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BISMI-LLAHI-R-RAHAMANI-R-RAHIM
in the name of allah, 
rahman, rahim

 

la fata illa ali, la sayf illa dhulfiqar 
there is no hero save ali, there is no sword save dhulfiqar

YA ALI MADAD

 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.

   
   Text Box: His Highness, the Aga Khan, is the 49th direct descendant of Mohammad, through Ali, his cousin who married Fatima, the Prophet's daughter.  

 The leader is the 49th descendant of Mohammad, one of the principal spiritual leaders of Muslim Shi'ites: 

The interview on the attack on terrorism: The Aga Khan: "I am amazed by the ignorance on Islam" and he continues: "This is not a conflict between civilisations but of reciprocal prejudices and stereotypes." ..... 

According to many scholars, it is the very absence of a spiritual authority which "excommunicates" radicalism which is the principal obstacle for the evolution of Islam. Do you agree? "The problem is wrongly posed and it does not concern the fundamentals of Islam. In fact, in the Shi'ite credence, one exalts the value of the intellect, of the spiritual guide, therefore of interpretation. But Western thought tends to confuse the bond between spirituality and secularism with a sort of compromise between State and Church. These are different levels, which involve the individual and the community in which one lives, not the political authority of the State. . The Koran prohibits judging the way in which another Muslim practices faith, but it also prohibits the enforcement of a religious practice or of a faith

"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. 
Massimo Nava 

38:84. He said: The Truth is, and the Truth I speak, --- 84. Qala fa alhaqqu wa alhaqqa aqoolu 

   Islam is for muslims *al--Haqq — the Truth* 

 

'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim'

Your Excellency the Governor General, 
Excellencies, 
Conference Participants, 
Ladies and Gentlemen:'
allah, allah's revelations and the TAWHIID therein
question

'shalom' -- ' peace' -- 'salaam' [HQ: 59:23 ] -- the peace of god as in 'JEHOVAH SHALOM' -- 'THE LORD PEACE' - and salaamun alaykum?

Qul Ad`ū Allāha 'Aw Ad`ū Ar-Raĥmana 'Ayyanmmā Tad`ū Falahu Al-'Asmā'u Al-Ĥusnaį Wa Lā Tajhar Bişalātika Wa Lā Tukhāfit Bihā Wa Ābtaghi Bayna Dhālika Sabīlāan (17:110).

Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto Ar-Raĥmana, unto HE WHOEVER ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy SALAT--PRAYER - nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between.

Wa 'Idhā Jā'aka Al-Ladhīna Yu'uminūna Bi'āyātinā Faqul SalāmunText Box: `Alaykum Kataba Rabbukum `Alaį Nafsihi Ar-Raĥmata 'Annahu Man `Amila Minkum Sū'āan Bijahālatin Thumma Tāba Min Ba`dihi Wa 'Aşlaĥa Fa'annahu Ghafūrun Raĥīmun (6:54).

And when those who believe in Our revelations come unto thee, say: Peace be unto you! Your Lord hath prescribed for HIS SOUL MERCY, that whoso of you doeth evil through ignorance and repenteth afterward thereof and doeth right, (for him) lo! He is Forgiving, Raĥīm.

Fakulū Mimmā Dhukira Asmu Allāhi `Alayhi 'In Kuntum Bi'āyātihi Mu'uminīna (6:118).  Wa Mā Lakum 'Allā Ta'kulū Mimmā Dhukira Asmu Allāhi `Alayhi  (6:119). Wa Dharū ˇāhira Al-'Ithmi Wa Bāţinahu  (6:120).

Eat of that over which the name of Allah hath been mentioned, if ye areText Box: believers in His revelations. How should ye not eat of that over which the name of Allah hath been mentioned,  Forsake the outwardness of sin and the inwardness .

 

'JEHOVAH SHALOM'
'THE LORD PEACE'

Judges 6:23 (KJVSL) And the LORD <Y@hovah> said unto him, Peace <shalowm> [be] unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Judges 6:24 (KJVSL) Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD <Y@hovah>, and called it Jehovahshalom <Y@havah shalowm>:

~wlX Shalowm (shaw-lome');  Noun Masculine, Strong #: 7965
  • peace, friendship
    1. of human relationships
    2. with God especially in covenant relationship
~wlX Y@havah shalowm (yeh-ho-vaw');  shaw-lome' Proper Name Location, Strong #: 3073

Jehovah-shalom = "Jehovah is peace"

John 14:27 (KJV) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Deuteronomy 18:18 (WEB) I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him. 19 It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

73:15. Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger. 
Pickthal's Quran Translation

the divine TAWHID

everything from the TRANSCENDENT DIVINITY, THE DIVINE revelations of allah and the TAWHID therein -- right down to the human soul, its history and livelihood is embedded fully in Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. 

40) Sūrat Ghāfir

40) سُورَة غَافِر
Dhalikumu Allāhu Rabbukum Khāliqu Kulli Shay'in Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā Huwa Fa'annā Tu'ufakūna 040.062 Such is God, your Lord, the Creator of all things, there is no god but He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth! ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْء ٍ لاَ إِلَهَ~َ إِلاَّ هُوَ فَأَنَّا تُؤْفَكُونَ
Kadhālika Yu'ufaku Text Box: Al-Ladhīna Kānū Bi'āyāti Allāhi Yajĥadūna 040.063 Thus are deluded those who are wont to reject the REVELATIONS OF ALLAH كَذَلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ
Qul 'Innī Nuhītu 'An 'A`buda Al-Ladhīna Tad`ūna Min Dūni Allāhi Lammā Jā'aniya Al-Bayyinātu Min Rabbī Wa 'Umirtu 'An 'Uslima Lirabbi Al-`Ālamīna 040.066 Say: "I have been forbidden to invoke those Text Box: whom ye invoke besides God,- seeing that the MANIFEST REVELATIONS have come to me from my Lord; and I have been commanded to bow (in Islam) to the Lord of the Worlds." قُلْ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَمَّا جَاءَنِيَ الْبَيِّنَاتُ مِنْ رَبِّي وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ

additional details given below.

this then in essence, 
WAS AND IS THE DIVINE, UNIVERSAL, ever living and the eternal MESSAGE AND GUIDANCE OF 'ISLAM.' 

this was ALSO the very message and guidance of my beloved holy imam - spiritual leader, his highness prince aga khan [sas] may 19, 2004 not only to canada but also to the world at large.

http://www1.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/inside.politics/2002/02/04.html

(CNN) -- PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN is considered one of the most influential voices in the Muslim world. The 65-year-old spiritual head of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims is a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed and one of the world's wealthiest men.

http://www.akdn.org/news/ottawa_180504.html

Aga Khan Speaks on Preventing 
the Failure of Democracy
(Please see speech and related photos) 

Guinea, Quebec, Canada, 19th May, 2004 - "Democracy can fail anywhere,
at any time, in any society …for it is self-evident, in Europe and
across the globe, that the existence of political parties and
elections do not alone produce stable governments or competent
leadership."

His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary spiritual leader (Imam)
of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development
Network, today outlined the need to recognise both the fragility of
democracy as a form of governance as well as its virtues in advancing
human development.

"Leadership and Diversity" was the theme of the 2004 Governor
General's Canadian Leadership Conference at which the Aga Khan made
the keynote address to over 200 future leaders from across the country
in the presence of Canada's Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson.
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EXCERPTS
'THREE CONCEPTS SEEM TO ME TO BE ESSENTIAL IN CREATING, stabilizing
and strengthening democracy around the world ......'

      'These concepts are MERITOCRACY, PLURALISM and civil society'

       'The first is a healthy, civil society'

       'The second precondition is pluralism'

       'Intellectual honesty and greater knowledge are essential' 

        ' It is urgent that the West gain a better understanding of
the Islamic world'

Address by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Leadership and Diversity Conference

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, May 19, 2004

http://www.akdn.org/speeches/20_ottawa190504.htm

 

 

Watch video

Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim

[[H.H. Aga Khan's Address]28:37 min, 127MB]

Your Excellency the Governor General,
Excellencies,
Conference Participants,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

I thank Your Excellency for inviting me to share some thoughts in this closing session of the Leadership and Diversity Conference. On this occasion, I would also like to thank Your Excellency and the Government of Canada for the warm welcome and the kindness and courtesies that have been extended to me.

Three concepts seem to me to be essential in creating, stabilizing and strengthening democracy around the world, including among the people of Africa and Asia with whom I have worked in the past. These concepts are meritocracy, pluralism and civil society. In particular, I will ask, what role can Canada play, drawing upon her national genius, in creating or enhancing these great underpinnings of democracy in the developing world?

My interest in these themes of development and governance arises from my role as the hereditary spiritual leader—Imam—of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. 

Since succeeding to this office as the 49th Imam in 1957, I have been concerned with the development of the Ismailis and the broader societies in which they live. The engagement of the Imamat in development is guided by Islamic ethics, which bridge faith and society. It is on this premise that I established the Aga Khan Development Network.

Our long presence on the ground gives us an insight that confirms the UN’s detailed assessment in Latin America, which is that a democracy cannot function reasonably without two preconditions.

The first is a healthy, civil society. It is an essential bulwark that provides citizens with multiple channels through which to exercise effectively both their rights and duties of citizenship. Even at a very basic level, only a strong civil society can assure isolated rural populations, and the marginalized urban poor of a reasonable prospect of humane treatment, personal security, equity, the absence of discrimination, and access to opportunity.

The second precondition is pluralism. Pluralism means peoples of diverse backgrounds and interests, coming together in organizations of varying types and goals, for different kinds and forms of creative expression, which are valuable and deserving of support by government and society as a whole.

The rejection of pluralism is pervasive across the globe and plays a significant role in breeding destructive conflicts. Examples are scattered across the world’s map: 

A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours. .....  Perhaps the greatest obstacle to pluralism and democracy, however, is the lacuna in the general education of the populations involved.

A dramatic illustration is the uninformed speculation about conflict between the Muslim world and others. The clash, if there is such a broad civilizational collision, is not of cultures but of ignorance. 

Humanities curricula in many educational institutions in the West, rarely feature great Muslim philosophers, scientists, astronomers and writers of the classical age of Islam, such as Avicenna, Farabi and al-Kindi, Nasir Khusraw and Tusi. This lack of knowledge and appreciation of the civilizations of the Muslim world is a major factor that colors media stereotypes, by concentrating on political hotspots in the Muslim world, and referring to organisations as terrorist and Islamic first, and only obliquely, if at all, to their national origins or political goals.

No wonder that the bogey of Islam as a monolith, irreconcilable to the values of the West or, worse, as a seedbed of violence, lurks behind its depiction as being both opposed to, and incapable of, pluralism. This image flies directly in the face of the respect that Islam’s cherished scripture confers upon believers in monotheistic traditions, calling upon Muslims to engage with them in the finest manner, and with wisdom. History is replete with illustrations where Muslims have entrusted their most treasured possessions, even members of their families, to the care of Christians. Muslim willingness to learn from Jewish erudition in medicine, statecraft and other realms of knowledge, is well exemplified by the place of honour accorded Jewish scholars at the court of the Fatimid Imam-Caliphs of Egypt.

Intellectual honesty and greater knowledge are essential if current explosive situations are to be understood as inherited conflicts and—rather than being specific to the Muslim world—driven by ethnic and demographic difference, economic inequity and unresolved political situations. 

It is urgent that the West gain a better understanding of the Islamic world, which, as the Parliamentary report notes, is a hugely diverse collectivity of civilizations that has developed, and continues to evolve, in response to multiple societal influences—agricultural and rural, commercial and urban, scientific and philosophical, literary and political. Just like other great traditions, the Islamic world cannot be understood only by its faith, but as a total picture whose history is closely tied to that of the Judeo-Christian world.

The Ismaili Imamat strives to ensure that people live in countries where threat to democracy is minimal and seeks to draw on the experience of established democracies, which have a vibrant civil society, are sensitive to cultural difference and are effective in improving the quality of life of their citizenry. Canada is a prime example of such a country. It is for this reason that the Aga Khan Development Network is establishing, in Ottawa, what is to be known as The Global Centre for Pluralism.

Ladies and Gentlemen: There are compelling reasons, as I have tried to articulate, why Canada can and should take the lead in investing to safeguard and enhance pluralism. We inhabit an overcrowded planet with shrinking resources, yet we share a common destiny. A weakness or pain in one corner has the tendency, rather rapidly, to transmit itself across the globe. Instability is infectious! 

But so is hope! It is for you - the leaders of today and tomorrow - to carry the torch of that hope and help to share the gift of pluralism.


Thank you.

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'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim'
Your Excellency the Governor General, 
Excellencies, 
Conference Participants, 
Ladies and Gentlemen:'
allah, allah's revelations and the TAWHIID therein
question

why did his highness prince aga khan [sa] make the following CONNECTION between the faith of islam AND the islamic world - 'whose history is closely tied to that of the Judeo-Christian world?'

 'Just like other great traditions, the Islamic world cannot be understood only by its faith, but as a  total picture whose history is closely tied to  that of the Judeo-Christian world.'

on the one hand, just prior to this period in human history, much of Europe or the then judeo-christian world was enshrouded in total darkness. 

 By His Highness Prince Sultan Mahomad Shah Aga Khan III

(Extract from The Memoirs of the Aga Khan by H.H. The Aga Khan III)

With the decline of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the great and elaborate system of civilization which Roman law and administration had sustained for so many centuries, the Dark Ages enfolded Europe. In the seventh century of the Christian era there was a rapid and brilliant new  flowering of humanity's capacity and desire for adventure and discovery in His Highness Aga Khan III during the Round Table Conferencethe realms of both spirit and intellect. That flowering began in Arabia; its origin and impetus were given to it by my Holy ancestor, the Prophet Mohammed, and we know it by the name of Islam. From Arabia the tide of its influence flowed swiftly and strongly to North Africa and thence to Spain.

lbn-Rushd, the great Muslim philosopher, known to Europe as Averroes, established clearly the great distinction between two kinds of apprehensible human experience : on the one hand, our experience of nature as we recognize it through our senses, whence comes our capacity to measure and to count (and with that capacity all that it brought in the way of new events and new explanations); and on the other hand, our immediate and imminent experience of something more real, less dependent on thought or on the processes of the mind, but directly given to us, which I believe to be religious experience. Naturally, since our brain is material, and its processes and all the consequences of its processes are material, the moment that we put either thought or spiritual experience into words, this material basis of the brain must give a material presentation to even the highest, most transcendent spiritual experience. But men can study objectively the direct and subjective experiences of those who have had spiritual enlightenment without material intervention.

and on the other hand, when a non-muslim speaks about the faith of islam in general, he usually thinks of it in terms of either the practice of the sunni muslim majority and/or  that of the iranian shia muslim majority practice per se. 

it is not that the said generalization or identification of either islamic practice may be erroneous to begin with - but that in and of itself is limiting the 'ESSENCE' of the revealed or scriptural faith of islam per se, whose historical reality goes well beyond the last 1400 plus years of islam. 

allow me to explain.

  1. from the biblical perspective or the judeo-christian traditional viewpoint only, the holy institution of 'IMAMATE' -- 'KAHEN' -- 'HIGH PRIESTHOOD' - began with MELCHIZEDEK;
  2. who was the priest of the most high god - elyon el [gen: 14:18-22, psalms 110 and hebrews 7:1-3 -- al-aliyyun -- [hq 17:71,72 42:51-53]. 
  3. and then we have the aaronic priesthood which was divinely instituted with the prophetic mission of moses. 
  4. to this, the holy qur'an added the imamate of hzt. imam and nabiy--prophet abraham and his seed [pbuth] - hq: 2:124; 19:41.

in other words, these scriptural facts directly translated into the said history of the religions under discussion.

whereas, the history of the islamic world and that of the judeo-christian world is closely linked not only through their scriptures, religions or religious practices but also through the PRESENCE of His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary spiritual leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims among us today. 

the holy imamate of the shia ISMAILI imams [pbuth] then, is the common denominator between the 3 abrahamaic faiths and their respective history. 

Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim

'shalom' -- ' peace' -- 'salaam' [HQ: 59:23 ] -- the peace of god as in 'JEHOVAH SHALOM' -- 'THE LORD PEACE' - and salaamun alaykum?

59) Sūrat Al-Ĥashr

         59) سُورَة الحَشر
Huwa Allāhu Al-Ladhī Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā Huwa `Ālimu Al-Ghaybi Wa Ash- Shahādati Huwa Ar-Raĥmānu Ar-Raĥīm 059.022 God is He, than Whom there is no god except HE IS, the knower of THE HIDDEN and THE MANIFEST. HE IS  Ar-Raĥmānu Ar- Raĥīm هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ~َ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ
Huwa Allāhu Al-Ladhī Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā Huwa Al-Maliku Al-Quddūsu As-Salāmu Al-Mu'uminu Al-Muhayminu Al-`Azīzu Al-Jabbāru Al-Mutakabbiru Subĥāna Allāhi `Ammā Yushrikūna 059.023 God is He, than Whom there is no god except HE IS the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Peace , the  Faithful, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme:  Subĥāna Allāhi -- HOLY IS -- Glory to God! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ~َ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلاَمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Huwa Allāhu Al-Khāliqu Al-Bāri'u Al-Muşawwiru Lahu Al-'Asmā'u Al-Ĥusnį Yusabbiĥu Lahu Mā Fī As-Samāwāti Wa Al-'Arđi Wa Huwa Al-`Azīzu Al-Ĥakīmu 059.024 He is God, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: Wa Huwa Al-`Azīzu Al-Ĥakīmu and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَه ُُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

 

Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi

PERSONAL GOD
'your god is god one'
and the
'tawhiid' therein
revealer

1) Sūrat Al-Fātiĥah

Bismi Allāhi Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi (1).

In the name of Allah, Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi - the Beneficent, the Raĥīm

Al-Ĥamdu Lillāhi Rabbi Al-`Ālamīna (2).

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,

Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi (3).

Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi (3).

Māliki Yawmi Ad-Dīni (4).

Master of the Day of Judgment,

'Īyāka Na`budu Wa 'Īyāka Nasta`īnu (5).

Thee WE worship; Thee WE ask for help.

2) Al-Baqarah --  Huwa Ar-Raĥmānu Ar-Raĥīmu 

Wa 'Ilahukum 'Ilahun Wāĥidun Lā 'Ilāha 'Illā Huwa Ar-Raĥmānu Ar-Raĥīmu (163).

Your God is God ONE; no God save he is Raĥmān, the Raĥīm.

41) Sūrat Fuşşilat -- Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi 

Ĥā-Mīm (1).

Ha. Mim.

Tanzīlun Mina Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi (2).

A revelation from the Raĥmān, the Raĥīm,

Kitābun Fuşşilat 'Āyātuhu Qur'ānāan `Arabīyāan Liqawmin Ya`lamūna (3).

A Scripture whereof the verses are expounded, a Qur'ānāan in Arabic for people who have knowledge,

the point being, Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi are not the attributes of allah. rather, they are his most beautiful names and absolute tawhiid. 

no muslim salat--prayer is complete or valid without this 'tawhiid' which, unfortunately, most 'sunni muslims' - like the saudi wahhabis, etc., have 'violated by dropping' it from their daily salat.

hzt. solomon [as] and islam

Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, RAHMAN, RAHIM

27: 1. ta. sin. these are REVELATIONS--AYAT -- of the qur'an and a MANIFEST--MUBIIN -- scripture 

'Ilayya Kitābun Karīm (27:29).

 unto me a Karīm -- noble letter.

'Innahu Min Sulaymāna Wa 'Innahu Bismi Allāhi Ar-Raĥmāni Ar-Raĥīmi (27:30).

Lo! it is from Solomon, and lo! it is In the name of Allah, the Raĥmān, the Raĥīm;

Qāla Al-Ladhī `Indahu `Ilmun Mina Al-Kitābi 'Anā 'Ātīka Bihi Qabla 'An Yartadda 'Ilayka Ţarfuka Falammā Ra'āhu Mustaqirrāan `Indahu Qāla Hādhā Min Fađli Rabbī Liyabluwanī 'A'ashkuru 'Am 'Akfuru Wa Man Shakara Fa'innamā Yashkuru Linafsihi Wa Man Kafara Fa'inna Rabbī Ghanīyun Karīm (27:40).

One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord,Text Box: that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). Fa'inna Rabbī Ghanīyun Karīm  -- For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.

Ba of Bismillah
          The essence of the Quran 

          [Pooya/Ali Commentary 1:1]

It is said that al Fatihah is the quintessence of the Quran, and bismillahir rahmanir rahim is the essence of al Fatihah, and the letter ba of bismillah is the embodiment of bismillahir rahmanir rahim, and the dot below the first letter ba of bismillah is the spirit of the first verse.

Ali, son of Abu Talib, the first of the holy Imams, had said:  "I am the dot below the ba of bismillah"
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      similar concepts in the biblical times 

Yah is the   first half of the  tetragrammaton, YHWH. It occurs 49 times in M distinguished by a POINT [MAPPIK] 

    Extraordinary Points

still others think the dots are only a device to aid the reader to remember some explanation the ancient Hebrews had connected with these  words.

    Concerning the extraordinary points,   gins, pp. 320,321 says ‘it will thus be seen that the points were regarded by the ancient authorities  …. And that the prophet ELIAS [ELIJAH] who is to solve all doubts and difficulties, will give his decision on them WHEN HE APPEARS.  [new world translation of the scriptures with references, 1984, pp.735, 1569]

VERY IMPORTANT AND NOTEWORTHY 

Matthew 27:46 (KJ2000) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elijah.

whatever the case may be, it is clear from these biblical episodes that 'ELI--MY GOD',  the other DIVINE BEING mentioned in the bible was none other than 'ALI' OF THE ISLAMIC CONTEXT AND DISPENSATION.

COMPARE

    47    29 Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "This one is calling for Elijah."

    49  But the rest said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him."

ÅHlivaß Helias (hay-lee'-as);
Word Origin: Hebrew,  Noun Masculine, Strong #: 2243

Elijah = "my God is Jehovah"
  1. a prophet born at Thisbe, the unflinching champion of the theocracy in the reigns of the idolatrous kings Ahab and Ahaziah. He was taken up to heaven without dying, whence the Jews expected he would return just before the advent of the Messiah, whom he would prepare the minds of the Israelites to receive.
Footnotes
    28 Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?: Jesus cries out in the words of Psalm 22:2, a psalm of lament that is the Old Testament passage most frequently drawn upon in this narrative. In Mark the verse is cited entirely in Aramaic, which Matthew partially retains but changes the invocation of God to the Hebrew Eli, possibly because that is more easily related to the statement of the following verse about Jesus' calling for Elijah.

29 Elijah: see the note on Matthew 3:4. This prophet, taken up into heaven (2 Kings 2:11), was believed to come to   the help of those in distress, but the evidences of that belief are all later than the gospels.

despite the above text and explanation thereof, i still believe the 'crucified jesus' was calling upon 'ELIYAH' -- 'THE GOD OF YHWH.' please remember that the yhwh called him 'the lord -- adonay': 

at my right

a.    Psalms 110:1 (KJVSL)  The LORD <Y@hovah> said <n@'um> unto my Lord <'adown>, Sit <yashab> thou at my right hand <yamiyn>,

at thy right

b.    Psalms 110:5 (KJVSL) The Lord <'Adonay > at thy right hand <yamiyn> [adnoi vs#1]

COMPARE: in the islamic tradition

         it is reported by abu ishaq thalabi that abdullah bin salam asked the holy prophet to give the name of the man who had knowledge of the book and brought the queen of sheba with her throne within the twinkling of an eye.

the holy prophet said: "IT WAS ALI."  

it is stated in minhaj al sadiqin and umdat al bayan -- [SUNNI HADITH] -- that then the holy prophet said to ALI:

"O ALI, thou had been HIDDEN -- [BATIN, navali] -- WITH ALL THE PROPHETS of allah preceding me, AND WITH ME THOU ARE    MANIFEST - [ZAHIR, navali] - [M.S. U.B.] [#vr. 40. [1699], s.v. mir ahmed ALI, pp. 1157].


NADI ALI, WHICH THE HOLY PROPHET RECITED

        [Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:20]

it is reported by abu ishaq thalabi that abdullah bin salam asked the holy prophet to give the name of the man who had knowledge of the book and brought the queen of sheba with her throne within the twinkling of an eye.

the holy prophet said: "IT WAS ALI."

it is stated in minhaj al sadiqin and umdat al bayan -- [SUNNI HADITH]-- that then the holy prophet said to ALI:

"O ALI, YOU HELPED ALL THE PROPHETS of allah incognito -- [BATIN, navali] -- (concealed from view), and YOU HELP ME   in propria persona - [ZAHIR, navali] - (in person) MANIFESTLY.

Ali ibn abi Talib is known as mazhar al aja-ib and mazhar al ghara-ib because, as willed by Allah, he used to appear in different forms to carry out divine plans under very special circumstances. These two epithets are exclusively reserved for Ali. Even today the true believers invoke Allah to send him for help (???*navali).

      the Famous Dua, Known as Nadi Ali, Which The Holy Prophet Recited, As Commanded By Allah, At Khaybar Refers To Ali As Mazhar Al Aja-Ib. Ali Ibn Abi Talib Is Also Known As Mushkil Kusha, The Remover Of Hardships. 

In every age, to many persons he comes personally to remove hardships. Through his name great spiritual achievements are attained. The Holy Prophet, and after him, Ali are acknowledged as the most superior possessors of the spiritual powers.

this then in essence, WAS AND IS THE DIVINE, UNIVERSAL, ever living and the eternal MESSAGE AND GUIDANCE OF 'ISLAM.' 

this was ALSO the very message and guidance of, my beloved holy imam - spiritual leader, his highness prince aga khan [sas] may 19, 2004 not only to canada but also to the world at large.

EXCERPTS: 

"ENHANCING PLURALISM"
------------------

 

I HOPE THAT MY REMARKS MIGHT 
RELEASE SOME MORE BUZZING, BECAUSE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT I WILL
SAY THIS EVENING REFERS TO "ENHANCING PLURALISM".

  Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan

Keynote Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan Concluding the Prince Claus Fund's Conference on Culture and Development, Amsterdam, 7th September 2002

'RELIGIOUS PLURALISM'
GOD CREATED A PLURALISTIC TRADITION & SOCIETY IN ABRAHAM

i n t e r p r e t a t i o n

P  L  U  R  A  L  I  S  M
THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC TRADITIONS -- PROGRESSIVE REVELATION AND CULMINATION

42:13. He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is maa -- he who--that unto which thou callest them. Mā Tad`ūhum 'Ilayhi Allāhu Yajtabī 'Ilayhi Man Yashā'u Wa Yahdī 'Ilayhi Man Yunību --  Allah chooseth for Him he whom  He will, and guideth unto Him--Yahdī 'Ilayhi he who turneth

5: 3. This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 
Pickthal's Quran Translation

I AM THY SHIELD, 
AND THY EXCEEDING REWARD

    Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear Text Box: not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Genesis 15:2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? Genesis 15:3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.  Genesis 15:4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but hE  that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

36) Sūrat Yā -Sīn -- WA 'Ajrin Karīm

   36) سُورَة يَا-سِين      AND a Reward most generous 
Yā -Sīn 036.001 Ya Sin. يَا-سِين
Wa Al-Qur'āni Al-Ĥakīmi 036.002 AND the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,- وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ
'Innaka Lamina Al-Mursalīna 036.003 Thou art indeed one of the apostles, إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
`Alį Şirāţin Mustaqīmin 036.004 On a Straight Way. عَلَى صِرَاط ٍ مُسْتَقِيم ٍ
Tanzīla Al-`Azīzi Ar-Raĥīm 036.005 It is a Revelation OF Al-`Azīzi Ar-Raĥīm  -- the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. تَنزِيلَ الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ
'Innamā Tundhiru Mani Attaba`a Adh-Dhikra Wa Khashiya Ar-Raĥmana Bil-Ghaybi Fabashshirhu Bimaghfiratin Wa 'Ajrin Karīmin 036.011 Thou canst but admonish such a one as follows the Message and fears the (Lord) Most Gracious, unseen: give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of Forgiveness and -- 'Ajrin Karīm -- a Reward most generous. إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الذِّكْرَ وَخَشِيَ الرَّحْمَنَ بِالْغَيْبِ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَة ٍ وَأَجْر ٍ كَرِيم ٍ
'Innā Naĥnu Nuĥyi Al-Mawtį Wa Naktubu Mā Qaddamū Wa 'Āthārahum Wa Kulla Shay'in 'Ĥşaynāhu Fī 'Imāmin Mubīnin 036.012 Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send Text Box: before and that which they leave behind, and all things have We VESTED IN THE IMAM MANIFEST. إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْيِ الْمَوْتَى وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أحْصَيْنَاه ُُ فِي إِمَام ٍ مُبِين

Psalms 37:11 (KJV) But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of PEACE-- islam --peace. Psalms 37:22 (KJV) For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.

Matthew 5:5 (KJV) Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Wa Laqad Katabnā Fī Az-Zabūri Min Ba`di Adh-Dhikri 'Anna Al-'Arđa Yarithuhā `Ibādiya Aş-Şāliĥūna

021.105 Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the REMINDER : My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth." وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ

21.105:
C2759. Zabur: the Book of the Psalms of David. The name of David is expressly mentioned in connection with the Zabur in iv. 163 and xvii. 55, although there the indefinite article is applied to the word as meaning a Book of Scripture. See Psalms xxv. 13, "his seed shall inherit the earth"; xxxvii. 11, "the meek shall inherit the earth" (quoted by Jesus in Matt. v.3); and xxxvii. 29, "the righteous shall inherit the land."
C2760. The same promise occurs in the Pentateuch, Exod. xxxii. 13.
Yusuf Ali's Commentary from QuranTrans

THE HOLY Ginans & Granths -- [religious hymns composed by our holy pirs] -- LITERATURE & TRADITION IN THE ISMAILI TARIQAH is similar to Zabur: the Book of the Psalms of David

[004:163] We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.

[017:055] And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David the Psalms.

         isaiah  42:11 Let the desert and its cities lift up theirText Box: voices, The settlements where Kedar [ishmael's son and abraham's grandson] inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.  [rsv]

Deuteronomy 18:18 (KJV) I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require [it] of him.

in my previous articles, we have seen many such biblical traditions, examples and prophecies whose fulfillment have been found in the true islam, as revealed to the holy prophet muhammad [sas].

'PLURALISM   IS   STRENGTH'
Aga Khan Speaks on Preventing 
the Failure of Democracy
(Please see speech and related photos) 

Guinea, Quebec, Canada, 19th May, 2004 
http://www.akdn.org/speeches/20_ottawa190504.htm
'IT IS URGENT THAT THE WEST GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING 
OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD, which, as the Parliamentary report notes, 
is a hugely diverse collectivity of civilizations that has developed, and continues 
to evolve, in response to multiple societal influences—agricultural and
rural, commercial and urban, SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL, literary
and political.

Just like other great traditions, THE ISLAMIC WORLD cannot be
understood only by its faith, BUT AS A TOTAL PICTURE WHOSE 
HISTORY IS CLOSELY TIED TO THAT OF THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN 
WORLD.'
===^^^^^^^^
PROOF  
JUDAISM  ====>   CHRISTIANITY   ====>  ISLAM
      PROGRESSIVE        REVELATION
'and the Holy One from mount Paran'

Deuteronomy 33:1 (KJV) And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand [went] a fiery law for them. 

Habakkuk 3:3 (KJV) God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. {Teman: or, the south} 4 And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power. 

 
 !hk Kohen (ko-hane')  --  priest  --
IMAM 
!hk Kahan (kaw-han');  Verb, Strong #: 3547
  1. to act as a priest, minister in a priest's office
    1. (Piel)
      1. to minister as a priest, serve as a priest
      2. to be or become a priest
      3. to play the priest
KJV Word Usage and Count
priest's office 20
decketh 1
office of a priest 1
priest 1 
     'SALEM'

where was the famous biblical city of 'SALEM' ;

which was associated ONLY with the 'canaanite' melchisedec;

a king of 'salem' and the priest -- imam of the lord, the most high god--yhwh elyon el;

and abraham [pbuth], who was also an imam--priest, according to the islamic tradition?

1 Samuel 2:35 (KJV) And I [THE LORD GOD] will raise me up a faithful
priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart
and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk
before mine anointed for ever.
Genesis 14:18 (KJVSL) And Melchizedek <Malkiy-Tsedeq> king <melek> of
Salem <Shalem> .... AND HE [WAS] THE PRIEST <KOHEN> OF THE MOST HIGH
<'ELYOWN> GOD <'EL>. 19 And he blessed <barak> him, and said Blessed
<barak> [be] Abram of the most high <'elyown> God <'el>, possessor of
heaven and earth : 20 And blessed <barak> be the most high <'elyown>
God <'el> ..... And he gave him tithes of all. 22 And Abram <'Abram>
said ...... I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD <Y@hovah>, the most
high <'elyown> God <'el>, the possessor of heaven and earth,
                   042.051
                   innahu AAaliyyun hakeemun 
                   YUSUFALI: for He is Most High, Most Wise. 
                   [Quran Translation]

Exodus 4:14 (KJV) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. Exodus 28:41 (KJV) And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Falā Tad`u Ma`a Allāhi 'Ilahāan 'Ākhara Fatakūna Mina Al-Mu`adhdhabīna (26:213).

Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.

Wa 'Andhir `Ashīrataka Al-'Aqrabīna (26:214).

And warn thy tribe of near kindred,

Wa Ākhfiđ Janāĥaka Liman Attaba`aka Mina Al-Mu'uminīna (26:215).

And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.

Fa'in `Aşawka Faqul 'Innī Barī'un Mimmā Ta`malūna (26:216).

And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.

Wa Tawakkal `Alaį Al-`Azīzi Ar-Raĥīmi (26:217).

And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Raĥīm

in short, not only do they make up the 3 branches of the abrahamaic faith but also ISLAM [a monotheistic faith & submission to god], was there long before either judaism or christianity came into existence. 

it must be noted, too that the true islamic-monotheistic faith of 'el-elyon'  -- was already flourishing then. and the real object of this revelation -- was to continue this holy faith in that seed for all times to come, as seen from that first point of the divine contact.

           003.065 O People of the Scripture! Text Box: 4
Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have ye then no sense? 003.067 Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered -- haaniifam muslimaa, and he was not of the idolaters.

allow me to explain this from another perspective as well. 

THE 10TH KALKI AVATAR -- AAYAT-- REVELATION -- MANIFESTATION OF VISHNU 

what does the above mean in our daily lives? well, for one, islam is a way of life and two, it is put into practice daily by one and all, regardless of his caste or creed. 

for example in a court of law:  

Text Box: "Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form. Whenever there is decline in religious practice, O descendent of Bharata, and a predominant rise in irreligion- at that time I descend Myself. To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium." (Bhagavad Gita, Book IV, Sutra 6, 7,8)            when a hindu swears on the bhagavad gita or by VISHNU  [most high god], RAM OR KRISHNA [7th and 8th REVELATIONS OF VISHNU;

            he is swearing by the same EL-ELYON - [most high  god] that a jew/ israelite and/or a christian swears by on his torah/bible;

            he also swears by the same AL-ALIYYUN, ALIYYAN OR ALIYYUL -- allah  [most high god] -- that a muslim swears by  on his qur'an.

          he also swears by ALIYYUN AMEERUL MOMIINEEN ALIY-ULLAH - [an ayat --revelation & imam--the holy and divine priest] - [ali [the most high] -- the master of the believers is from allah, the most high] --  that a shia imami ismaili muslim swears by;

           because according to our shia imami ismaili tariqah -- path or tradition of islam -- he is the prophesied 10th KALKI AVATAR OR REVELATION of VISHNU  or the HEAVENLY RIDER ON THE WHITE HORSE.

           feel free to review my recent scripture based article viz., YA ALI MADAD on this matter.  

  Text Box:           Isaiah 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! Isaiah 42:11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar [ishmael's son and abraham's grandson] -- inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Isaiah 42:12 Let them give glory to the LORD And declare His praise in the coastlands. Isaiah 42:13 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.

Hosea 11:10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

    Psalms 40:7 (KJV) Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volumeText Box: of the book [it is] written of me, Hebrews 10:7 Then I said, 'Lo, I have come to do thy will, O God,' as it is written of me in the roll of the book." Isaiah 29:12 And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read." 

 In the name of Allah, Rahman, Rahiim

    96: 1. Read: In the name of thy Lord Who Text Box: 4  createth, 96: 2. Createth man from a clot. 96: 3. Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, 96: 4. Who teacheth by the pen, 96: 5. Teacheth man that which he knew not. 
     

 

la fata illa ali, la sayf illa dhulfiqar 
there is no hero save ali, there is no sword save dhulfiqar

 

    Revelation 5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Revelation 5:5 And Text Box: one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion [ali] of the tribe of Juda [gen. 49:8-10 -- praise--ahmad], the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof [HQ: surah al-fatihah]. Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: 

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 19:15 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.

fulfillment in islam

   [HQ: surah al-fatihah--opening-- made up of 7 verses]

   Hzt. Ali's [as] [the LION of allah] -- [ahl-al-bait -- house of muhammad--ahmad--praise--judah -- genesis 49:8-10]. Divine Sword was Dhulfikar [Zulfikar]. the WHITE HORSE was called Dhuldul [ c72 - TARIYE TUN TARANHAR].  

Psalms 110:4 (KJV) The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou
[art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:1 (KJV) For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the
most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the
kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of
all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after
that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father,
without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor
end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest
continually.
 2.124: 2:124. And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with
certain commands, which he fulfilled: He said: "I will make thee an
Imam--PRIEST  -- to the Nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams
--PRIESTS) from my offspring!" He answered: "But My Promise is not
within the reach of evil-doers." Yusuf Ali's Quran Translation

17:71.  (Remember) the day when We will call every people with their
Imam; then whoever is given his book in his right hand, these shall
read their book; and they shall not be dealt with a whit unjustly.
17:72.  And whoever is blind in this, he shall (also) be blind in the
hereafter; and more erring from the way.
Shakir's Quran Translation
Psalms 76:1 (KJV) A Psalm :  In Judah [is] God known: 
his name [is] great in Israel. 
2 IN SALEM __A_L_S_O__ IS HIS TABERNACLE, 
and his dwelling place in Zion.
Psalms 84:1 (KJV) <<A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> How amiable [are]
 thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul Longeth, yea, even fainteth 
for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the 
living God. 3 ..O LORD OF HOSTS, MY KING, AND MY GOD. 4 Blessed [are] they
 that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 

Psalms 84:5 (WEB) Blessed are those whose strength is in you; Who have set 
their hearts on a PILGRIMAGE. 6 [Who] passing through the VALLEY OF BACA 
make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. {Baca...:] 7 They go from strength 
to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God. 

3:95.  Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of 
Abraham [imam], the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans." 3:96. THE 
FIRST HOUSE (OF WORSHIP) APPOINTED FOR MEN WAS THAT 
AT BAKKA: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings:  3:97. In
it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever 
enters it attains security; PILGRIMAGE THERETO IS a duty men owe to 
Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, 
Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures.  3:98.  Say: "O 
People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, when Allah is 
Himself witness to all ye do?"  
Yusuf Ali's Quran Translation

the hindu scripture, 
 the bible 
and the holy qur'an

Matsya; the Fish, is the first manifestation of Vishnu

Revelation 14:2 (KJV) And I heard a v_o_i_c_e [1] from HEAVEN, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the v_o_i_c_e[2] of harpers harping with their harps:

Revelation 14:3  And they sung as it were A NEW SONG BEFORE THE THRONE  Revelation 14:5 (KJV) ; for they are without fault BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD. 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of HEAVEN, having THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Revelation 14:7 (KJV) Saying with a loud voice, FEAR GOD, and give glory to him; for THE HOUR of his judgment is come: AND WORSHIP HIM  THAT MADE HEAVEN, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

'as the voice of many waters'

Genesis 1:2 (KJV) And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Psalm 29:3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
Eze 43:2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

     avatars of Lord Vishnu    Lord Vishnu in a fish form. 

Matsya; the Fish, is the first manifestation of Vishnu in the course of the Deluge: He saved humanity's forebears from the flood.  While Brahma was falling asleep, at the end of the Kalpa, the asura Hayagriva wanted to take advantage of the circumstances to steal from him the Vedas. But Vishnu caught the asura in the act, and to retreive the Vedas, took the form of a fish. Then Vishnu-Matsya taught the rishi (sage) Satyavrata to collect herbs, seeds and animals, to ghather toghether the seven rishis, and to wait. At the Pralaya's beginning the gigantic fish defeated the asura, restored the Vedas to Brahma;  . Matsya; Rama ;  Krishna ; KalakI

004.163 Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms; 

11:07    and he it is who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and his throne was upon the water - that he might try you, which of you is best in conduct. yet if thou (o muhammad) sayest: lo! ye will be raised again after death! those who disbelieve will surely say: this is naught but manifest magic. -- 7. wahuwa allathee khalaqa alssamawati waal-arda fee sittati ayyamin wakana aaarshuhu aaala alma-i liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu aaamalan wala-in qulta innakum mabaaoothoona min baaadi almawti layaqoolanna allatheena kafaroo in hatha illa sihrun mubeenun 

 
on 'pluralism'
kenadian50;  ya_ali_madad; shroud_resurrection5;
jesus_david_relationship; aga_khan_first_ismaili_centre ;
jesus_birth_quran_bible;  divine_prophecy_fulfilled;
frnds_israel_larry_pg_1; navali/salem.htm
 
 
 

003.095 Say: Allah speaketh truth. 
   So follow the religion of Abraham [imam],

Lakum Diinukum--Unto you your Religion 
WA LIYA DIIN--AND UNTO ME MY RELIGION 
Kaafiruun--Disbelievers - Surah 109:6


 salaam : peace


navali
nusrat_navali.htm ;  shroud_resurrect.htm ; melchizedek ;
amdistortions.htm ;  yalimadad.html; YA ALI MADAD ; 

danish_jasan [aka neil diamond]; against_biblical_jihad.htm; against_biblical_jihad2.htm; bible_jesus_x_fiction; bible_jesus_x_fiction_ii; zohhoque_paul_qadiani; zohurul hoque_multifaceted claim_ii; zohurul hoque_multifaceted claim_iii; zohurul hoque_multifaceted claim_iv ; kabah_ali;  fatihah_baqarah_misrepresented;  dr. zohurulhoque's _ misleading translation; absentdailyrituals; replyjehovahswitnesses ; reply_ahmedhulusi; salawat and salah; kmghouri_cutting_removed ; 

  shams vellani ;  birthdaygift ; the divine prophecy fulfilled ;
  shroud_resurrect5.htm ; section 1 ; section 1a ; section 1b ; 

frnds_israel_larry_pg_1; CLEARING CERTAIN BIBLICAL MISCONCEPTIONS; foundation destroyed; salem; another_911; salem act_2a; salem act_2b;

 

 

     THE AGA  KHAN IV  

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    His Highness Prince Aga Khan IV is the 49th Holy Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and the direct Descendant of Hzt. Imam and Prophet Abraham, Hzt. Ishmael, the Holy Prophet Muhammad [SAS] thru' His Son in-law Hzt. Imam Ali and Daughter - Hzt. Fatimataz Zahra and grandson Hzt. Imam Hussain [pbuth].

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