Ismaili Vocab
What does the word Noor mean?
Noor is the divine light passed from one Imam to the next.
What happened at Layat al-Qadr?
The night when Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him and his family) received the first revelation of the Quran.
Who is the first Imam?
Imam Ali
What does the phrase Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem mean?
In the name of Allah, the most beneficial, the most merciful.
Fill in the blank: Ya Ali Ya _____
Muhammad P.B.U.H.
What does the word Ilm mean?
Ilm means Divine Knowledge.
What happened at Ghadir-e-Khumm?
The place where Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him and his family) said that Hazrat Ali (A.S.) would be the first Imam.
Which Imam passed away in the Battle of Karbala?
Imam Husayn
What does the phrase La ilaha illallah mean?
There is no deity except Allah
Fill in the blank: Eji Darashan diyo mora naath Daasi _____ teri
chhu(n)
What does the word Nass mean?
The transfer of Noor from one imam to another. For example when Shah Rahim became the new Imam after Shah Karim.
What happened at Karbala?
The battle where Maulana Husayn (A.S.) was martyred by Yazid I’s army due to not giving his bayah to Yazid.
Which Imam has/had a lightning bolt tattoo?
Mawla Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan
What does the phrase Allahumma laka sujoodi wa ta-’ati mean?
O Allah, to you is my prostration and obedience
Fill in the blank:
Eji Je je maa(n)gu(n) te tu(n)hi de ve
Eva eva ____ _______
Laad ladaave
What does the word Ummah mean?
‘Community’; people who are followers of a particular religion or prophet; the Muslims as a global community.
What happened at Dawr Al-Satr?
The period of concealment when our imams went into hiding to persecution.
Which Imam participated in the Olympics?
Mowlana Shah Karim represented Iran in the 1964 Winter Olympics in the skiing team.
What does the phrase Qul Huwallahu Ahad, Allahus - Samad mean?
Say (O Prophet), it is Allah, (Who is) the one.
Fill in the blank: Esa dar mede Sahe raajedha sadhda
Suidhe dhafe _____ _____ _____, vira maavna
Veech hasti maavña
What does the word Tawhid mean?
‘The oneness of God’; the belief in the oneness of God is a fundamental principle of Islam and other monotheistic religions.
What happened at Saqifa?
The Saqifa was when the closest people to Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) gathered to decide who the next caliph would be.
What age was Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (A.S.) when he become Imam?
Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (A.S.), the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, became Imam at the age of 7 on August 17, 1885.
What does the phrase La takhoonulaha werrasoola mean?
Do not betray Allah and the Apostle
Fill in the blank: Ya Ali Agisani Ya Ali adirikani _______
Har Balah tu dur kar mushkil kusha Mowla Ali