Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “O Jamat, do not ask for trials for yourselves. Come to the Jamatkhana daily, recite the Dua and make the dua: O Ali! Do not place any trial upon us.” تم…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “If the spiritual guide commands that you perform ablution (wuḍūʾ) with wine and pray, then such a command must be obeyed. He knows how bad a thing wine is – yet…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “Mawla Murtaza Ali is the highest. One should obey the Mawla’s command, because by his own qudrah (power/ability) he can forgive sins and send people to Paradise.” مولیٰ مرتضیٰ علی اعلیٰ…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “In my Ismaili religion (dharam) keeping the fast is not obligatory. Again, some people fast seven days and others throughout forty days—this is not obligatory… The manner of fasting for a…
Documented Farman — Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) “Those who do not recognize the Prophet and the Imam, their namaz is of no use. Even today, those who pray namaz but do not recognize the Prophet and Imam—their namaz…