi - those
who are firm in knowledge'?
8:17. So you did not slay them, but it was
Allah Who slew them, and you
did not smite when you smote (the enemy), but it was Allah Who smote, and that He might
confer upon the believers a good gift from Himself; surely Allah is Hearing,
Knowing. 8:18. This, and that Allah is the weakener of the struggle of the
unbelievers.
Shakir's Quran
Translation
58:21. Allah hath decreed: Lo! I verily shall conquer, I and
My messengers. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
Pickthal's Quran Translation
53:42. And that thy Lord,
He is the goal;
53:43. And that He it is who maketh laugh, and
maketh weep,
53:44. And that He it is Who
giveth death and giveth life;
53:45. And that He createth
the two spouses, the male and the female, 53:46. From a drop (of seed) when
it is poured forth; 53:47. And that He hath ordained the second
bringing forth;
53:48. And that He it is Who
enricheth and contenteth;
53:49. And that He it is Who is
the Lord of Sirius;
Pickthal's Quran
Translation
the bible corroboration
Exodus 15:3 (KJV) The LORD [is] a man of war:
the LORD [is] his name.
Isaiah 42:13 (KJV) The LORD shall go forth as
a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry,
yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
1
Samuel 2:6 (KJV) The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to
the grave, and bringeth up. 1 Samuel 2:7 (KJV) The LORD maketh poor, and
maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1
Samuel 2:30 (KJV) Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith,
....... 1 Samuel 2:35 (KJVSL) And I will raise
me up a faithful <'aman> priest--imam
<kohen>, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine
heart <lebab> and in my mind <nephesh> and I will build him a
sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for
ever.
'the most high <`illay> God
<'elahh>'
Genesis 14:18 (KJVSL) And Melchizedek
<Malkiy-Tsedeq> king <melek> of Salem
<Shalem--islam --peace> : and he [was] the priest
<kohen--imam> of the most high <'elyown> God
<'el - al-aliyyun - HQ 42:.51>
Daniel 5:17-19 Then Daniel <Daniye'l
(Aramaic)> answered and said before the king <melek (Aramaic)>, Let
thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another yet I will read the
writing unto the king and make known to him the interpretation
<p@shar (Aramaic)>. O thou king, the most high <`illay
(Aramaic)> God <'elahh (Aramaic)> gave Nebuchadnezzar
thy father a kingdom and majesty and glory and honour Daniel 5:19 And for the
majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and
feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and
whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
White Horse -- revelation 6:2 and i saw, and
behold a White Horse: And He That Sat On Him Had A Bow; and a crown was
given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. REVELATION
19:11 AND I SAW HEAVEN OPENED, AND BEHOLD A WHITE HORSE; AND HE THAT SAT UPON HIM WAS CALLED FAITHFUL
AND TRUE,
AND IN RIGHTEOUSNESS HE DOTH JUDGE AND MAKE WAR. revelation 19:13 and his
name is called the Word Of God. revelation 19:14 and the armies
which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean. revelation 19:15 and out of his mouth goeth a
sharp SWORD, that with it he should smite the
nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the
winepress of the fierceness and WRATH OF ALMIGHTY
GOD. REVELATION 19:16 AND HE HATH ON HIS VESTURE AND ON HIS THIGH A
NAME WRITTEN, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
revelation 19:17 and i saw an angel standing in the sun; and he
cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, come and gather yourselves together unto the supper OF THE GREAT GOD;
the Holy Prophet's [SAS] Horse was known as
Buraq, which He rode to heavens with the Archangel Gabriel, according to Sunni
hadiths--traditions.
Hadiths
reveal that the Holy Prophet Mohammed used to arrange horse races: (Sahih
Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 4.122) Narrated by Abu Ishaq from Musa bin Uqba
from Mafia from Ibn Umar who said "Allah's Apostle arranged a horse race
amongst the horses that had been made lean, letting them start from
Al-Hafya' and their limit (distance of running) was up to
Thaniyat-al-Wada'.
fulfillment in islam
Hzt. Ali's [As] Divine Sword was Dhulfikar
[Zulfikar]. the WHITE HORSE was called Dhuldul [ c72 - TARIYE TUN
TARANHAR]. and the Aga
Khans [pbuth], the holy ahl al-baiyt [pbuth], have also been
associated with horses, horse
racing & breeding. read the aforesaid again!
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'Innā Naĥnu Nuĥyi Al-Mawtaá
Wa Naktubu Mā Qaddamū
Wa 'Āthārahum
Wa Kulla Shay'in 'Ĥşaynāhu Fī 'Imāmin Mubīnin (12).
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Lo! We it is Who bring the
dead to life. and We
record that which they send before (them, and their
footprints. AND EVERYTHING
HAVE WE VESTED IN THE
IMAM MANIFEST |
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Wa Kadhalika
Yajtabīka Rabbuka Wa Yu`allimuka Min Ta'wīli Al-'Aĥādīthi Wa
Yutimmu Ni`matahu `Alayka Wa `Alaá 'Āli
Ya`qūba Kamā 'Atammahā `Alaá
'Abawayka Min Qablu 'Ibrāhīma Wa 'Isĥāqa 'Inna Rabbaka `Alīmun
Ĥakīmun (12:6).
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Thus thy Lord will
prefer thee and will teach
thee [Joseph <Yowceph>] the
interpretation of
events, and will perfect His grace upon thee and upon
the family
of Jacob as He perfected it upon thy
forefathers, Abraham [imam - 2:124] and Isaac [imams - 21:72-74]. Lo! thy Lord is
Knower, Wise. |
Genesis 41:15-16 And Pharaoh said unto
Joseph <Yowceph>, I
have dreamed a dream and there is none that can interpret
<pathar> it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou
canst understand <shama`> a dream to interpret
<pathar> it. And Joseph <Yowceph> answered Pharaoh
saying It is not in me God <'elohiym> shall give Pharaoh an answer
of peace
<shalowm>.[safety, security and ISLAM-PEACE].
Ge 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh,
saying, g. It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of
peace.
g. As though he would say if I interpret your dream it comes
from God, and not from me.
daily nation news
wednesday, october 23,
2003
london , tuesday
the aga khan at the weekend spoke about freedom of
interpretation as a "generosity
which the holy
koran confers upon all believers".
he also spoke of what was needed to
assure "the growth of future generations of our intelligentsia, so that we
strengthen our own capacity to determine our destiny".
in a keynote address at an international
meeting entitled "word of god, art of man: the koran and its creative
expressions," the aga khan, spiritual
leader of the the shia ismaili muslims, said: "the revelation granted to the holy prophet muhammad opened new
horizons and released new energies of mind and spirit."
it was, he said, a message "still potent in the
muslim world today, although it is sometimes clouded over, distorted and
deformed by political interests and by struggles for power over the minds and
hearts of people."
there are attempts, he warned, "at transforming
what are meant to be fluid,
progressive, open-ended, intellectually informed and spiritually inspired
traditions of thought, into hardened, monolithic, absolutist and
obscurantist positions."
later , speaking to postgraduate students in
islamic studies and humanities, the aga khan described the intellectual development of the ummah
as an urgent challenge.
"in
what voice or voices," he asked, "can the islamic heritage speak to us
afresh – a voice true to the historical experience of the muslim
world yet, at the same time, relevant to the technically advanced,
but morally turbulent and
uncertain world of today?"
Monday, 22 October 2001
The Aga
Khan: "I am amazed by the ignorance
of Islam"
PARIS - He is one of the spiritual leaders of
Islam who best knows the land and the people of Central Asia, the area which
holds the world in suspense. He is the Imam, the religious leader and guide of
the Ishamilite, whose communities are spread in various countries of Asia and
Africa, but also in Europe and in North America. Throughout Iran, Pakistan,
Tajikistan, Afghanistan and West China, there are more than five million
Ishmaelite. ......
"I think that monotheistic religions,
having an analogous belief in an only God, should and must dialogue. The
three religions which Abraham inspired have many more common facets
than those which divide
them.
Religion must be a means by which to affirm
the ethical significance of existence, irrelevant of one's faith. If we want
social development, to meet halfway, to dialogue, peace, we cannot neglect
ethics and the impact which education and culture have on social
growth."
[emphasis added, navali]
Islam is for muslims *al--Haqq — the
Truth*
a birthday gift to our beloved khudawind
[sa]
december 13,
2003
Imamate Day Khushiali Mubarak
Laylat-alqadr
{*} mubarak
[the holy and blessed night of
power]
BISMILLAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHIIM --- IN
THE NAME OF ALLAH, RAHMAN [
] -
RAHIM
97: 1. Lo!
We revealed it [anzalnaHU[] on the Night of
power -- Laylat-alqadr {}
97: 2. AND WHAT [WA MAA - AND HE WHO[] will convey unto thee what the
Night of Power is!
97: 3. The Night of Power is better than a
thousand months.
97: 4. The angels and the Spirit descend
therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
97:
5. SALAMUN[]
hiya -- PEACE THIS until the rising of
the dawn.
-----
[] -- it has a very deep and significant '
ESOTERIC--TAWIL' meaning in the true islam and the ismaili
tariqah].
laylatil qadr
stands for the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul
Bayt
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 97:1]
Qadr is
power, honour, glory, grandeur.
Laylatil
Qadr means the night of
power or grandeur. As verses 2 and 3
suggest it is, in the spiritual sense, a secret kept hidden,
and it transcends time because in
it Allah's power dispels the darkness of ignorance through His revelation.
Jalal al Din al Suyuti, in Durr al Manthur,
says
that laylatil qadr stands for
the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul
Bayt.
Lail in Arabic means night and qadar means power or
honour.Thus Laila-tul-Qadar means the Night of Power or the Night of
Honour.
The ninety-seventh sura(chapter) of the Holy Quran has
been named as Al-Qadar(power).
The night of Laila-Tul-Qadar falls in the month of
Ramazan.
Abu Da’ood has reported that Abdullah bin Anees told the
Holy Prophet that he was living on his farm in the jungle and was praying
regularly there.He then requested the Holy Prophet to inform him exactly
about the Laila-tul-Qadar so that he would go to the Masjid-el-Nabawi in
Madina on that night to pass the night in prayer to get more sawaab. The
Holy Prophet told him to come to this mosque on the twenty-third
(23th)night.Abdullah explained later that since then his father always went
to Madina on the 22th of the Ramazan and entered the Masjid-el-Nabawi before
sunset and came out after the morning prayer the next day and return
home.
According to ISMAILIS ,the date of Laila-tul-Qadar is
23th night of the month of Ramazan.
Mowlana Imam Jafar Sadiq said ; “ Laila-tul-Qadar falls
on the 23th night of Ramazan.”
Mowla Ali said that the Holy Prophet would not allow
anyone of his family to sleep during the 23th night of the month of
Ramazan.If anyone fell asleep the Holy Prophet would sprinkle water on the
face of the sleeping person.
Hazart Bibi Fatima would not let anyone in her household
fall asleep on the 23th night of Ramazan.
Mowlana Imam Baqir said that “ The 23th night is the
Laila-tul-Qadar. God gives His servent whatever he ask for in this night.”
He also said that the Holy Prophet informed his Ahl-Bait that “ God forgives
all his sins who remembers Him the whole night of Qadar.”
During the Imamat of Mowlana Imam Aga Hassan Ali Shah ,
Hazarat Pir Aga Ali Shah reorganized the jamats of India and taught them
many things.He told the jamat. “ The 23th night of the month of Ramazan is
Laila-tul-Qadar. So attend Jamatkhana for prayer and zikr from dusk to dawn
during this night.Take Chanta and drink Aab-e-safa. Inshallah God will
forgive his sins who will remember Him and pray for His mercy the whole
night of the Laila-tul-Qadar.”
Holy Prophet said “ God fulfils his desires whatever he
ask foe who pass the whole night of Laila-tul-Qadar in
prayer.”
The 23th night of the month of Ramazan is the anniversary
of the first revelation of the Holy quran and the declaration of Mohammad’s
prophethood.i.e the beginning of the last and the final part of the Message
of Allah ,occurred on the night of power(Laila-tul-Qadar).
So Laila-tul-Qadar is 23th Ramazan.
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Yā 'Ayyuhā
Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Tūbū 'Ilaá Allāhi
Tawbatan Naşūĥāan `Asaá Rabbukum 'An Yukaffira `Ankum
Sayyi'ātikum Wa Yudkhilakum Jannātin Tajrī Min Taĥtihā Al-'Anhāru
Yawma Lā Yukhzī Allāhu An-Nabīya Wa Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Ma`ahu Nūruhum Yas`aá Bayna 'Aydīhim Wa Bi'aymānihim
Yaqūlūna Rabbanā 'Atmim Lanā Nūranā Wa Āghfir Lanā
'Innaka `Alaá Kulli Shay'in Qadīrun (66:8).
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O ye who believe!
Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It
may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil deeds and bring
you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah
will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their
right hands; they will say: Our Lord! Perfect our
light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all
things. |
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Al-Ĥamdu Lillāhi Rabbi Al-`Ālamīna (1:2).
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Praise be
to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
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1kalki_holiness_house:
ramadan_islam; 
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