Dawoodi Bohra Forum

Porus, Have you read the book or did you google it. FYI Walker does not work for IIS. He is an independent writer. His passion is Fatimid History and Ismaili thought. At the time he wrote the book he was a research associate in the Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University o...

Porus wrote: Seriously though, I would be interested in Paul Walker's view on the 'hidden Imams" of Bohras and Ithna-asharis. Is he trying to bolster the Imamat of Aga Khan, I wonder? Hmmmm! Didn't think of that. Come to think of it, he works for IIS doesn't he? Or is he an independent writer?...

Brother Gulam Muhammad, Thanks for posting the article on Sufism by brother Engineer. His articles are well researched and need wide circulation because he has a lot of knowledge on Islam and its various sects. I circulated them to a lot of our youngsters who have a bad impression of Islam. I love S...

….al-Kirmani upheld a range of Shii doctrines, particularly as interpreted by the Ismailis. For him the imamate was a living institution with a visible imam. It was of paramount importance in religion and all aspects of life that required the constant attention of its supreme leader. The imam was (a...

A critical edition of the Arabic text and English translation of Hamid al-Din Ahmed b. Abd Allah al-Kirmani’s “al-Masabih fi ithbat al-imama." Edited and translated by Paul E. Walker Before I proceed, I would like to inform the readers that the translation was verified by Dawoodi Bohoras and so...

Current Dais roots go to Imam Jafar al Sadiq, but it is not required for a Dai to be related to the Ahl al Bayt AS. Can you please enlighten us as to from which son of Hazarat Imam Jafar as-Sadiq AS, the present Dai traces his decent from? Can't be Musa Kazim as the twelvers have claimed him. Can't...

Brother Porus says: That is correct. Dai Abu Abdallah and his brother were executed by Imam al-Mahdi within a year of his zuhoor. This is confirmed by Qadi Noman in his 'Iftitah al-Dawaa'. Dai Abu Abdallah became extremely embarrassed by Imam al-Mahdi being unable to fulfil expectations of 'cosmic' ...

Brother Adam says, and I quote I refer to the first Satr of the 3 Mastoor Imams. When Imam Mehdi AS finally did Zuhoor, it was Dai Abi Abdillah who said to the followers in Sijimasa "This is your Imam". Wasn't this Dai then killed at the command of Imam Mahedi SAW. Historians state that th...