Dawoodi Bohra Forum

"Say (to the people, O Muhammad)! I ask of you no reward except that you love my family." [Qur'an 42:23]. Brother Ghulam Muhammed - not sure which translation you picked the above from, Malik - Such a blessing is the good news which Allah gives to His servants who believe and do good deed...

Biradar, True, the 2 rakats are not compulsory, but 99% people read it, just like farz prayers. Now to the contrary , for sunnats which are being read from hundreds of years, only 10% stands up and prays. Think and analyze why people are not praying prophets sunnats, but standing up for 2 rakats , i...

who are you? maulvi,sheikh,ulema,allama,pir,murshid,mujtadid? why is your opinion important Bro lawgraduate, your maulvi, sheikh has only prescribed maatam in this fashion, so I am none of them, If you want to really mourn karbala sacrifice.....you gather in a place other than masjid(only in Muharr...

Lawgraduate - you make mockery of matam of Imam Hussain by doing it after every farz, and that too sitting in masjid which is only for prayers to Allah.
Performing maatam in masjid is mockery of namaaz according to me.

If he is already in Jannat, then why is the awaz coming from the kabar?
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If he tells people awaaz is coming from jannat, even abdes wont believe him...!

So you agree, it's no possible for a human to reform someone's faith?? True, but are the reformists really reforming anyone's faith here? The reform movement was triggered I believe with ill practices innovated by Kothar, such as baraat etc. Reform, most of the times is related to social causes whi...

but the context is that seeing the Dai, one is reminded of Hussain. Why? Because they are both equally loved and important to us. nalwala, Hussain was one who performed his prayers even while the enemies were attacking in full fierce. Dai is one under whose administration , maghrib and isha sunnat ...

why dont u pray in sunni mosque then? if u think bohras are not following sunnah and not following hussain,find some alternative,and if u still join them knowing they they wrong then u are doing zulm on your self,and zaalim will just end in hell. ----------------------------------------------------...

I was surprised on 9th and 10th muharram to see , maghrib sunnat namaaz was replaced with 2 rakats for Husain No replacement for Isha sunnat namaaz. I've checked this in India and is the same story. Who in the world gave them the rights to discourage sunnat which is being read from the time of proph...

A pact with the devil you say??? Maybe... Yeah, if it means saving hundreds, why not Nalwalla, Does it not convey that you are ignoring his evil deeds because either you are feared of him or you agree to it? Examples of what our prophet Muhammed (SAW) and Ali (AS) did in similar circumstances would...

Adam, you are new to this forum and probably totally stranger to the wide range of beliefs this forum , infact this world has in it. Typical bohras , which you sound like , are similar to the frogs in the well.....not exposed to the outer world. I would suggest just relax and keep on reading this fo...

@Zeal I'm not being blinded by Bohraism, Syedna TUS is my leader and cares for me. He isn't yours, so go find your own, and stop whining. Adam, you are indeed blinded ...the first 3 lines you conveniently ignored, do I really need a leader? I still follow the guidelines laid by prophet .. I think y...

These people play a key in the country and it is advisable/required to keep good relations with them Adam, He is being tried in court for mastering a planned riot which killed thousands of muslims, hundreds raped and burnt alive, some of them were bohras too. Did rasulullah ever give gifts to his e...

The picture confirms again ...bohris are indeed a bunch of idol worshipping idiots..

On eid day, Burhanuddin saab visited raudat tahera at 10.30 am and left in half an hours time

I fail to understand how visiting grave of anyone so often can benefit anyone?
Can a yaseen not be recited sitting at home if its to pray for his soul to rest in peace?

any scholarly views?

sir i think this is very funny question but any minimum criteria of Islamic knowledge are required ????? Forget about Islamic knowledge , the biggest criteria is you shouldnt have a thoughtful mind! Imagine if someone has it , can he sit listening to meaningless majlis 4 times a week for 3 hours ea...

You may be sticking to the Quran but you do not know much about it, do you? Wow...you are pre-assuming I dont know, where you should be asking if I do? simple sensible approach for someone you know nothing about. Well, in any case let me tell you the beauty of Quran lies in first believing it, then...

I am quickly coming to the conclusion that there is no profit either for me or for this forum to engage in debate with you

I thought you gave an advice to Ozmujaheed not to come to conclusions quickly just minutes before....

again switched views?

I do not say "My Maula said this so I accept it".

Porus,
Not sure which maula you're talking about , maybe one of them you keep switching between.

I just stick to my belief in one Allah, and his word delivered by Quran which is quite opposite to your eclectic approach .

Surely that is not Islam but your own faith . You can bet this is his own faith! People on this forum like him for "his own faith" I have seen him coming out with explanations and tafseer on complex issues , and then he slaps his own face by ridiculing Islam and Quran by his so called log...

This is as if Allah granted porus great intellectuality so that he interprets Islam correctly and porus did not live upto his expectations.... Porus , Thanks, you just confirmed the above. By the way Intellectual + Imaan = could give you another positive direction and help come off the the hidden k...

I am most certain that in ayat 9:40, Allah has honored Abu Bakr. Similarly, Allah has honored Aisha as Ummul Mumineen in the Quran. Unfortunately, neither Abu Bakr nor Aisha lived up to the great honor that Allah had bestowed upon them. Porus, Are you saying Allah (SWT) made a mistake (naozo-billah...

3. Standard of living :- We are far ahead in terms standard of living, attiqutte and manners. Stranger, Superficial standard of living comes with money, If you want to really look at standard of living for bohras - go and look at masjids where people dont even refrain from geting physical for masal...

Zeal, unfortunately, truth of the matter is that most things that are going wrong in our community is because bawa saheb is unable to control his kids. Nalwalla, I have always been reminded of the great leadership of our dai , which differentiates us from any other sect of believers of Islam. If th...

To my other abde brothers, i am sorry if my words may seem harsh, but we have to face reality that our Dai's children are perhaps not as spiritually inclined as our current Dai Nalwalla, are you saying our current dai abstrains from lavish ziyafats and discourages heavy salaams on occasions , total...

Br Muslim First, Walekum salaam and Ramzaan mubarak! Thanks for the Hadeeth, it surely does clarify that its upon the person who is fasting to decide the level of hardness in his journey and do fasting or avoid it. However I am trying to understand here whether 55 miles each way commute to work is c...

Feelgud , thanks for the information. Muslim first - how silly is your reply? If I had to ask the Amil , why would I ask here. And FYI , I drive , so the conditions are slightly different from where you live in deserts. Any body else who can comment on whether its allowed or not based on the distanc...

Salaam,
can anybody shed light on if fasting is allowed when one commutes to his work place around 55 miles each way ? if not what is the exact rule?

spot on humsafar!
Keep the good work going and insha-allah truth will prevail one day.

Quote from Biradar Also, I think you can learn something from your daughter. Maybe you should have her narrate some more stories of the compassion displayed by the Prophet. You are a shameful example of a Muslim. Shame on you. I am sure you are going to hell for all the fitnat you have created on th...