Ya Ali Madad and Idd-e-Naw-ruz Mubarak! Let us reflect on the following: "The Spirituality and Luminosity of Idd-e-Naw-ruz: The description of the religious spring and the real Naw-ruz festival is that, just as the sun is the centre of the universe (solar system) and does not move from its place, the eternal light of the Imam of the time is always in the same state and does not change at all. Further, just as the different parts of the planet earth due to its daily and annual movement pass through light and darkness and become close to or far from the sun and due to which the changes in day and night, and seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter continue, and as in the Arctic, the Antarctic and in many other deserts of the planet earth the question of habitation, season of spring and Naw-ruz festival does not arise at present, in the same way there is still time for the light of Imamat to shine on some human souls. Further, just as in certain regions of the planet earth, due to their being on the equator or close to it, plants do not become dormant, in the same way there are certain mu'mins in whose heart the heat of devotion and love for the Imam of the time always remain and the flowers of spiritual happiness always bloom. This example of the beneficence of the light of Imamat is according to the physical and spiritual position of the select and the common. The Imam of the time with respect to his corporeality is the mazhar of the Divine favours and blessings, and the mirror of the eternal light. It is because of this that the spiritual season of the Ismaili worlds always remain temperate and extremely pleasant and there is always spring in them. Thus the real Naw-ruz festival is found in the individual spirituality of mu'mins. That is, every sincere mu'min's initial progress is his Naw-ruz festival, in the sense that when the mu'min truly obeys the light of Imamat, the personal world of his heart, due to spiritual vegetation and prosperity, becomes like the garden of paradise." [Source: A Key to Wisdom, pages 65-67] Please take a moment to reflect upon the following Idd-e-Navroz cards produced by Alwaez Amiraly Amalani: Idd-e-Navroz 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005   Starting from the day of Idd-e-Navroz 2007, let us practise our faith with conviction and start attending Jamat Khana regularly, submitting dasond, saying three Duas on time, practising bandagi because it is a luminous prayer, reciting angelic salwats, performing abundant dhikr, performing volunteer service, balancing din and duniya, and accumulating material, spiritual and luminous nazranas in our personal worlds. Educational resources for these activities are listed as quick links on the index page of SalmanSpiritual.com. Dhikr Tasbis for Each Day of the Week: Please follow these links for dhikr tasbis for each day. These pages contain the text, meaning and mp3 sound tracks. Dhikr tasbis are a magnificient way to reach the stage of constant remembrance and prepare for a spiritual and luminious nazrana in our personal worlds. Monday Allâhu Akbar, Subhan Allâh, Al-hamdu Lillâh and Angelic Salwat Tuesday Yâ Ali, Yâ Allâh, Yâ Muhammad, Yâ Muhammad, Yâ Ali and Angelic Salwat Wednesday Yâ Wali, Yâ Karim and Angelic Salwat Thursday Yâ Rahmân, Yâ Rahim and Angelic Salwat Friday Allâhu Akbar, Subhan Allâh, Al-hamdu Lillâh, Lâ ilâhâ illa-llâh and Angelic Salwat Saturday Yâ Ali, Yâ Muhammad, Yâ Muhammad, Yâ Ali and Angelic Salwat Sunday Yâ Hayyul-Qayyum, Yâ Aliyul Azim, Yâ Sahebuz-Zaman, Yâ Hazar Imam and Angelic Salwat Extra 12 Dhikr tasbis Global Prayer: Ya Ali, Ya NOOR Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Hazir Imam, make us One global Jamat with One Sound Heart (Qalb-i Salim), bless us with the Golden Noorani and the Golden Jubilee Didars, and empower us to present Material, Spiritual and Luminous Nazranas. Ameen. Peace, light, barakat, taid and a 'golden noorani didar', Noorallah Juma March 21, 2007

Article by Dr. Noorallah Juma
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