Dawoodi Bohra Forum

One of my best Ismaili friend send me a mail he wrote to "Batuni Murid" a yahoo group to put on board to let the group members know about the corruption within Ismaili community and specially in one of their centre in Ontario. His e-mail was not published because of the groups policy to pu...

My Concern is that as a bohra follower, Dai's Raza is necessary to show on National TV with the identification of Character's as Bohra by showing ladies in Rida and Guys in Topi!!! This was shown in Canada, USA and Austrailia on Sony. It was not mentioned that they are Bohris but you can tell by dre...

I am writing to share these two things I happened to watch on TV during last few months. There was an episode of CID on a Bohra family that husband stole a baby from the hospital without his wife's knowledge since she lost her baby during the delivery. Then CID investigated the report of another fam...

If you would like to see the simplicity of Prayer halls or masjid then you should visit the Ismaili jamatkhanas around the globe and also in Canada and USA. In Mississauga, Ismailies were offering their prayers at a rented building in a church at and around south service road. The Imam and local cou...

I am not very much learned about the Ismaili faith but as much I am aware of, these days there is no record of that 12% Tax(Dasond). In olden days like upto 70's jamati leadership use to keep the record of all murids that who has paid and who has not. Now it is 100% faith base. If you believe in Ima...

"An important goal of quality education is to equip each generation to participate effectively in what has been called "the great conversation" of our times. This means, on one hand, being unafraid of controversy. But it also means being sensitive to the values and outlooks of others....

Don't you think Imamat is still on with the present Aga Khan Karim al hussaini. He is the 49th Imam form the Nas of Hazrat Ali. The lineage is, 1-Mowlana Ali, 2-Mowlana Hussain, 3-Mowlana Zain Ul abedin, 4-Mowlana Mohd Baqir, 5-Mowlana Jaffer Sadiq, 6-Mowlana Ismail, 7-Mowlana Mohd. Ismail, 8-Mowlan...

Thank you Ombharti, 12.5% is the substitute of Zakat for Ismailies. This is Imam's right to collect through the Mukhis and Kamadias of Jamat on Chandrat the Night of new moon. In olden days the Jamat use to keep a record of who is giving the 12.5% which is called Dasond. Dasond means 10% it is from ...

Bohras should follow a guideline from the Ismaili Council for Canada. There is no fix share of any contribution. Only three donations and one contribution is announced in Jamat Khana every year. The first and formost is JSF called Jamat khana services funds, there is no limit or no compulsory donati...

Kaka, good explaination. A point to make it clear, these days Ismaili Jamat khana's are purpose built. One part of the Jamat khana is called prayer hall, where the food except for the religious ceremonies is strictly not allowe. The second are of the jamat khana is called Social Hall. In Social Hall...

Kaka, Waqar's question is not clear, what I understood from his question is that which Imam aked you to built Jamatkhana or Masjid. As he mentioned that Ismaili Imam in their era asked Ismailies to built Jamat Khana's in the same reference, whcih Imam or Dai started building jamatkhana, out of tradi...

please ignore some of my typo errors in previous post.

Where you guys are looking for Imam, Imam is already existing. Prince Karim Aga Khan is the 49th Imam and he is the Imamuzaman. Why you wanna bring world to an end for Daiulmutliq, don't you wanna see the fall of USA and rise of China and then South Asia. A close friend of mine is relative of one of...

Mumineen, if this is the case then you should ask each and every member log in that you should have certain kind of Dadhi and Topi then you can log in. My concern is beyond your imagine and your approach. Admin should start approving all the posts that nothing should be said about anybody, except th...

Mumineen, sounds like a member of Ismaili Tariqah and religious education board. I don't know why any post about the Hazar Imam gives you such a discomfort. Why you don't get angry when somebody talks about Sydena Burhanuddin, it means you are an Ismaili and spying on this site that who and what is ...

Mumineen, Abdul Noor. Firstly Mumineen, I don't know you are the same as africawala, you both brings Amir Merali's name on this board whenever sombody post an opinion about the Aga Khan, the Hazar Imam. If you go to Jamat Khana across the Canada, you will find these question in the mind of this new ...

In my opinion, there should be a merger of Bohris and Shia Imami Ismailis. In Ismaili constitution promolgated by the His Highness Prince Karim Aga khan around a qaurter of century ago, maintains that Imam of the time has the final authority. Although it is mentioned in that Ismaili believes in Tawh...

In continuation of my previous post, the stage on which Aga khan's chair was set, was only used for 4 hours two hours each in Toronto and Vancouver. The stage was designed by an architect and was approved from the Aga khan's office in Aiglemont. I am not saying that he is doing luxury, he is spendin...

Mumineen, If you see the pictures on web for the Bohri Dai's recent visit to California and compare it to the Deedar Hall for the Aga Khan you will come up with the measure of simplicity. Only to do the foundation ceremony of centre of pluralism, a 4 star hotel was booked for the local leadership to...

Bohri's are still very simple, during the Aga khan's visit to Canada, over 10 million dollars were spent on his deedar, total of 135,000 Murids were present in four Deedar sessions. Per Murid cost for Deedar was CAD74.07. Besides that the cost of travelling, boarding, lodging and shopping incurred b...

There are several messages on this board about, Bohri, Ismaili, Ithnaashari and all these faiths were called religion. In my opinion these are not the religions, these are the faiths. Islam is the religion, like Christianity, Judism and Hinduism.

This tradition was followed in Pakistan by Ismailis under the name of "Samuh Lagan". This kind of marriages are orgnized by an ethnic political group of Pakistan named "MQM" and also by Jamat-e-Islami. What a wonderful idea, how advanced we are and following Hindu tradition. It i...

Waqar, you have right to difference your own father, this is just about the Imam. If my father is doing wrong and I undrstand that and let him do what he is doing with the trust that my father is always right, it is impossible in this era. What do you think being an Ismaili I don't have right to thi...

Waqar, what woke you up after almost 9 months of porus's posting. I guess, you shouldn't be so emotional with the news. He is just producing the facts published in any newspaper. Yes our Hazar Imam can be discussed on this board, we are discussing all humans from prophet Muhammad SAS to Hazrat Ali a...

Subject: Fwd: Aga Khan Interview re terrorist attacks > >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:35:42 -0700 > > > >Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:11 PM > > > >Subject: Aga Khan's Interview to Deutsche Welle re terrorist attacks - >July > >7th > > > >In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, t...

Porus, Manmurad means as you wish. When Ismailis go in front of Mukhi of the Jamat to ask to pray for them, which is called Dua Karawi, so they give some money to Mukhi as much they wish. This "As much they wish is called Manmurad. Gulshan, I was very much delighted with the deedar this month, ...

Gulshan, Ya ali Madad and may Mowlana, Hazar Imam Salwat Ullah alehe bless you. I was sure Africawala will reply you and he did and he brought his Boss, Merally in between. First of all, When you call Hazar Imam's name as an Ismaili you don't use the word Aga Khan as with his name he is not Noor Mow...

Gulshan, kaina jagra ma pari gai chay, I heard that Raziz phans gai gundon main, here gulshan phans gai hay bohrion may.

Inalilaha wa Ina alehe rajuwoon. One more soul has been departed.

Does Ismailies has a Dai. I think Ismailies believe in Imam which is Prince Karim Aga Khan Salwat Ullah Allehe.

A news to share, Imam of the time, Noor Mowlana Shah Karim Al Husaaini Hazar Imam of Millions of Ismaili is giving Didar to his Canada Jamat in early weeks of June. Shahzada Karim will be visiting Ottawa to receive his Order of Canada from Governor General, then he will lay the foundation of centre ...