A Modern Ismaili Prayer
An Ismaili Prayer and Ginan to the current Imam
Our Lord Nur Mawlana Shah,
Karim al-Husayni Hazar Imam!
We humble students pray to thee:
Give us your divine guidance to discharge our duties!
Give us the courage and strenght to obey the holy firmans!(1)
Our saviour,
have mercy upon us
and bless us with the holy Nurani Didar(2) in this world
and the next.
There is no salvation without our imam.
O ‘Ali! O ‘Ali! (3)
Better than written guidance, (4)
we have the living imam. (5)
O ‘Ali! O ‘Ali!
All-wise, omniscient, sinless.
The imam will give the kingdom to his followers
and they will rule until eternity.
Pay dashond
and obey his incarnation.
After these good deeds the soul attains salvation.
Pay your tithes to our teacher, the imam;
it will help you to secure salvation, bliss and happiness.
Without it you may be reborn 10,000 times.
O believers!
Pay your dues to our Lord accurately.
You will be doubly rewarded for all the things you offer.
O believers!
Come to the jamatkhana
and drink the water of purity.
While serving him devoutly
we recognize him as imam.
Only those who give all the dashond which they owe,
only those who sacrifice all they possess with love,
only they are the true believers.
He is true and just.
He is pure and sinless.
He is our gracious Lord,
sustainer of creation.
He is the judge of judgement,
the maker of us all.
Serve the imam,
we are his servants.
There is no salvation without the imam.
He is all in all.
O ‘Ali!
O Karim al-Husayni! Forgive our sines. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Fulfil our wishes. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Remove our troubles. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Overcome the enemies of our faith. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Grant us a temporal and spiritual glimpse. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Grant us health for our sick. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Grant is goodness to know you and belive in you. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Keep us perfect in partaking in sukrit and in paying dashond. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Make the community prosperous by giving them long life, wealth and children. Ameen.
O Karim al-Husayni! Please bless those that give money generously. Ameen.
(1) These are the religious teachings of the imam which are binding upon all Ismailis. Only the firmans of the living imam or imam of the time are authorative. This allows the imam of the time to adapt the faith to new times and situations without being hampered by tradition.
(2) This is the Ismaili hajj. Everyone should seek to see the imam both in person and spiritually.
(3) Every imam is Allah’s Noor which first manifested itself as Ali the first imam of this cycle. So every imam is Ali.
(4) This referes to the Koran.
(5) The Ismailis have the only living imam of all the branches of Shiism. Other branches whose imam has gone into occultation stagnate at the leve
l where the imam disappeared.
bydirigible said,
August 12, 2008 at 1:39 am
really nice. i’ve tried translating the Anant Akhado into spanish (from english translation), and the feel is very similar to this. it should be translated into gujarati.
Arlene Batada said,
April 16, 2010 at 5:23 am
Please don’t post such things online because the non-Ismailis create a havoic by reading such things. This is a prayer of Batuni concept which they won’t understand.
Doulat Karim said,
March 27, 2011 at 12:24 pm
i do not believe on it even i am ismaili, it is impossible to give god’s status or Ali’s status to him, i come to know that he is a fake imam and is part of a network of illuminati ,who practice mind control and brain washing to control and even enslave some innocent people. i decided to convert know
afzal wali said,
April 18, 2010 at 3:04 pm
is it really true about the change in our prayers.plz give a correct response.do we start to recite it in our prayer times????
walter said,
May 15, 2010 at 4:59 pm
unbelievable! how one can even think that he is “better than written guidance” – kur’an… astaqfurullah…
LAUREL ASTON said,
September 15, 2010 at 1:40 am
The Agha Khan is part of a network of illuminati ,who practice mind control and brain washing to control and even enslave some innocent people. I was a producer in Hollywood a cover for CIA/MILITARY crimes and activity. I represented the Agha Khan in the Hollywood Beverly Hills community,and did a tv show with Sheila, Washington head of AKF .An offer was made to me by Ike Lolgi and his cousin Aziz ,who is close to Agha Khan. That I could go to Aglemont to study with Zara and then take over as a foundation head. I was also asked to produce the Golden Jubile in LA for which Agha Khan was going to come to LA . I was then told the truth ….I had been illegally trafficed by criminal free masons in the US military ,who went into service to avoid prison. And that the truth was I was born in Kenya (Swahili was my native language I spoke it until age 5 ) that I was not merely a carbon copy of the Agha Khan by accident.I was monitored by Khan personally and given oppurtunity because I am his biological daughter.
LAUREL ASTON said,
September 15, 2010 at 1:59 am
I had at age 4 ,been given into MKULTRA military mind control slavery .For a wide variety of political reasons. I was for purpose of shattering and controling my mind as a baby ,raped tortured drugged electrocuted and suffered sexual humiliation in group settings.All to turn me into a robotic mindcontrolled child and later adult assassin spy soldier. I was a child caught in between power mad lunatics who have used MKULTRA tactics for centuries. While in HOLLYWOOD (run by CIA/USMILITARY ) I was used for military purposes, the famous Hollywood producer Laurel Aston was merely a cover.I am currently RED FLAGGED at the highest level and on a no fly list ,unable to leave US or work legally .My life is hell. I have attorneys but I am stalled at every turn. I am a political prisoner of USA,I was also used by my biological father Agha Khan, for his own political reasons , Now I want to know WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO TO FREE ME ? Or is he simply going to stand by and watch,and pretend he is innocent of any wrong doing?
LAUREL ASTON said,
September 15, 2010 at 2:10 am
Please believe me when I tell you .Among the world leaders in every organization,things go on at the top .That those at lower levels never hear a whisper of. Men like my father and other billionaires and trillionaires like him ,do not make or keep their money by being sweet soft loving or kind. There is a dark side to them all that would shatter your mind. Open your eyes and minds , read do your own research on me ,and other cases of child military slaves like me. They all usually hail from political families,or fathers who were free masons and violent criminals/pedophiles. FYI.. I am a number on military roles,as are all who are brain washed and mind controlled. I was told by Atif Bhanji Fara his sister ,my former flat mates,and Alesha Lolgi that ALL Ismailis have a number on roles? Is this true ?And if so for what purpose?
LAUREL ASTON said,
September 15, 2010 at 2:45 am
I will leave you on one final note .I worked for the JACKSONS ,and knew Michael. Michael Jackson is a victim of MKULTRA and was run by CIA/NAVY INTEL.just like me. The millions I made in Hollywood were stolen from me my bank accounts wiped out,and my CIA assigned identity burned. Michael Jackson was murdered for his money ,fighting his military handlers, and for speaking out on CIA /ILLUMINATI control of HOLLYWOOD ,within a few short months of speaking out at large concert gatherings. I have advocats such as BISHOP HOSEA BRADLEY who was a 20 year US MILITARY VET and spent 12 years as a detective with the police dept. The Bishop investigated me for months before he brought me on his radio show to speak out on the truth around Michael Jacksons murder ,and child trafficking in the US MILITARY. Please have a listen A LOOK@THE UNKNOWN TO C THE KNOWN ..BEYOND THE VEIL blog talk radio.
Mirdad Khan Mirdad Khan said,
February 4, 2012 at 5:13 am
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Mirdad Khan Mirdad Khan said,
February 4, 2012 at 5:13 am
do not believe on it even i am ismaili, it is impossible to give god’s status or Ali’s status to him, i come to know that he is a fake imam and is part of a network of illuminati ,who practice mind control and brain washing to control and even enslave some innocent people. i decided to convert know
umer said,
April 26, 2012 at 2:50 pm
my dear mirdad, just prove that agha khan is not belongs to hazrat ali. Am also a muslim i can must beleave imam like only agha khan can be imam in the world. Dear mirdad you can not say that imam.khan is not ikhan