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'ILM of AALE - pure 'ilm. Pure 'ilm is that which is ONLINE INTERACTIVE SABAQ from a pure source: the Imam and his STARTING Da'i. Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA and Syedna Burhanuddin's RA pure 'ilm is today in the heart and soul of ﻳﺮﻓَﻊِﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺍﻟﱠﺬﻳﻦﺁﻣﻨﻮﺍﻣﻨﻜُﻢﻭﺍﻟﱠﺬﻳﻦﺃُﻭﺗُﻮﺍﺍﻟْﻌﻠْﻢﺩﺭﺟﺎﺕ ( al-Mujadala: 11) Qutbuddin Mola TUS. Ta'ala raises in ranks and Imam AS has said that the prayer of darajaat [in heaven] those who have an 'aalim is a thousand mes more NAZARAAT SECTION imaan and those who have been rewarding than the prayer of one Video from 1432H, 12 Muharram (18 given 'ilm and knowledge. who does not know. Our religion is December 2010) when Syedna The Qur'an – the eternal book of based on reason and it is the Qutbuddin (TUS) does talaqqi of Aqa knowledge of the meaning of our guidance – is the source of all Burhanuddin (RA) in Rozat Tahera knowledge. According to our belief, acons that opens the door to these the Imams are the 'speaking' Qur'ans reasons. This fundamental emphasis SABAQ : on knowledge and reason makes us who reveal to believers the true • Taught by teacher with pure knowledge. meaning of the Qur'an. The Qur'an unique. Sabaq is a term that denotes a • Appeals to reason was revealed to Rasulullah SA, and no teacher (mufeed) educang a • Interactive – ask questions one other than him could claim to student (mustafeed) in the principles, Pertinent to our lives transmit it. Similarly, the true knowledge, and values of aale meaning of the Qur'an is only that Mohammed. Sabaq is based on which is explicated by Maulana SA kitaabs that have been composed by and the Imams. The Qur'an remains a our hudaat over centuries and is live and relevant text that guides us in conducted by the raza of Daiz- every day and age because of its deep zamaan Syedna Khuzaima meanings. In the Imam's seclusion Qutbuddin. Sabaq begins with the the Dai is the source of this divine zahir level which includes 'Ilm. It is this 'ilm that is the source of jurisprudence (fiqeh), history and PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO CLIPS nourishment for our souls just as hikmat. The next level is taweel, which requires a basic foundaon in Short video clips from the Press water nourishes our bodies. Our Conference on March 11 in which Shz zahir. Ta'weel includes the deeper bodies cannot survive without pure Dr. Abdeali Bhaisaheb and Shz Dr. Aziz and intellectual meaning of the water, our souls cannot survive with Bhaisaheb answers quesons and pracces of Shari'at, the verses of the address new issues. SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 7

Qur'an and the stories of Anbiya'. The asking quesons. pares asserng to be the true final level is haqiqat. Sabaq will be conducted by way of Mansoos was the Mazoon of the Our system of knowledge is such that the Internet through webinar predecessor, whose succession was for higher levels (taweel and haqiqat) soware, by which parcipants will being disputed. His word is the an understanding of the basics is be able to see and hear Taher truthful one, and his known status as necessary: just as one cannot bhaisaheb and ask quesons. Those Mazoon emphasized the validity of understand calculus without learning who register will be sent an invite and himself and those who followed him, basic arithmec. One must be detailed instrucons to join the even when the majority had sided prepared to put in the me and effort Sabaq. It is also possible to join sabaq with the false claimant (such as in the to learn the basics first--especially via phone.To register please send an case of the claimant with whom a big now that there is such an accessible email indicang which group you poron sided for a me, in opposion opportunity to learn and rise in the would like to join. To register please to Syedna Abdut-tayyib Zakiyuddin.) levels of knowledge and gain a deeper understanding. email [email protected] and We are Dawoodi Bohras today With raza Mubarak of Syedna you will be contacted by the sabaq because our predecessors believed Qutbuddin sabaq are regularly team. Syedna Dawood bin Qutubshah, the conducted at Darus Sakina for all th WE ARE DAWOODI BOHRAS – Part 2 Mazoon of the 26 Dai Syedna levels. Dawood bin Ajabshah. We are For those who are not in or WE ARE DAWOODI BOHRAS. Our Dawoodi Bohras because we cannot physically aend sabaq at one community today is defined by its believed Syedna Abdut-Tayyib of the centres, Syedna Qutbuddin has history. We are idenfied as Dawoodi th Zakiuddin, the Mazoon of the 28 Dai graciously granted raza for sabaq to Bohras because we believe in the line Syedna Sheikh-Adam Safiuddin. be conducted via electronic media. of Dai-s since Syedna Zoeb bin Musa. Syedna Taher Saifuddin and Syedna By Raza of Qutbuddin Mola, Shz Taher We are 'Dawoodi' Bohras because our Burhanuddin were the successors of Bhaisaheb will be starng 2 online predecessors followed Syedna these Dais. sabaq groups starng this Thursday. Dawood bin Qutubshah. We are We are Dawoodi Bohras because we Taher bhaisaheb has aained the 'ilm Dawoodi Bohras because we believe in follow Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin of Aale Muhammad from Syedna Syedna Dawood's successors Syedna nd Burhanuddin and Syedna Qutbuddin the Mazoon of the 52 Dai Syedna Taher Saifuddin as the 51st Dai and Mohammed Burhanuddin. We hope for many years. He has also given the nd shafahi imhaan (oral exams) at the Syedna Burhanuddin as the 52 Dai. and pray that those misguided will Jamea Saifiyyah in Syedna We believe in them and in their open their eyes, use their intellect, Burhanuddin's presence. Taher righteousness because we believe in learn from history and return to the bhaisaheb completed his BA in Arabic the chain of Dais before them. And in right path. That they will choose to Studies at Mumbai University where the past whenever a false claim to remain Dawoodi Bohras! he scored the highest marks in the Daiship has been made, we believe DOAs & QASIDAs IN University and was given a medal of that the predecessors of the 51st and TRANSLATION: Aalu Taha recognion. He also did his MA in 52nd Dai were the true Dais and those Manabi'ul Barakaa Arabic Literature at the University of who opposed them were false. London. Shz Taher bhaisaheb has a In two major schisms in the history of We are pleased to present the third vast experience in business and the Dawat, the Dai claimants of the installment in the 'Doas and Qasidas finance for over 15 years. in translaon series': aalo Taha There will be two groups so that and Alawis, the community has sided with the Manabi'ul Baraka. This Qasida is people in different me zones can one of the thousands of verses parcipate. Group A will be from Mazoon and his veracious word. composed by Syedna Taher Saifuddin California me 7.00AM – 8.00AM (Syedna Dawood bin Qutubshah, the th in praise of the Imams but has a PST USA (Thursday evening 7.30PM - Mazoon of the 26 Dai who became th 8.30PM Indian Standard Time) and the 27 Dai; Syedna Abdut-tayyib unique status. It is a qasida that th Group B from 6:00PM - 7.00PM PST Zakiyyuddin, the Mazoon of the 28 embodies the main tenets of our th (Friday morning 6.30AM – 7.30AM Dai who became the 29 Dai). This is belief and a superbly flowing and Indian Standard me. The Sabaq will well known and accepted in the eloquent manner. A qasida that we be about Philosophy of Dawat, Dawoodi Bohra community and is teach our children. Surprisingly this History of Dawat, and Nasihat and reported in the Muntaza al-akhbar. It iconic qasida was composed by there will be lots of opportunies for is noteworthy that one of the two Syedna Taher Saifuddin almost SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 7 extemporaneously before the Eid-ul- NAZARAAT: Talaqqi of Syedna 11th March conducted by Shz. Dr Fitar Majlis. The qasida is presented Burhanuddin by Syedna Qutbuddin Abdeali bhaisaheb and Shz. Dr Aziz with a commentary, English/Dawat- Featured in nazaraat this week is a bhaisaheb. The clips are in response ni-zaban translaon and audio. video from 1432H, 12 Muharram (18 to some of quesons put forward by This series focuses on the many December 2010) when Syedna journalists at the event. Qutbuddin (TUS) does talaqqi of Aqa qasidas and doas in Arabic that are SIJILL DISTRIBUTORS recited by mumineen very regularly, Burhanuddin (RA) in Rozat Tahera. When Syedna Mohammed We have received requests from some even daily. 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