Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “Do not at all reflect about the future and do not at all think about whether you shall receive Heaven or Hell in the afterlife. Because, all things — Heaven and…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “You say useless things — there is no benefit in the hereafter from this. Many foolish people think that they should worship in the Arabic language. But what benefit will the…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “A dog also yaps and yaps with its tongue and talks a lot. In this way, if you also eat excessively and yap away, doing these things — then what difference…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “You turn to the religion of others — those are external (ẓāhirī) religions. In all those religions, there is worship through the external, through the body, and through the flesh. Even…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “It is obligatory to always recite the Dua. If one does not know the Dua, then recite twelve tasbeehs of the name ‘Pir Shah.’” ہمیشہ دُعا پڑھنا فرض ہے۔ اگر دُعا…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “The Muslim religion, the Hindu religion, and the Darveshi (mystic) religion — all have separate paths. Our Darveshi religion is called the true religion. The true religion is about acting within…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “If one binds one’s thoughts with God, then the human can become an angel. The human was first a stone. Then it became a tree, became an animal, became a monkey,…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “It is obligatory upon a believer to accept whatever Farman the Imam gives. It is obligatory upon you all to accept with faith the Farmans of the present Imam. Just as…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “Come to me. I will show everyone the straight path and teach them—this is obligatory upon me. Follow me; if you do not, that is your choice. God has made it…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “You kiss the hands of people and you run after them — this is a very bad thing that you do. It is obligatory upon you that you kiss my hand…