Quran
“Such is Allah your Lord: all control belongs to Him. Those you make Dua to beside Him do not even control the skin of a date stone; if you make Dua to them they cannot hear you; if they could hear, they could not answer you; on the Day of Resurrection they will disown your idolatry…”
ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ ١٣ إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ دُعَآءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا۟ مَا ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ
Surah Fatir 13-14
Ponder This Ayah
If Allah is saying only He can hear or answer our supplications (Duas), why do Ismailis call out to the Imam in their Jamatkhana Duas? Such as…