Mawlana Shah Karim
Allah
Ibadat
Rituals and Festivals
Mawlana Shah Rahim
100

The number of years Mawlana Shah Karim was our Imam. 

What is 68 years? 

100

The meaning of "Allahu Akbar"

What is Allah is Great?

100

The definition of Ibadat

What is "worship and service"? 

100

What is the name of the ritual that involves bringing an offering to jamatkhana.

What is the ritual of naandi?

100

The date of Salgirah

October 12

200

Mawlana Shah Karim's full name

What is Mawlana Shah Karim al-Husayni Hazar Imam? 

200

The meaning of "Rabb", as in Rabb al-Alamin

What is "Lord"?

200

Three things you can do in the summer to practice your faith. 

Answers will vary (teacher discretion) 

200

What is the name of the ritual that represents getting rid of the old and welcoming in the new during Navroz.

What is jumping the fire ceremony?

200

The date of Imamat Day

February 4

300

"For hundreds of years, my spiritual children have been guided by __________"

What is "the Rope of Imamat"?

300

The meaning of "zahir" and "batin" 

What is "manifest/visible" and "hidden"? 

300

Name some of the rituals we perform in jamatkhana

niaz, du'a karavi, nandi, awal sufro

300

In which majalis do we recite Bibi Fatima's tasbih?

What is chaandrat?

300

Names of Mawlana Hazar Imams sons

Prince Irfan (b. 11 April 2015) and Prince Sinan (b. 2 January 2017)

400

Where did the title 'Aga Khan' originate from?

What is the honorific title given by the Persian king Fath-Ali Shah Qajar to Hasan Ali Shah (46th Imam)?

400

What does the term al-asma al-husna mean?

What are the 99 beautiful names of Allah

400

The practice of reciting the names of Allah repeatedly.

To practice Zhikr (remembrance of God). 

400

What is the arabic term for a celebration in our jamat during the month of October?

What is Hazar Imams Salgirah?

400

Education of Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Hussaini

Prince Rahim was educated at Phillips Academy Andover and graduated in 1995 from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature.

500

What is the role of the Imam of the time?

1. To interpret the faith 

2. To improve the quality of life of the murids

500

Which Prophet was given the revelation to build the Kaba?

Who is Prophet Ibrahim?

500

The night Shia Ismaili Muslims pray all night which marks the first revelation the Prophet received from Allah.

What is Laylat al-Qadr?

500

What are the names of all 3 Eids?

What is Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Ghadir

500

Date and location of first mulaqat

Paris, France July 11-13, 2025.