Dawoodi Bohra Forum

The guardian newspaper does not have a date. Request the person who have uploaded this paper to upload it again with a date section also so that it makes it clear how many days/months ago this was announced there and people were fooled elsewhere

Would like to have Daim Al Islam in English, In above post of bohrikaka, the book is available in english.
Pl inform where it is available and can I download it.

Nazrul Muqaam or Imam-e-Zamin as also called is something which is also believed in Sunnis and Shias. It is the amount taken for a particular purpose like a journey, new house, business, illness etc. I asked the same question as to where this amount goes, although it goes to the Imam however someone...

Indeed the thali system has made many of them lazy. Secondly with the thali coming in many small families do not cook as it becomes sufficient for them for 2 meals. thus if a visitor comes in they do not ask him to join for food as they have limited stuff, earlier visitors used to be invited, someth...

There is no intervention by the Amils or anyone from the Badri Mahal unless the person has some influence or doles out money. I have come across divorce cases from known persons in whose case the amils / badri mahal did not intervene at all even though there were on the right side. Although it is no...

Can anyone answer the above questions about the urs and whether the ziararts of all the imams included in the bohra ziarat tours.
thanks

Yes its in the saifa as mentioned in the above posts. Thanks for the info The Urs of all the imams are not observed as the urs of all the dai's. Any reason for that? Secondly are the ziarats of all the imams especially from 6th to 20th are covered in the ziarat tours to the places mentioned. ? Anyon...

Surprisingly no one has given any information on location of ziarats of Imams.
We know the ziarat places of some Nabis and all the dai's but how come we are not aware about the Imams after Imam Jaffer Sadiq

Would like to know where all the Imams after Imam Jaffar Sadiq are buried i.e upto the 20th Imam. List of Imams of Dawoodi Bohra 1. Hasan ibn Ali - Medina, Saudi Arabia 2. Husain ibn Ali - Karbala, Iraq 3. Ali ibn Husain - Medina, Saudi Arabia 4. Mohd. ul Bakir ibn Ali - Medina, Saudi Arabia 5. Jafe...

Nazrul Mukhaam or Nazar Mukham is also practiced in similar manner by the Shias and Sunnis. My sunni friend calls it Imam-e-zameen. They also collect some amount tie it in a cloth and tie that on the arm. What i know is that this is a kind of Sadqa which is in the name of the Imam and it is not necc...

The purpose of having a dress code for namaz is that the clothes are exculsively for namaz and are thus definately paak whereas other clothes that we wear outside may not be paak due to reasons like we sit in buses / trains / other places, are exposed to dirt / water in rain etc and it could get nap...

I have still not got the answer to the question Why Imam had to go into purdah? Why is it that the Imam is still in purdah? Is there any information from dawoodi bohra history, surely the 1st / 2nd Dai's must have explained to the public at that time the reasons behind the same. Its true that we do ...

The Rozas of Ayyamul beez is not compulsary however its good if its done as for all compulsary or non compulsary Rozas there is a reward from Allah. Anyway i have heard about these Rozas on the Channel Qtv and the person teiling about it was a Sunni, I was surprised to know from him that these 3 Roz...

This question has always been a mystery to me and have not got justified answer to date. I would like to have a rational answer thus anyone tyring to write simply against the imam or dawoodi bohras or trying to make personal comments against each other - pl excuse. The point is that all the imams ti...

One Amil Saheb in a bayaan has said that the use of Masallah is not a must. However if one has then he should use it. Otherwise any good clean cloth (not made of or consist of any animal material like skin or hair) can be used, if not available then only a small towel or a hanky can be placed on whi...

The bohra organisation has both good amils and bad amils. Its not everytime that its a LENA bank as its called earlier but one should know on HOW to take. Generally many bohras believe that its not possible or very difficult to take but i came across a case of my friend whose father went to his amil...

Dear Al zulfiqar, Biradar and saifuddin Insaf: All Aamils are no saints and they have no trainings in psychology or they are not ghaib na jaan nar, but when a woman approaches them with marital problems and wants a divorce, they force her to go back to her abusive husband and his abusive family, th...

Its true that the amils discourage people to go to court as most of the divorces are settled amicably within the community. However there are some people who prefer to go and dance in the court and some amils for sake of bribes support them to do so. I know case of bhopal where the amil had clearly ...

Well, i think its a matter of case to case basis. As i said its entirely on the amil to take action. Although divorces are not permitted straightaway but the community for a noble cause unless the boy or the girl is really intolerable or into unislamic activities like drinking/ gambling. I have come...

In dawoodi bohras there are no fixed rules for divorce. It is entirely dependent on the Amil and the boy and the girls influence in kothar or with the local goons. I have seen cases where the divorce has been granted in a day by hearing the plea of any one party. Ideally the Amil should listen to bo...

There is a divorce lawyer in bhopal who is famous for creating all types of divorces on the fly. He is a dawoodi bohra and has good ties with the amil also. For divorce there are no rules or shrariah or law as far as he is concerned. He can even create divorce among the happily married couples. Ask ...

Early marriages meaning beyond 18 are not bad considering the social standards of the society stand today. With television and internet beaming all the school and college students are experimenting the forbidden. In view of this proper knowledge of Islam is to be provided to the children. Lets take ...

Mr Tahir is right that the bohra girls are now after materialistic life and moreover their parents also endorse the same view. There is no dowry among bohras and thus the girls have nothing to loose. When things do not fo their own way or when the parents feel that their son in law is not listening ...

Kothar on the contrary grants divorce very soon. I do not know about the wajebaths and other dues. What is needed to be guided by the kothar to the Amils is to strike a compromise. But the Amils do not have the time nor the inclination to do the same as this amounts so social service without salaam....

The purpose of this topic is to create awareness of marriage being a responsible and sacred union. Divorce is the word most hated by our Rasulullah Sallealaihe Walehi. Among the bohras nowadays taaruf (meetings) for the purposes of marriages is being conducted between girls and boys and benefits of ...

You may not have noticed the trend but it is there. I know as i am associated with the matchmaking. The purpose of writing here is that the values among the dawoodi bohras are going down. This goes to the extent that there are some who are progressive but also remain with the dawoodi to enjoy the me...

In the last few years there has been a spurt of divorces among the bohras. The reasons are very foolish and in fact they do not appear to be no logical or material reason. Most of the divrces are due to ego issues between husband an dwife and between their parents. The parents of the girl also do no...