Dawoodi Bohra Forum

Also I just cannot get over how much hypocrisy there is in the kothar and in the community. They tell you not to eat food cooked by Hindus yet they hob nob happily with the Hindu politicians with much zeal. So when Muffadal bhaisaheb went to meet namo and was offered let's say some snacks. I guess h...

I watched in amazement when ghilaafs were being draped over Burhanuddin moula's qabr mubarak. What was the point of this? There was a mountain of ghilaafs on the qabr which at one point started to topple and had to pushed back up. It just did not make any sense to me. One lady sitting next to me com...

Oh that explains it. Can anyone confirm if QJ said this? Anyway I don't really trust what spews out from various shezaadas' mouths. A lot of hearsay.

Maddy I heard no such thing. Perhaps I was asleep?

MMH bahen I myself will not be attending some of the waaz due to work commitments. To be honest last year the content of the few Ashara waazes I attended was not that great. You want want the orator to captivate you, teach you and deliver an emotional account of the events of Karbala. I thought that...

Bhai salaar I have also like you thought about the issue of genetic mixing within bohras. I watched a programme on Ashkenazi Jews and how they marry within themselves and don't even marry other Jews leading to a higher rate of genetic disorders. I could draw parallels with the Bohra community in tha...

Br javed apology accepted and no hurt feelings.

The new trend will be that bohra couples give each other mohabbat ni roti which will usurp flowers and chocolate next Valentine's day.

Br javed you are quite mistaken about the intentions of my post to you. I am actually on your side. I am in no way scared of MF as you suggest just because my husband is a Sunni. Frankly I find his vile language and Ismaili bashing within this thread contemptible. When I said that I hate it when peo...

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Br javed I think the best thing to do now is to agree to disagree with MF. Trust me it's just not worth getting an elevated blood pressure over this. You've produced your argument and he, his counter argument. You just won't see eye to eye so this conversation needs to cease. Btw I am a sister and m...

It's sad to see the vile language spewing from MFs mouth. Why so much hatred for the Ismailis? As zinger bhai said .....aap ke baap ka kya jaata hay? My belief is that no religious sect is perfect. Sunnis have their issues. My husband is a Sunni, I should know........ Shias, bohras, Nizaris , Cathol...

Read Ibn Kathir's tafseer on Surah Al Qadr.. http://www.quran4u.com/tafsir%20ibn%20kathir/097%20Qadr.htm It is a night better than 1000 months. Prophet Peace Be Upon Him mentioned the importance of this night as Quran does but only for bohras this night's blessing are attained by seeing MS only?I q...

I don't understand this obsession with roti. It is is good thing to be able to make roti but this is taking it too far. So it's roti mania now. Maybe in a couple of years it will be a dar chawaal drive and in few years from then it will be a biryaani boom. There are more pressing issues in bohri com...

SBM bhai I do agree with you here. Basically if you're rich you're in and if you are poor you are out. I have seen this in a lot of jamaats. It's almost as though you can get away with almost anything if you can afford to pay the price. You can pay tonnes of wajebaat and get away with keeping a bear...

It's a shame that mufaddal bhaisaheb's birthday falls on the 23rd ramazan. Now I am not one to begrudge somebody his birthday unless the celebrations of the same are interfering with the spirituality of a religious night. In that case it is a bit of a problem. I mean people attend masjid to pray on ...

Withthenameofallah bahen it would just have not been possible for me to continue praying during SMS bayaan and Idris bhaisaheb time waste speech because if I did so I would block the TV screen and this is a complete no no as you can imagine! Some fanatic woman from behind would probably pin my rida ...

I also think that the reason SMS's cohort has to retaliate to everything SKQ does is that they must feel threatened by him to some extent. Perhaps they just like to be vengeful. Otherwise why would this Goliath care so much about what David is upto? I believe they should just leave SKQ alone. Each t...

MMH yes it's a major faux pas on their part to show both sermons. The difference in quality is prominent and it just seves to highlight SMS's poor oratorical skills. After mufaddal bhaisaheb's shahadat bayaan wherein imam Hussein does dua for 51 snd 52 dais (cough cough) he left the masjid and major...

Can anyone tell me who the the man was who was making the speech while mufaddal bhaisaheb was sitting? Someone mentioned it was his older brother, which one? The projected screen I was looking at was not very clear. To be honest I was really disappointed this lailatul qadr. In the northern hemispher...

Bhai bohraji please let me know how I can donate. I presume this would entail transferring money to an Indian account for those of us who live abroad?

Anajmi, I do to need a lecture from you of all people. You still have not answered my question. Do you condone what is happening in Iraq? This is not a discussion about bohra leadership etc. I gather I am still not going to get a response to my question based on your previous spineless replies. I sy...

Thank you ummulbani bahen. You echoed my sentiments. Yes the act of murder is a far greater wrong.

Anajmi cowardly comment. No decent reply to my question. I can see how you irk quite a few people on this forum be it orthodox bohras, progressives and other people. I thought people were picking on you but now I see that you bring this on yourself with your foolish comments. One does not need fight...

Again another flippant comment. Please see my edited post above. Yes lots of people have died in Iraq but this is altogether different. Why worry about the god on earth leader of a community that numbers just a million - a community that you are not part of now - when there thousands dying in Iraq a...

Anajmi I personally feel that having the blood of innocent people on one's hands is a far far greater sin than declaring yourself god on earth. This caliph is a murderer ....... Plain and simple. If you take religion and god out of the picture you will see that this a far bigger atrocity which CANNO...

@Think-for-yourself I watched the clip again and I see your point. You are correct. So matam karnars have indeed been sent to hell. Oh dear! @Rebel it also irks me when mufaddal bhaisaheb abuses ola musalmano, reformists, aa logo, woh logo etc. Some of the aamils also do that. I find it uncomfortabl...

I also find Mufaddal bhaisaheb a poor orator. Burhanuddin mola was able to hold onto the audience's attention by his good oratory skills. SMS shouts most of the time and when he is not reading from a script he tends to lose track of the subject matter. I have stopped listening to his bayaans and do ...

I agree with br. rebel. Getting Nikah done is better. It will pacify the community members to some extent. They will still talk, albeit a bit less! It will be better for the girls parents too. However, if both the girl and her parent are not bothered about Nikah then this discussion is null and void...

Bhai gm, thank you for pointing out the above. You have taken the words out of my mouth. The double standards in Saudi are rampant. I hope you consider this Shehzaada