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Posted on September 14, 2016 by Ismaili Gnostic

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On the auspicious occasion of Nawruz let's read a poem on the subject by famed Ismaili poet Prince Tamim: Eldest son of the 14th Ismaili Imam al-Mu‘izz li-Din Allah and brother to the 15th Ismaili Imam al-‘Aziz, Prince Tamim was a consummate poet and a devoted Ismaili. His verses are full of praise for his glorious spiritual and physical father – the Imam. However, as with the other Ismaili poets, his panegyric is not simply praise but is full of intellectual and doctrinal content. Here is an example of one such poem addressed to his father – the Imam al-Muizz – on the occasion of the festival of Nawruz: When I compose a poem in praise of you, I feel inspired and my speech becomes refined. But if I wish to praise someone other than you, I’m tongue-tied and my speech disproves the lie…. your honor is the dawn, your face a bright star, and your right hand pours rain upon the creation. You are the light from which we seek illumination, the gracious beloved for whom ransom is given…. If Nawruz is a festival of joy and delight, It is through your light that it has come to be so. – Prince Tamim al-Fatimi, (Faquir Hunzai, Shimmering Light, 39, 41) 10 Ismaili Muslim Poet's Everyone Should Know About! (Read it at https://ismailignosis.com/2015/12/05/10-ismaili-muslim-poets-everyone-should-know-about/) #Ismaili #Ismailism #AgaKhan #ProudIsmaili #Imam #Imamat #Nawruz #Navroz #LightUponLight Please visit www.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.

Today we celebrate Yaum e Ali! Ismaili Gnosis Presents: Ismaili Teachings on Tawhid (Oneness of God): From Imam Ali to Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV “That which has no second does not enter into the category of numbers.” – Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib “Islam’s basic principle can only be defined as mono-realism and not as monotheism.” – Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III Read the article: https://ismailignosis.com/2016/01/22/ismaili-teachings-on-the-oneness-of-god-tawhid-beyond-personalist-theism-and-modern-atheism/ #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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