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There are those, who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark. [Speech 17 Jan. 1983] -- Aga Khan IV
The heart of the believer is the House of God. [Soofi/DQ3]-- Prophet Mohamed
It must never be said generations hence that in our greed for the material goods of the rich West we have forsaken our responsibilities to the poor, to the orphans, to the traveller, to the single woman. [Speech 30 Nov. 1967]-- Aga Khan IV
By the way you conduct your daily lives, by the compassion you show to your fellow men and women, and above all by your faith in God, you will ultimately be judged.[Speech 11 March 1958]-- Aga Khan IV
Personally, I never saw a particular objection to taking a close interest in politics, provided there were opportunities for other activities as well. The danger is that a student will live for politics and nothing else. Apart from other considerations, this will make a very dull individual. [Speech 30 Jan. 1958]-- Aga Khan IV
Of whatever quality your soul is, you will percieve the others as that quality. Whoever regards others as evil will himself become evil[Sloko Moto-- Pir Shams
Many centuries ago the non-Muslim world looked to the Muslim world for knowledge and intellectual leadership. And it was shared. It was shared by the Muslim world and its institutions and it was shared willingly and happily and without constraints [Karachi 1994]-- Aga Khan IV
The poor die because they cannot afford to buy grain (which they themselves may or may not have grown) at the prices that meat growers are prepared to pay; and the rich die because of over-consumption. [More]-- Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
We cannot take situations, which are individual, unique, and specific in time, in history, in geography and say, "All this represents the totality of more than a billion Muslims. [LBC Interview]-- Aga Khan IV
I have worked to build many bridges between the West and the Third World... But in this field of communications, a corner stone of our hopes for world peace, I am afraid that what exists is not a bridge. It is a wall. [Speech 2 March 81]-- Aga Khan IV
Given a right understanding of the foundations of Islam and Christianity, and the spiritual values which they have proclaimed, it should not prove very difficult to build a bridge of mutual respect and co-operation between the two great religions. Unfortunately, it is a fact that the close similarity between the two remains largely unknown to the West. [Speech]-- Prince Aly Khan
Men are like trees; though the water with which they are watered is the same yet the fruits are not alike. [Maxim]-- Hazrat AliForgiveness is the crown of great qualities. [Maxim]-- Hazrat Ali
God said: "I could not be contained in the heavens and the earth, but could be contained in the heart of a true believer. [Soofi/SA5]-- Prophet MohamedAs Muslims, the Ismailis affirm the fundamental Islamic testimony of truth, the Shahada, that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is His Messenger. They believe that Muhammad was the last and final Prophet of Allah, and that the Holy Quran, Allah's final message to mankind, was revealed through him. Muslims hold this revelation to be the culmination of the message that had been revealed through other Prophets of the Abrahamic tradition before Muhammad, including Abraham, Moses and Jesus, all of whom Muslims revere as Prophets of Allah.
SPIEGEL: Does Islam have a problem with reason?
Aga Khan: Not at all. Indeed, I would say the contrary. Of the Abrahamic faiths, Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God's creation, and therefore it is a faith which is eminently logical. Islam is a faith of reason.
Anger is a raging fire. Whoever can subdue his anger, puts out the fire: whoever cannot, gets burnt himself. [Maxim]-- Hazrat Ali
Forgiveness is the crown of great qualities. [Maxim]-- Hazrat Ali
I am a Muslim and Muslims believe that all men are equal no matter what the colour of their skin and I am therefore fundamentally opposed to apartheid in any form. I would wish to emphasize that Islam is probably the most multi-racial faith existing. [Interview] 11 Nov. 1970-- Aga Khan IV
The acquisition of knowledge is a duty incumbent on every Muslim, male or female. [Soofi/ETSM127]-- Prophet Mohamed
Books are the gardens of the learned. [Maxim]-- Hazrat Ali
Go back to the origins of Islam. It was a Faith practiced in a land with no physical frontiers. The concept of the modern state is not really an Islamic concept. Islam was a brotherhood, is a brotherhood. That is the first thing - the free movement of people, the generosity of people's attitudes towards their brothers around the world. [Interview] 12 Nov. 1985-- Aga Khan IV
The ethics of Islam enjoin all believers, individually or through institutions such as the Ismaili Imamat, to assist the poor, the isolated, and the marginalised to improve their current circumstances and future prospects. [Unesco 2000]-- Aga Khan IVIt is said that we live, move and have our being in God. We find this concept expressed often in the Koran, not in those words of course, but just as beautifully and more tersely. [Memoirs] Aga Khan III
All the treasures of this life, all that fame, wealth and health can bring are nothing beside the happiness which is created and sustained by the love of one human being for another. [Memoirs] -- Aga Khan III
The role entrusted to me does not, in the world of today, permit to cherish any political ambitions. This was appropriate and acceptable fifty years ago: my grandfather was President of the League of Nations, my father was Ambassador to the United Nations and my uncle was the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. The roles of those members of my family were all international roles in the field of politics. They did not serve a specific country; they served a cause with international dimensions. [interview] 20 Dec. 1986-- Aga Khan IV
Should we allow future generations of Muslims to live without the self-respect of our own cultural and spiritual symbols of power, to practise their faith without also being reminded of that sense of scale in relation to the universe around us which is so particularly ours? [Speech 25 Sept. 1979-- Aga Khan IV
Knowledge is a treasure so vast, that it is never exhausted: wisdom is a new robe that never gets worn. [Maxim] -- Hazrat Ali
One of the greatest crimes is to destroy a work of art. [Maxim]-- Hazrat Ali
God's generosity is not in abrogation of His wisdom. From that it follows that He does not grant every request. [Maxim]-- Hazrat Ali
I think the message of Islam, is the dignity with which we must treat women in society. Now, the notion of how that happens in practice, is very much a question of interpretation. But the basic premise, is the dignity and equality of women in society. And that goes right through the revelation of Islam, it goes to the tradition and the life of the Prophet, and the Prophet's wife, Khatija, was a woman who participated actively in daily life. [Interview BBC 1997]-- Aga Khan IV
Best deeds of a great man is to forgive and forget. [Maxim]-- Hazrat AliIsmailism has survived because it has always been fluid. Rigidity is contrary to our whole way of life and outlook. There have really been no cut and dried rules; even the set of regulations known as the Holy Laws are directions as to method and procedure and not detailed orders about results to be obtained. . [Memoirs] Aga Khan III-- Aga Khan III
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Ultimately, the question we are asking is, whether man will serve all of humanity or only certain segments of it. [Speech 26 Nov. 1981-- Aga Khan IV
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Our religion is our religion, you either believe in it or you do not. You can leave a faith but you cannot, if you do not accept its tenets, remain within it and claim to "reform" it.With humility, tolerance and respect for each other, by honest work and straight dealings, you will earn the true friendship of your fellows. It does not matter whether you are wealthy or poor, whether you are in business or the professions, whether you work with hands or brain, your spiritual obligations are equal. [Speech 11 March 1958]-- Aga Khan IV
There is no reason why our traditions and our faith should stop us from moving with our times, nor in fact why we should not lead our fellow men to new spheres of knowledge and learning.[Takht Nashini Speech Karachi 1957]-- Aga Khan IV
Do not believe that we should fear material progress nor should we condemn it. The danger is that it should become an obsession in our lives, and that it should dominate our way of thinking. [Takht Nashini Speech Karachi 1957]-- Aga Khan IV
Creativity knows no frontiers: it is not of the East nor the West, of the North nor the South, but it sometimes needs awakening, to be set alight, to be shown a purpose. I believe such a time is now. [Speech 25 Sept. 1979-- Aga Khan IV
Islam is not passive. It does not admit that man's spiritual needs should be isolated from his material daily activities. [Speech Globe & Mail Dinner - 1987]-- Aga Khan IV
Peace is a critical aspect of all aspects of development and for the growth of civil society. [Tajikistan 1998]-- Aga Khan IV
Islam, by contrast, is a total religion guiding all aspects of a Muslim's life. The faith establishes the moral framework within which material endeavour is to be encouraged and a 'social conscience' has always been a key part of our lives. [Speech 25 Nov. 1982]-- Aga Khan IV
But there is world change, and the role of the Imam of the time, amongst others, is to guide the murids to live in their time, hopefully ahead of their time, prepare future generations to live well in the world as it will be when they grow up. [London 1994] -- Aga Khan IV
Islam is an all encompassing faith and it gives direction to every aspect of one's life. It urges the individual to lead a balanced life, one that strives to accommodate both material progress and spiritual well-being. But no man, woman or child can hope to achieve this balance in sickness, illiteracy or squalor. []-- Aga Khan IV
Our belief is that the thing which separates man from the animals is his power of thought. Anything that impedes this process is wrong. Therefore alcohol is forbidden.
Sunday Times interview 12 Dec. 1965-- Aga Khan IV
What has been called the permissive society, where anything goes, nothing matters, nothing is sacred or private any more, is not a promising foundation for a brave and upright new world. [Speech 30 Nov 1967]-- Aga Khan IV
But there is world change, and the role of the Imam of the time, amongst others, is to guide the murids to live in their time, hopefully ahead of their time, prepare future generations to live well in the world as it will be when they grow up. [London 1994] -- Aga Khan IV
A society without a strong sense of its own identity has time and again in human history proved to be well on the way to decay. [Speech 6 Feb. 1970]-- Aga Khan IV
If the cultures and value systems of the developing world are being challenged -- or are believed to be under threat - I think it valuable to try to identify the nature of the challenges. For the sake of discussion, I would put the major issues under the headings of language, institutions, people, communications, and funding. [Washington 2000]-- Aga Khan IV
Canada has succeeded in an area where the developing world has one of its greatest needs: How do you build pluralist civil society in the developing world? Look at Africa. Look at Asia. What is one of the characteristics? The inability of different groups of people to live together in peace in a constructive environment to build civil society. [Interview 2 Feb. 2002"-- Aga Khan IV
I think there are two forms of help. There is helping people without instigating them to help themselves. And then there is helping people by helping them help themselves. I prefer the second form. I believe it is also the intent of Allah to what He said in the Quran and in the tradition that you don't help people once. You try to help them in such a way that they become self sufficient, make them help the others. [Interview] 12 Nov. 1985-- Aga Khan IV
I have been amazed and thrilled frankly, at the capacities of even the completely illiterate populations, to express themselves about the correct priority that should be addressed. And if you follow their agenda, nine times out of ten, you'll get it right! [PTV Interview]-- Aga Khan IV
Change means opportunity for those who are well prepared to manage it. But change can also be disorienting, particularly when it erodes the structures, values and symbols that have provided shape and meaning in a given society and culture. [Zanzibar 1997]-- Aga Khan IV
Prince Rahim said in his speech: Our Ismaili tradition, however, has always accepted the spirit of pluralism among schools of interpretation of the faith, and seen this not as a negative value, but as a true reflection of divine plenitude. Indeed, pluralism is seen as essential to the very survival of humanity. Through your studies you have known the many Qur’anic verses and hadiths of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that acknowledge and extol the value of diversity within human societies. You all know, I am sure, the hadith to the effect that differences of interpretation between Muslim traditions should be seen as a sign of the mercy of Allah.
There is no need to discard the great traditions of our faith. There is every need to adapt and invigorate them in the light of the quite altered circumstances of today. [Speech 12 Feb. 1958]-- Aga Khan IV
Having provided education, we must now take the next step. We must make it acceptable for a woman to have a career, and turn education into income. [More] -- Princess Zahra Aga Khan
In his address, Governor Perry honoured Mawlana Hazar Imam. “Rare is the religious leader whose vision is so extraordinary that his appeal transcends nationality, ethnicity, and faith traditions. His Highness the Aga Khan is one such extraordinary leader.”
Mawlana Hazar Imam thanked Governor Perry for the true Texan hospitality. “The American ethic and ideal — the Texan ethic and ideal — has always been one of openness to others and openness to the future. It is an ethic of opportunity, which the Ismaili community deeply shares.”
2.The Rewards of Wisdom
Yes beg for knowledge; plead for insight. If you do, you will know what it means to fear the Lord and you will succeed in learning about God. It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding. He provides help and protection for those who are righteous and honest. He protects those who treat others fairly, and guards those who are devoted to him.
3.Advice To Young People
My teachings will give you a long and prosperous life. Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them round your neck. If you do this, both God and people will be pleased with you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way. Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the Lord and refuse to do wrong. If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains. Honour the Lord by making him offering from the best of all that your land produces. If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to be able to store it all.
When the Lord corrects you, my son, pay close attention and take it as a warning. The Lord corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.Don't plan anything that will hurt your neighbours; they live beside you, trusting you. Don't be jealous of violent people or decide to act as they do, because the Lord hates people who do evil, but he takes righteous people into his confidence.
4.The Benefits Of Wisdom
Listen to what your father teaches you, my son.Pay attention, and you will have understanding. Get wisdom and insight! Love wisdom and she will bring you honour.Your education is your life - guard it well.
5. Warning Against Adultry
The lips of another man's wife may be as sweet as honey and her kisses as smooth as olive oil, but when it is all over, she leaves you nothing but bitterness and pain. She will take you down to the world of the dead; the road she walks is the road to death.
Be faithful to your own wife and give your love to her alone.
6.More Warnings
There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate
a proud look
a lying tongue
hands that kill innocent people
a mind that thinks up wicked plans
feet that hurry off to do evil
a witness who tells one lie after another
and someone who stirs up trouble among friends
Warning Against Adultery
Do what your father tells you, my son, and never forget what your mother taught you. Keep their words with you, locked in your heart. Their teaching will lead you when you travel, protect you at night, and advise you during the day. Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live. It can keep you away from bad women, from the seductive words of other men's wives. Don't be tempted by their beauty; don't be trapped by their flirting eyes. A men can hire a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultry will cost him all he has.
......treat wisdom as your sister, and insight as your closest friend.
In Praise of Wisdom
The Lord created me first of all, the first of his works, long ago. I was made in the very beginning, at the first, before the world began. I was born before the oceans, when there were no springs of water. I was born before the mountains, before the hills were set in place, before God made the earth and its fields or even the first handful of soil. I was there when he set the sky in place, when he stretched the horizon across the ocean, when he placed the clouds in the sky, when he opened the springs of the ocean and ordered the waters of the sea to raise no further than he said. I was there when he laid the earth's foundations.
I was beside him like an architect, I was his daily source of joy, always happy in his presence - happy with the world and pleased with the human race.
Those who do not find me hurt themselves; anyone who hates me loves death.
Wisdom and Stupidity
If you correct conceited people, you will only be insulted. If you reprimand evil people, you will only get hurt. Never correct conceited people; they will hate you for it. But if you correct the wise, they will respect you. Anything you say to the wise will make them wiser. Whatever you tell the righteous will add to their knowledge.
To be wise you must first have reverence for the Lord. If you know the Holy One, you have understanding. Wisdom will add years to your life. You are the one who will profit if you have wisdom, and if you reject it, you are the one who will suffer.
Solomon's Proverbs
Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.
Wealth that you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.
The Lord will not let good people go hungry, but he will keep the wicked from getting what they want.
Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.
A sensible person gathers the crops when they are ready; it is a disgrace to sleep through the time of harvest.
Good people will receive blessings. The words of the wicked hide a violent nature.
Good people will be remebered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten.
Sensible people accept good advice. People who talk foolishly will come to ruin.
Honest people are safe and secure, but the dishonest will be caught.
Someone who holds back the truth causes trouble, but one who openly criticizes works for peace.
A good person's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked person's words hide a violent nature.
Hate stirs up trouble, but love over-looks all offences.
Intelligent people talk sense, but stupid people need to be punished.
The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.
The reward for doing good is life, but sin leads only to more sin.
People who listen when they are corrected will live, but those who will not admit that they are wrong are in danger.
Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.
The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.A city becomes great when the righteous give it their blessing; but a city is brought to ruin by the words of the wicked.
It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.
No one who gossips can be trusted with a secret, but you can put confidence in someone who is trustworthy.
A nation will fall if it has no guidance. Many advisers mean security.
If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will regret it. You are better off if you don't get involved.
A gracious woman is respected, but a woman without virtue is a disgrace.
Lazy people will never have money, but aggressive people will get rich.
You do yourself a favour when you are kind. If you are cruel, you only hurt yourself.
Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.
Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists on doing wrong will die.
The Lord hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right.
You can be sure that evil people will be punished, but the righteous will escape.
Beauty in a woman without good judgement is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
What good people want always results in good; when the wicked get what they want, everyone is angry.
Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.
Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
People curse someone who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it up for sale.
If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get.
Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.
Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end.
Foolish people will always be servants to the wise.
Righteousness gives life, but violence takes it away.
Those who are good are rewarded here on earth, so you can be sure that wicked and sinful people will be punished.
Those who love knowledge want to be told when they are wrong. It is stupid to hate being corrected.
The Lord is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil.
Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.
A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones.
Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.
The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.
The wicked meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of the righteous live on.
If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.
It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry.
Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.
A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects.
All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.
The wicked people are trapped by their own words, but honest people get themselves out of trouble.
Your reward depends on what you say and what you do; you will get what you deserve.
Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.
When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it be known. Sensible people will ignore an insult.
When you tell the truth, justice is done, but lies lead to injustice.
Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.
A lie has a short life, but truth lives on for ever.
Those who plan evil are in for a rude surprise, but those who work for good will find happiness.
Nothing bad happens to righteous people, but the wicked have nothing but trouble.
The Lord hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word.
Sensible people keep quiet about what they know, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.
Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.
Worry can rob you of happiness, but kind words will cheer you up.
The righteous person is a guide to his friend, but the path of the wicked leads them astray.
If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get a fortune.
Righteousness is the road to life; wickedness is the road to death.
A wise son pays attention when his father corrects him,but an arrogant person never admits he is wrong.
Good people will be rewarded for what they say, but those who are deceitful are hungry for violence.
Be careful what you say and protect your life. A careless talker destroys himself.
Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It is wiser to ask for advice.
The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.
When hope is crushed, the heart is crushed, but a wish come true fills you with joy.
If you refuse good advice, you are asking for trouble; follow it and you are safe.
The teachings of the wise are a fountain of life; they will help you escape when your life is in danger.
Intelligence wins respect, but those who can't be trusted are on the road to ruin.
Sensible people always think before they act, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.
Unreliable messengers cause trouble, but those who can be trusted bring peace.
Someone who will not learn will be poor and disgraced. Anyone who listens to correction is respected.
How good it is to get what you want! Stupid people refuse to turn away from evil.
Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.
Trouble follows sinners everywhere, but righteous people will be rewarded with good things.
Unused fields could yield plenty of food for the poor, but unjust people keep them from being farmed.
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S.2 BAQARA
In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
1. A L M
2.This is the Book; in it is guidance, sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah;
3.Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what we have provided for them;
4.And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have assurance of the hereafter.
5.They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper.
6.As to those who reject faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
7.Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing. And on their eyes is a veil; Great is the penalty they (incur).
11.When it is said to them: 'Make not mischief on the earth', they say : 'Why, we only want to make peace!'
12.Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not.
21.O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness
22.......then set not up rivals unto Allah......
26. .....but he causes not to stray, except those who foresake (the path)
27. Those who break Allah's Covenant.......and do mischief on earth: these cause losses (only) to themselves
29. It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth......
30. Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: 'I will create a vicegerent on earth'. They said, 'Will thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? - whilst we do celebrate thy praises and glorify thy holy name?' He said: 'I know what ye know not'.
31.And He taught Adam the nature of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: 'Tell me the nature of these if ye are right.'
32.They said: 'Glory to Thee: of knowledge we have none, save what thou hast taught us: in truth it is thou who art perfect in knowledge and wisdom.'
33.He said: 'O Adam! tell them their natures.' When he had told them, Allah said: 'Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heavens and earth, and I know what ye reveal and what ye conceal?'
34.And behold, we said to angels 'Bow down to Adam'; and they bowed down: not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty. He was of those who reject faith
35.We said: 'O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will, but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression.'
36.Then did Satan make them slip from the (Garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: 'Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling place and your means of livelihood for a time.'
37.Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspirations, and his Lord turned towards him; for He is oft-returning, Most Merciful.
38.We said:'Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you guidance from Me,' whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
39.'But those who reject faith and belie Our signs, they shall be companions of the fire. They shall abide therein.'
42.And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth when ye know (what it is)
43.And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship).
44.Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (to practise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scriptures? Will ye not understand?
45.Nay, seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and prayer: it is indeed hard except to those who bring a lowly spirit -
46.Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord, and that they are to return to Him.
48.Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another, nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shall compensation be taken from her, nor shall anyone be helped (from outside).
51.And remember we appointed forty nights for Moses, and in his absence you took the calf (for worship), and ye did grievous wrong.
52.Even then We did forgive you; there was a chance for you to be grateful.
53.And remember We gave Moses the Scripture and the criterion (between right and wrong): there was a chance for you to be guided aright.
54.And remember Moses said.........
55.And remember ye said: 'O Moses! we shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly,'.......
59.But the transgressors changed the word from that which had been given them;..........
60.And remember Moses prayed for water for his people for water for his people.........So eat and drink of the sustenance provided by Allah and do no evil nor mischief on the (face of the) earth.
61.And remember ye said:'O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us what the earth groweth........and misery:they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. This because they went on rejecting the signs of Allah and slaying His Messengers without just cause. This because they rebelled and went on transgressing.
62.Those who believe (in the Quran) and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians, and who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
63.And remember We took your covenant and we raised above you (the towering height) of mount (Sinai) (saying): 'Hold firmly to what we have given you and bring (ever) to rememberance what is therein: perchance ye may fear Allah.'
77.Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal?
78.And among there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book but (see their own) desires and they do nothing but conjecture.
82.But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden: therein shall they abide (for ever).
83.And remember We took a covenant from the children of Israel (to this effect): worship none but Allah; Treat with kindness your parents and kindered, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practise regular charity. Then.....
84.And remember We took your covenant (to this effect) shed no blood amongst you, nor turn out your own people from your homes.........
87.We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of Apostles; We gave Jesus the son of Mary clear (signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you an Apostle with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride? - some ye called imposters, and others ye slay!
89. ..........But the curse of Allah is on those without faith.
92.There came to you Moses with clear (signs); yet ye worshipped the calf. (Even) after that, and ye did behave wrongfully.
96.Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life, even more than idolaters......
98.Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and apostles, to Gabriel and Michael,- Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject faith.
102.They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers were not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (such things) without saying: 'We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme.' They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them....
104.O ye men of Faith! say not (to the Apostle) words of ambiguous import, but words of respect; and hearken (to him): to those without faith is a grievous punishment.
(MOMINS THIS IS GUIDANCE ON HOW TO RESPECT HAZAR IMAM)
105....But Allah will choose for his special Mercy whom He will....
109. .......But forgive and overlook, till Allah accomplish His purpose; for Allah hath power all things.
110. ......And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah: for Allah sees well all that ye do.
113. ....But Allah will judge between them in their quarrel on the day of judgment.
116. ...everything renders worship to Him.
117. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and earth: when He decreeth a matter He saith to it: 'Be,' and it is.
119.Verily, We have sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner: but of thee no question shall be asked of companions of the blazing fire.
124.And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord, with certain commands which he fulfilled: He said:'I will make thee an Imam to the nations.' He pleaded: 'And also (imams) from my offspring!'. He answered: 'But My promise is not within the reach of evil-doers.'
130.And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly?...
136.Say ye: 'We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus and that given to (all) prophets from the Lord: we make no difference between one and another of them: and we bow to Allah (in Islam).'
138.(Our religion is) the baptism of Allah. And who can baptise better than Allah? And it is He whom we worship.
143.....For Allah is to all people most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.
148.To each is a goal to which Allah turns him,then strive together (as in a race) towards all that is good. Wheresoever ye are, Allah will bring you together. For Allah hath power over all things.
152.The do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and reject not faith.
153. O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
155.Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil) but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere, -
156.Who say, when afflicted with calamity: to Allah we belong, and to Him is our return.
157.They are those on whom (descend) blessings from Allah and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance.
177.It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces towards East or West; but it is righteousness - to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practise regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.
179.In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) life to you 'O' ye men of understanding! that ye may restrain yourselves.
180.It is prescribed, when death approaches any of you, if he leave any goods, that he make bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable usage; this is due from the God-fearing.
183.O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint, -
185.Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Quran, as a Guide, also clear (signs) for guidance and judgment (between right and wrong)....
188.And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as bait for judges, with intent that ye may eat wrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's propery.
194....but fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves.
195.....for Allah loveth those who do good.
196.And complete the Hajj or Umra in the service of Allah.......
205....but Allah loveth not mischief.
207.And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah; And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees.
212.The life of this world is alluring to those who reject faith, and they scoff at those who believe.....
213.Mankind was one single nation...........
217.....but graver is it in the sight of Allah to prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent access to the sacred mosque, and drive out its members.......
219.They ask thee concerning wine, gambling, Say:'In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.'
225.Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts: and He is oft-forgiving, most forebearing.
245.Who is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful loan, which Allah will double unto his credit and multiply many times? It is Allah that giveth (you) want or plenty. And to Him shall be your return.
256.Let there be no compulsion in religion.....
258.....Nor doth Allah give guidance to a people unjust.
259....'I know that Allah hath power over all things'
263.Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury.Allah is free of all wants and he is most forbearing.
264.O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury......
265.And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seeking to please Allah and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden high and fertile: heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest, and if it receives not heavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it. Allah seeth well whatever ye do.
269.He granteth wisdom to whom He pleaseth; and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will grasp the message but men of understanding.
271.If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is best for you: it will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do.
272.It is not required of thee (O Apostle), to set them on the right path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the 'Face of Allah'. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly.
(MOMINS DO YOU SEE WHAT IS REQUIRED OF HAZAR IMAM?)
276.Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity: for he loveth not creatures ungrateful and wicked.
280.If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time till it is easy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if ye only knew.
284....He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and punisheth whom He pleaseth for Allah hath power over all things.
286.On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear.It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every evil that it earns. (Pray:) 'Our Lord! condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness, have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; help us against those who stand against faith.'
S.3 AL I IMRAN
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL
1. A.L.M
2.Allah! There is no but He - the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.
3.It is He who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; And He sent down Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgement between right and wrong).
6.He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases.......
7.He it is who sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental (Of established meaning); they are the foundation of the book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meaning, but no one knows its hidden meaning except Allah and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: 'We believe in the book; the whole of it is from our Lord' : and none will grasp the message except men of understanding.
26.Say:'O' Allah! Lord of Power (and Rule), thou givest power to whom thou pleasest, and thou strippest off power from whom thou pleasest, thou enduest with honour whom thou pleasest, and thou bringest low whom thou pleasest: in Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things thou hast power.
30.....But Allah cautions you (to remember) Himself, and Allah is full of kindness to those that serve him.
31.Say: 'If ye do love Allah, follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.'
(HAZAR IMAM I HAVE TO FOLLOW YOU)
32.Say: 'Obey Allah And His Apostle': but if they turn back Allah loveth not those who reject faith.
33.Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people,-
34.Offspring, one of the other, and Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
37....'from Allah:for Allah provides sustenance to whom He pleases, without measure.'
40....'Doth Allah accomplish what He willeth.'
42....'O' Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee - chosen thee above the women of all nations.
45...his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah;
47...'Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: when He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it 'Be', and it is!
48.'And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel,
51.'It is Allah who is my Lord and your Lord: then worship Him this is a way that is straight.'
54.And (then unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah.
59.The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him; 'Be':and he was.
60.The truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those who doubt.
74.For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He pleaseth; for Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded.
129.To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth: But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
160.If Allah helps you none can overcome you: if He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you?...
172. Of those who answered the call of Allah, and the Apostle, even after being wounded, those who do right and refrain from wrong have a great reward -
179.Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which ye are now, until He separates what is evil from what is good.....
182...for Allah never harms those who serve Him.'
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S4. NISAA
1.O mankind! reverence Your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women; - reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (that bore you): for Allah ever watches over you.
10.Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a fire into their own bodies: they will soon be enduring a blazing fire!
25...but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint: and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
28.Allah doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): for man was created weak (in flesh).
29...nor kill (or destroy) yourselves....
30. If any do that in rancour and injustice, - soon shall We cast them into the fire: and easy it is for Allah.
34.Men are the protectors and maintainers of women...
36....for Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious...
43.O ye who believe! approach not prayers with a mind befogged, until ye can understand all that ye say....
59.O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Apostle, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Apostle.......
64.We sent not an Apostle, but to be obeyed, in accordance with the Will of Allah. If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come unto thee, and asked Allah's forgiveness, and the apostle had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-Returning Most Merciful.
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT FORGIVENESS FOR ALLAH)
65.But no, by thy Lord, they can have no (real) faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction.
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR DISPUTES AS REQUIRED BY ALLAH)
69.ALL WHO OBEY ALLAH AND THE APOSTLE ARE IN THE COMPANYOF THOSE ON WHOM IS THE GRACE OF ALLAH –OF THE PROPHETS (WHO TEACH) THE SINCERE (LOVERS OF TRUTH) THE WITNESSES (WHO TESTIFY) AND THE RIGHTEOUS (WHO DO GOOD) AH! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FELLOWSHIP!
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR OBEDIENCE AS REQUIRED BY ALLAH TO REMAIN UNDER A BEAUTIFUL FELLOWSHIP)
152. TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND HIS APOSTLES AND MAKE NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN ANY OF HIS APOSTLES WE SHALL SOON GIVE THEIR (DUE) REWARDS FOR ALLAH IS OFT-FORGIVING MOST MERCIFUL
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT NO DISTINCTION OF APOSTLES AS THEY WERE BEARERS OF NOOR OF ALLAH –INCLUDING ADAM, NOAH, ABRAHAM, ISMAIL, ISAAC, JACOB, MOSES, JOB, JONAH, AARON, SOLOMON, JESUS, MUHAMMAD, AND HAZRAT ALI TO SHAH KARIM THE PRESENT HAZAR IMAM)
S5 (58)
YOUR (REAL) FRIENDS ARE(NO LESS THAN) ALLAH HIS APOSTLE AND THE (FELLOWSHIP OF)BELIEVERS –THOSE WHO ESTABLISH REGULAR PRAYERS AND REGULAR CHARITY AND THEY BOW DOWN HUMBLY (IN WORSHIP)
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS TO HONOUR MOWLA AS REQUIRED BY ALLAH IN THE ABOVE AYAT)
S6 (48)
WE SEND THE APOSTLESONLY TO GIVE GOOD NEWS…………’
S6 (50)
SAY: I TELL YOU NOT THAT WITH ME ARE THE TREASURES OF ALLAH NOR DO I KNOW WHAT IS HIDDEN NOR DO I TELL YOU I AM AN ANGEL I BUT FOLLOW WHAT IS REVEALED TO ME……………….’
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS OF SHUKRANA FOR THE BARKAT BESTOWED ON EAST AFRICA)
S6 (162)
SAY: TRULY MY PRAYER AND MY SERVICE OF SACRIFICE MY LIFE AND DEATH ARE (ALL) FOR ALLAH THE CHERISHER OF THE WORLDS
S6 (163)
NO PARTNER HATH HE THIS I AM COMMANDED AND I AM THE FIRST OF THOSE WHO BOW TO HIS WILL
S6 (165)
IT IS HE WHO HATH MADE YOU (HIS) AGENTS INHERITORS OF THE EARTH…
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS WHICH WORDS AND TEARS CANNOT EXPRESS WHEN ALLAH HAS SPOKEN AND MOWLA WITHOUT YOU WE ARE LOST)
S7 (61)
O MY PEOPLE! NO WANDERING IS THERE IN MY (MIND)ON THE CONTRARY I AM AN APOSTLE FROM THE LORD AND CHERISHER OF THE WORLD
S7 (68) I BUT FULFIL TOWARDS YOU THE DUTIES OF MY LORD’S MISSION I AM TO YOU A SINCERE AND TRUSTWORTHY ADVISER
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS THAT THROUGH YOU WE BENEFIT ALL MANKIND)
S8 .46 AND OBEY ALLAH AND HIS APOSTLES AND FALL INTO NO DISPUTES LEST YE LOSE HEART AND YOUR POWER DEPART AND BE PATIENT AND PERSEVERING FOR ALLAH IS WITH THOSE WHO PATIENTLY PERSEVERE
S8. 24 O YE WHO BELIEVE! GIVE YOUR RESPONSE TO ALLAH AND HIS APOSTLE WHEN HE CALLETH YOU TO THAT WHICH WILL GIVE YOU LIFE…
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS TO LIVE A LIFE AS REQUIRED BY ALLAH FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND)
S9.92 NOR (IS THERE BLAME) ON THOSE WHO COME TO THEE TO BE PROVIDED WITH MOUNTS AND WHEN THOU SAIDST I CAN FIND NO MOUNTS FOR YOU THEY TURNED BACK THEIR EYES STREAMING WITH TEARS OF GRIEF THAT THEY HAD NO RESOURCES WHEREWITH TO PROVIDE THE EXPENSES
S9.93 THE GROUND OF COMPLAINT IS AGAINST SUCH AS CLAIM EXEMPTION WHILE THEY ARE RICH
S9.71 THE BELIEVERS MEN AND WOMEN ARE PROTECTORS ONE OF THE OTHER THEY ENJOIN WHAT IS JUST AND FORBID WHAT IS EVIL THEY OBSERVE REGULAR PRAYERS PRACTISE REGULAR CHARITY AND OBEY ALLAH AND HIS APOSTLE ON THEM WILL ALLAH POUR HIS MERCY FOR ALLAH IS EXALTED IN POWER WISE
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS TO BE SINCERE IN THEIR DUTY TO ALLAH)
S9.115 AND ALLAH WILL NOT MISLEAD A PEOPLE AFTER HE HATH GUIDED THEM IN ORDER THAT HE MAY MAKE CLEAR TO THEM WHAT TO FEAR (AND AVOID)FOR ALLAH HATH KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THINGS
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS OF SHUKRANA TO BE GUIDED UNDER ALLAH AND WE PRAY FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON OUR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE - AMEN)
S9.128 NOW HATH COME UNTO YOU AN APOSTLE FROM AMONGST YOURSELVES IT GRIEVES HIM THAT YE PERISH ARDENTLY ANXIOUS IS HE OVER YOU TO THE BELIEVERS IS HE MOST KIND AND MERCIFUL
(O HAZAR IMAM ON YOUR GOLDEN TRAY MOMINS PRESENT THEIR FEELINGS OF SHUKRANA FOR YOUR DEEPEST FEELINGS FOR ALL MANKIND AND MAY EACH HOME IN THIS WORLD BE BLESSED)