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Why Ismaili Jamatkhanas are only open to Ismailis for prayers

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Ismaili Gnostic

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Esoteric Hajj: From the Physical Ka’bah to the Living Imam

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Ismaili Gnostic

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The Esoterics (Batin) of Prayer: From Salah to Du‘a’

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ismaili Gnostic

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"Diversity is not a reason to put up walls, but rather to open windows. It is not a burden, it is a blessing. In the end of course, we must realise that living with diversity is a challenging process. We are wrong to think it will be easy. The work of pluralism is always a work in progress.” - Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV Acceptance Remarks for the Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship (Toronto, Canada), 21 September 2016 http://www.nanowisdoms.org/nwblog/10954/ #Ismaili #Ismailism #AgaKhan #AhlAlBayt #ProudIsmaili #HazarImam #OneJamat Please visit www.ismailignosis.com or ask.ismailignosis.com or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/IsmailiGnosis for more gems about Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Imamat, and Ismaili history and philosophy.

"The leadership is hereditary, handed down by Ali’s descendants, and the Ismailis are the only Shi‘a Muslims to have a living Imam, namely myself…It is the presence of the living Imam that makes our Imamat unique." - Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV (2010: Interview – The Power of Wisdom) Read more at: https://ismailignosis.com/2016/07/09/the-aga-khans-direct-descent-from-prophet-muhammad-historical-proof/ #Ismaili #Ismailism #AgaKhan #AhlAlBayt #ProudIsmaili #HazarImam #OneJamat Please visit www.ismailignosis.com or ask.ismailignosis.com or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/IsmailiGnosis for more gems about Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Imamat, and Ismaili history and philosophy.

"I am the 49th hereditary Imam in direct lineal descent from the first Shia Imam, Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib through his marriage to Bibi Fatimat-az-Zahra, our beloved Prophet’s daughter.” - Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV (2005: Message to The International Islamic Conference) Read more at: https://ismailignosis.com/2016/07/09/the-aga-khans-direct-descent-from-prophet-muhammad-historical-proof/ #Ismaili #Ismailism #AgaKhan #AhlAlBayt #ProudIsmaili #HazarImam #OneJamat Please visit www.ismailignosis.com or ask.ismailignosis.com or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/IsmailiGnosis for more gems about Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Imamat, and Ismaili history and philosophy.

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