Dawoodi Bohra Forum

Instead of this so called 'free' food they should start giving mumineen free technical job skills. If you feed them today, you have to feed them everyday with no end in sight. Once they get job skills, they can earn for themselves and could earn and feed themselves and their whole family. They would ...

We need to be careful whom to tag as Progressive, abde or fence sitter. A person may have a topi and dhadi on him and may readily complain against the system, but when push comes to shove, he will immediately abandon the minority and take the majority stand.

To be able to really physically and ...

It is not that people are not welcome to the "Moze". If they come in the droves, the basic requirements of one Ambulance, a few medical personnel, quick thinking volunteers and one fire engine have to be in place. Are these not the basic decent things that the large crowds who gather for "Deedar ...

Right now the need of the hour is not miracles. What we need from him is some sound advice to his followers not to hound him wherever he goes and create a riot like situation. And some solid crowd management program. I am sure that when bohras follow each and every word of his they will definitely ...

There have been two tragedies in one day. Shehzada Huzefa Bhai Saheb expired. His death was most unfortunate. Everybody came to know about it and eulogies came pouring in. The Dead was interred with due respect. May his soul rest in peace.

The other tragedy which was not publicized (for reasons ...

Since we are born into this community and have to live with this baggage, we might as well make the best of it instead of cribbing all the time.

Give as little as possible. Donate as much as possible to other sources. And there are umpteen. There are so many people and organizations who help ...

No. This is for die hard abdes. All their hard liner thoughts would go up in a puff of smoke when they see the reality that money buys everything. No amount of dawat ne seva would be good enough. Hard cash is what counts.

This talk of love and deep affection for the Dai et al., would go bust with just one trial - don't pay wajebaat for one or two years. "Sab bhoot utar jayega". Give it a try & see. Money is the end subject of all matters relating to dawat, dua, jannt, jahannum, ilm etc. at least as far as our ...

No harm in seeding an idea. Who knows somewhere, somebody, sometime will take notice and have a humanitarian heart to take up this kind of a project.

There are so many more things that can be done and at not much of a price. Only the political will is required.

And there are so many government ...

Why can't we for sometime leave alone the so called "dawat na dushman" agenda and instead try to contribute our little bit by giving ideas for the improvement of the bohra lot. In the hope that someone somewhere is listening and willing to implement.

The basic idea is the stimulate and diversify ...

According to Aqs, Aamil is not the culprit - the jamaat members are. The jamaat members are jumping around like there is no tomorrow on the instructions of the Aamil who in turn is jumping around on the authority vested in him by the higher ups. It's a vicious circle. What is the common man to do ...

Why is there no accountability ? This is a simple question. Ask this and god's (Kothar's) wrath will follow.

Ask any other simple logical question and you will be labelled a "Dawat no dushman". What a nonsensical methodology this.

Take for example the system of "Dabbas". One can't ask questions ...

His Holiness looks and has a lot of spirituality, glory and fame. But why should it have come at the cost curbing the rights of individuals, by throttling the right to speak about any injustice, by demanding and expecting salaams as if it is their birthright, by manipulating the minds (specially ...

Choking off of sane democratic discussion and objective dialogue is not a matter of celebration. However religious, forward looking,wealthy & smart the community may be, it is indeed a sad state where sane/logical voices are supposed to shut up just because they are trampling on somebody's foot ...

You are a modern people living in a modern world/city. You may have broken down so many obstacles and barriers to get to live in & work in London. No need to cringe when money is demanded.

Get like minded people on a platform and show a combined opposition. Surely if this can be done in many ...

The richer bohras have money. Thing is they need to spend it in a better way beneficial way for the community. How can this advise be "hasad".

The abdes hate the idea of spending their money on anything other than their "cause".

I cannot understand what Madras University has to do with Open International University for Complimentary Medicines, Colombo, mentioned by zulfikar.

When money has become the criteria, the means & schemes to get more of it have become more and more exotic, weird and unexplainable. Inexcusable things are being done in the process of creation of wealth. The basic thing is don't let the bohras go astray. Gather them around - in dareeses, majlises ...

Bohras are not supposed to invest in stocks & shares. How come the Malumaat site allows advertisement of "Blue chip stock ideas"?

There are no grievance redressal set procedures in place. If you write a letter to Al vazaarat, individually or collectively regarding any complaint, there is a deafening silence. On the other hand, the local Amil will start his nonsense behavior of selective avoidance - make you crave for "maafi ...

Has any detailed study been done to assess the economic level of Bohras ? Are there any statistics other than the standard rhetoric that all Bohras are doing well.
This requires a well documented research effort. What is there to prove that there is no poverty amongst Bohras.

Just look around you ...

There is a thing called hyperactivity or hyper sensitivity. Some people have this in born gift. They are so sensitive to things around them that like a dog can sniff you out from a long way off, they can simply look at you and sense what is going on in your head, your being. This is nothing ...

Come on Aqs. Where are you ? Lets see how you are going to explain away the glaring discrepancies. What are your justifications ?

Physically when you compare the Abdes with Progressives, there may be a huge difference. You have not counted those who have been mentally pushed towards the progressive doctrine. Go to the different cities and towns - talk to the ordinary bohras. Everyone has a sob story. Everyone has suffered at ...

Has anyone noticed - there are no postings from abdes for sometime now. In fact there is no opposition of any kind. There is an undisturbed atmosphere on the forum. Where have they all gone?

The misaq may be read out in gujrati. But, is the kid who is taking it knowledgeable enough to really understand its conditions. Does he realize what he is actually committing. He probably/mostly is just going through the motions - forced in to this ceremony by parents & society. At their age and ...

It does appear that other than by some divine intervention, nothing is going to happen to improve the current situation.

The human spirit, ever effervescent and buoyant, even in the face of tremendous hardship, will triumph. There will come a day for "hisaab kitaab". No atrocity will go unpunished ...

It is so convenient to put all our shortcomings under the carpet under the garb of human behavior and the Arabs.

Let the arabs go to hell. What, as a community, are we ready to for our unfortunate ?

Come up with some ideas - not your rhetoric of "what can we do" "everyone is doing it".

One simple way of gauging poverty levels is the number of kids coming into service in the various shops of dawoodi bohras all over India. A number of kids in the age bracket 14-18 come and do menial jobs - mostly from Sidhpur and small gujrat villages.

Just make an estimate in your own town and ...

AZ is right. Whatever happens is behind closed doors. See what happens when you write a letter explaining your local problems. Nothing. Zilch. A deafening silence.

There is a grievance redress mechanism /procedure even in the lowliest of government offices. Nothing comes of it most of the time is ...