Reflections: Majlis 9-10
Majlis 9-10: 10th Muharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA laid out, with immaculate clarity, from the outset of this waʿz mubarak, the eternal and enduring truths that are enshrined in the shahaadat of Imam Husain AS. His was a martyrdom foretold down the ages, divinely communicated to each of the prophets who were […]
Reflections: Majlis 8
Majlis 8: 9th Muharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA addressed us today as the devotees of the two sayyids of the youth of jannat – Imam Hasan AS and Imam Husain AS. They are the sons of Maulatona Fatima AS to whom Rasul Allah SAW bestowed Tasbeeh-e-Fatima which, when done after each namaaz, […]
Reflections: Majlis 7
Majlis 7: 8th Muharram al-Haraam At the beginning of today’s waʿz mubarak, al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA explained the meaning of ikhlaas. It means to firmly believe that even though the Panjatan AS came 1300 years ago, they are still with us today. In each day and age, an Imam assumes their position. And […]
Reflections: Majlis 6
Majlis 6: 7th Muharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin’s RA waʿz mubarak began with the bishaarat (glad tidings) given to Maulatona Fatema AS by Rasul Allah SAW of the birth of a son whom she was expecting towards the end of Rasul Allah’s SAW life. He directed her to name him ‘Muhsin’. However, even […]
Reflections: Majlis 5
Majlis 5: 6th Muharram al-Haraam Today’s waʿz mubarak commenced with the bayan mubarak of al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA. In it, he referenced the following instructions conveyed by Allah Taʿala to Rasul Allah SAW in the Quran Majeed: قُل إِنَّ صَلاتي وَنُسُكي وَمَحيايَ وَمَماتي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العالَمينَ Say, indeed my namaz, my worship, my life […]
Reflections: Majlis 4
Majlis 4: 5th Muharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA began today’s waʿz mubarak by lauding the fact that it was Mumineen who truly understood the Quran. The true understanding of the Quran can only come from the true people of the Book — the Ahl al-‘Zikr’ — the People of the Zikr and […]
Reflections: Majlis 3
Majlis 3: 4th Muharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA shed light on the loftiness of the office the Dai Mutlaq which holds a unique position in the annals of the faith, indeed within the history of mankind in totality. The Dai Mutlaq has been uniquely entrusted with what Syedna al-Muqaddas RA called the ‘office’ […]
Reflections: Majlis 2
Majlis 2: 3rd Muharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA clearly stated that one cannot call towards Allah Taʿala without His permission. Likewise, one cannot intercede on behalf of anyone before Allah, without His permission. The Quran Majeed explicitly mentions وَداعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذنِهِ وَسِراجًا مُنيرًا And he (Rasul Allah SAW) calls towards Allah […]
Reflections: Majlis 1
Majlis 1: 2nd Moharram al-Haraam Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Fatimi Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA stated that man was formed in the image of his Creator, al-Faatir (الفاطر). Man was created in harmony with His nature, i.e. fitra, and is destined to return to His side. Accordingly, the Islamic faith reflects human nature. Man and Islam are both created […]