Salam Alaikum wa Rahmutallahi wa Barakatu, my dear brothers and sisters, today I would like to talk about the Isma'ili Shi'a sects and how they cooperate in the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy. Alhamdulillah, I am blessed to live in Qarsherskiy which is a very small but nonetheless religiously diverse country which has allowed me to compare Islam with other beliefs as well as sects that came from Islam. Today, I will teach about the cooperation of various Isma'ili Shiite Muslim sects within the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy. The Bohras are one branch of Isma'ili Islam, following the Alavi Bohra, Sulaymani Bohra, Dawoodi Bohra, and progressive Dawoodi Bohra sects of Isma'ili Islam. These various Bohra groups all have different lines of imams that split from each other, but all are considered to be Bohras. They have fundamentally different views in many areas due to the different lines of imams whose religious teachings and alleged guidance they follow. They still get along and help each other out but sometimes fight over wells in their parts of the forest, as well as struggle for control of the paths in the Humid Subtropical Forests of the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy. The Bohras are simultaneously a United force that works together to protect their beliefs from Salafi Scholars, as well as a very Divided community that fights over control of forests and wells in Eastern and central regions of mainland Qarsherskiy. The Nizari is another sect of Ismaili Muslims in Qarsherskiy, sometimes called the Aga Khanis, although some consider that an offensive term. Nizari Ismaili Shi’a Muslims in Qarsherskiy are a minority who follow the Aga Khan, who self styled himself as a liberal leader of the Ummah making advances and reforms to the Islamic faith (Astagfirullah) as well as a professional business man renowned for his hotel chains, universities, fancy locations, and other businesses. Nizari Isma'ilis who follow Aga Khan are a minority in Qarsherskiy but in general seem to see themselves as the dominant Ismaili sect due to the alleged 15 million Nizari Ismailis around the world, who account for most of the worlds Ismaili sects numbers globally. The Nizari get along with everyone since they are very liberal, and less likely to criticize Bid’ah and shirk according to a 2023 study conducted by the Qarsherskiy Wahhabi Proud Religious Studies Committee. Finally, we have the Seveners, thought to be a dead sect with as much as 1 million followers worldwide hiding with Taqiya, Sevener Ismailis are making a comeback it seems, as many Ismailis in the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy have identified as Sevener Ismailis. They typically have many enemies, believing everything is shirk. Many Seveners claim the black stone at the Kaaba is shirk, giving them the nickname Neo-Qarmatians.
Walaikum Assalam
I have been around few bohra community girls back in the college and one was in my colony( some said they are dawoodi amd some said they are ismaili ). I have so many doubts but I never questioned them as my knowledge was very limited.
I am an Indian and most of the bohra live in gujarat nd Maharashtra.I cannot comprehend some of their practices.
1) They follow blindly their leader, which was decided by their community and they claim that thier leader ( aga Khan or maula they call something like this ) heir of prophet muhammed SAW.
Islam highly discourage such practice and this is how fitnah starts when people starts following someone blindly.
When thier leader visit people go crazy .Yes we do respect our religious leader and they should be respected and should be welcomed but shouldn't be consider as someone godly.Like you cannot question them as it will be consider as disrespectful.
2) They submit their zakat to their local masjid directly and you have to otherwise they will outcast you from community and you will no longer receive benefits from community.In Islam we have a free will , we can pay zakat to any needy muslim.
3) After death they ask you hefty amount before burial and they say that more amount you pay more facility you will get in jinnah.Is life after death so easy and cheap ? You just pay the amount and receive jannah?And that is most likely paid by family members as the person is already dead.
4)Sometimes they just line up girls in one row and boys in another row and their leader just randomly pick up a girl and a boy make their pair and they will get married in future and community people consider it highly virtous as their leader has picked them up.Ofcourse it's not compulsory but they do consider themselves lucky as their leader has picked them.Again following blindly.
This is what I have heard this I don't know how much truth in this as I haven't seen any such practice.
5) Entire country is celebrating ramadhan and eid on one date and they have totally different date.My non muslim friends asked me lot of question why they are celebrating on different dates and I had no answer.
6) During lunch break while praying zuhar the bohra girl would bang over her chest whith her palm to the point other girls would notice it and it created a confusion among non muslim why she is doing like this and others muslims don't .
And she told me she just pray 3 times a day ? I don't know from where did they get these rules ?
Yes community wise they did well financially.The have system where the poor student get fees to pay and treatment in the hospital at cheap rate and expenses of wedding taken care by the community. ALL these benefit will be taken away if any one refuses to follow their community rules or their leader.
If any sect is prosperous financially doesn't mean they are on the right no matter how many million followers they have.
Last edited by Pure Purple; 10-05-2023 at 06:39 AM.
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