Pirana's Akhand Jyot Series 3

IImportance of Akhand Jyot at Pirana

પીરાણાની અખંડ યોત ંુ મહવ

You may be aware that an Akhand Jyot (eternal light) is lit by Imam Shah himself at Pirana

and it has been potrayed that this is a Hindu symbol. In fact, this is a “Noor” and one get

the benefit only when one does a “Noorani Deedar” and gets to see the “TRUE IMAM”.

તમને પીરાણામાં થાિપત અખંડ દવાના બારમાં સંભાળુ ં હશે  ઈમામ શાહ બાવાએ !ગટા$યો છે .

આ દવાને +હ-/ુઓ1ુ ં !િતક તરક3 બતાવામાં આવે છે . આ દવા પાછળની

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1ુ ં નામ “રુ ” છે અને “ ૂરાની દદાર” 1ુ ં ફળ માટ3 “સ5ચા ઈમામ” 1ુ ં દશ7ન જ9ર છે .

The reference I have used is the information available on Wikipedia .com site , which is a

most respected online encyclopedia of the world.

Wikipedia.com  િવ:ભરમાં એક સ;માનનીય ઈ-ટરનેટ encyclopedia છે , તેમાં થી મ< આ મા+હતી

લીધેલી છે .

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1. What is "Noor" or "Akhand Jyoit" that has been lit by Imam Shah?
૧. ઈમામ શાહ Dારા !ગટાવેલ અખંડ Fયોત ("1ુર") Gુ ં છે ?
2. In order to get the "Noorani Deedar" why seeing a "True Imam" is necessary?
૨. "1 ૂરાની +દદાર" મળવા માટ3 "સ5ચા ઈમામ" 1ુ ં દશ7ન ક3મ કરVુ ં જરોર છે?

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a subgroup of Islam and

Satpanth Imam Shah is a co-founder

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Satpanth is a subgroup of Nizari Ismailism and Ismaili Sufis

Sufism
formedd by conversions from Hinduism 700 years ago by Pir
Sadruddin (1290-1367) and 600 years ago a in the 15th century by his Part of a series on ShƯ‘ah Islam
grandson Pir Imam Shah (1430-1520), the t latter of which differs ,VPŅ‫ޏ‬ŝOLVP
slightly from the Khoja in that they reject the Aga Khan as their
leader and are known more commonly as Imam-Shahi. There are
villages in Gujarat which are totally 'Satpanthi' such as Pirana near
Ahmedabad where Imam Shah is buried.

It is also the older form of Nizari

izari Ismaili practice originating from th
the
Kutch community of Gujarat. P Sadardin gave the first converts to
at. Pir
Ismailism the name 'Satpanth' bbecause they were the followers of the
'True Path.' They were then given the title of Khoja to replace their
title of Thakkar Concepts
nc

The Qur'Ɨn · The Ginans

Reincarnation ·
Contents Panentheism
ImƗm · Pir · DƗ‘Ư l-Mu৬laq
‘Aql · Numerology ·
Ŷ 1 The People Taqiyya
Ŷ 1.1 Leadership ĩƗhir · BƗ৬in
Ŷ 1.2 Beliefs about the Leadership
Ŷ 1.3 Origin Seven Pillars
Ŷ 1.4 Rituals
Guardianship · Prayer ·
Ŷ 2 Scripture Charity
Ŷ 3 References Fasting · Pilgrimage ·
Struggle
Purity · Profession of Faith

The
Th
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Shoaib · Nabi Shu'ayb

The people of the Satpanth consist mostly of high-caste converts Seveners · Qarmatians
from the Lohanas. Others are from Rajput, merchant, and farming Fatimids · Baghdad
castes. Some are migrants from neighbouring Indian states of Manifesto
Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan that now reside in Gujarat Hafizi · Taiyabi · Ainsarii
(mainly the Kutch and commercial areas) and Mumbai. Some Hassan-i Sabbah · Alamut
Sinan · HashshashƯn
communities are known to heavily continue to the practice of taqiyya, Pir Sadardin · Satpanth
hiding any and all Islamic content of their faith. Aga Khan · Jama'at Khana

Leadership TAQIYYA is practiced

Early Imams

Ali · ণassan · ণusain

The current head of the mainstream Satpanth Nizari Ismaili as-Sajjad · al-Baqir · aৢ-
community is H.H. Shah Karim Al-Husayni Aga Khan IV, while the ৡƗdiq
ৡ iq
ৡƗ
Imam-Shahi sect rejects the idea of an Aga Khan altogether, and IsmƗ‘Ưl
Ism
s Ưl · Muতammad
IIssmƗ‘Ưl Mu
M uতam
Muততaam
ammad
maadd
instead have elected committees within each settlement. Aতmad · at-TaqƯ · az-ZakƯ
al-MahdƯ · al-QƗ'im · al-
Manৢnjr
al-Mu‘izz · al-‘AzƯz · al-
ণƗkim

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Beliefs about the Leadership az-ZƗhir · al-Mustansir ·

NizƗr
al-MustaƍlƯ · al-AmƯr · al-
Satpanth followers, called Mureeds believe that the physical al form of QƗৢim
NIRANJAN NIRAKAR
thee Imam
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IIm
maam
am iss merely
m
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meerel
ere
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ly a vessel
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eternal Light. t. They
ht. T also believe thatt his farmans (proclamations), hi
his Groups Imam and not any Hindu
& leaders
GOD
shabd (word) an and his formless beingg Niranjan Nirakar Swaroop are
the real Imam. T This concept of an esoteric Imam and an exoteric NizƗrƯ - Aga Khan IV
Imam is called "Baatini Imam" and "Zaahiri Imam" DawnjdƯ - Burhanuddin
SulaimanƯ - Al-Fakhri
Abdullah
Satpanth devotees believe in "Noorani Deedar," which is the "Vision AlavƯ - ৫ayyib ZiyƗ'u
Pirana mad-DƯn
balto divo no
oof Light" or Enlightenment (spiritual) one gets
ts when one views the faydoBadra
Atba-i-Malak IMAM -ne joya pachhij
True Imam. T This again has an esoteric and an exoteric meaning. thay
Amiruddin
Atba-i-Malak Vakil -
Razzak
Origin Hebtiahs

Pir Sadruddin and his grandson Pir Imam Shah are credited with the
conversion of the Khojas from the Hindu caste of the Lohanas who
are located in Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. He laid the foundation of the communal or organization,
built the first assembly and prayer halls and appointed the community leaders
ader
aders
ers
rss "M i ".. Khojas
""Mukhis".
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chiefly in lower Sind, kutch, Gujarat, Bombay and in wide diaspora, particularly
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Africa, Arabia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Canada, the United Kingdom, Portugal, U.A.E. and
the United States.

Rituals
It is customary in each and every Jamaat-khana that a row of community Leaders and the Title
Holders (male and female), should sit facing the rest of the congregation. There would be a row of
individuals, sitting with their backs to the side wall, in the male as well as the female section. Both
these sections are kept side by side in one big hall. Hence, a row of males would face and prostrate
that of the females and vice versa. Looking at individuals of the opposite gender across the hall, and
even the passing of objects between genders is highly discouraged if not forbidden. If an object must
be passed such as utensils, the person must get up and leave it in the middle or end of the hall and it
will eventually picked up by the intended recipient. The reading of Holy Dua is underaken whilst
sitting
ngg on
sittin
ting on the
tthhee floor
flo
fllooorr on
oor on one's
onne's knees, or while sitting cross-legged as with other sects, with a Misbaha
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ing ppicked
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ed up at intervals. Any individual of any age who is fully versed in the Holy Dua
d up
can lead the prayer.

Scripture
The Holy Writ of the Satpanth tradition is the collection of Ginans written by various medieval Pirs,
most notably Pir Sadruddin and Pir Satgur Nur.

References
Dr Aziz Esmail A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics, London: Curzon in
association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002, pp. xi + 227. August 2002

Dr Dominique-Sila Khan Crossing the Threshold: Understanding Religious ous

uss Identities
IIde
Idden
ent
enti
ntit
titie
ities
ties
ies
es inn South
Sou
S
So Asia,
London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005,
20005,
2005 5,, pp.
pp
pp.. 185.
1185
1885.
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Songs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance Hymns of the Satpanth Isma'ili Muslim Saint, Pir Shams
Tazim R. Kassam

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