Dawoodi Bohra Forum

It is not going to help anyway even if throw away the theory of hidden Imam. Hidden Imam or no hidden Imam, Bohras follow the Dai, many out of blind faith and some out of fear of social boycott. Many Bohras are not even aware of the theory of the hidden Imam. They just believe in Da'i and want to be ...

There is no where such belief that Imam appoints the da'i. Except the first few da'is of Yemen no other da'i was in touch with Imam and no one knows Imam's whereabout ever since.

No Indian da'i (Da'wat was transferred to India during the 18th da'i's time) ever claimed that he was in contact with ...

Dear A.B.,
There is no contradiction involved. Our fight is not against the office of the da'i but the misuse of that office for personal gains. We want to cleanse the system. If a president or a prime minister of a country is corrupt or his family has him under its grip and we fight against it ...

Brother Sajid Zafar,

It is common that people do not want to leave their families and cannot face resistance from their wives. But when a movement for a good cause starts some people have to take a bold decision and persuade ones family to understand the voice of conscience. All of us faced ...

Dear Danish,

I have not seen Yusuf Ali's autobiography but a biography published few years ago in Malaysia clearly says he was a Bohra from Surat. I wil have to check whether he was a Sunni Bohra. It is true that he did not practise Islam as a Bohra but as a Muslim in general.

Yes, what I am ...

Dear Africawala,

Here are my brief answers to your queries:

1) Yusuf Ali was a Dawwodi Bohra but lived his own life without identifying himself with the community controlled by the then Da'i. He became a more active member of the general Muslim community. He had married a British wife.

2 ...

Dear Sajid Zafar,
Thanks for your comments on my statement on beheading innocent girls for not wearing hijab. I am glad you condemn it too as all right thinking people should. But in what sense my statement is politicised, it is not clear to me.

Every day perople belonging to Lashkar-eTaiyyiba ...

Statement condemning beheading of girls in Rajouri District - Kashmir

It is utterly shocking that some terrorist from across the boarder allegedly belonging to Lashkare-Jabbar beheaded three young girls just because they were not wearing Islamically prescribed dress. It should be made clear that ...

Dear Mr.Qiyam,
Thanks for your comments. This is precise the point that the unbelievers demanded that a prophet should not be like men but an angel. It is Qur'an which maintained yes, they are like other men except that they (prophets) are bearers of wahi, revelation. That is the only distinction ...

Brother Qiyam’s responses to my article are not scholarly comments but angry outbursts in abusive language. They hardly deserve any reply. Let the readers' themselves judge the issue. The Qur'anic language is so clear about the miracles that no comments are required. Those who have more respect for ...

Dear Muslim First,

The figure 95% is not out of thin air. It is based on my concrete knowledge and experience with madrasas. madrasas have not come into existence after ISI was formed. They have existed for centuries and have been imparting rudimentary knowledge of recitation of qur'an and ...