Ismaili Tasbih | Mushkil Aasan Zikar Tasbih | On the sad demise of our 49th hereditary Imam (A.S)

On the sad demise of our 49th hereditary Imam (A.S.), we present the Mushkil Aasan Zikr Tasbih:

'Ya Allah, Ya Muhammad, Ya Ali.

English:
O Allah, O Muhammad, O Ali, who make difficulties easy.
O Allah, O Muhammad, O Ali, who make difficulties easy.
Our lives passed in negligence and humiliation, we got lost in ignorance, our lives passed in negligence and humiliation, we got lost in ignorance.

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Urdu:
او اللہ، او محمد، او علی، جو مشکلات کو آسان بناتے ہیں۔
او اللہ، او محمد، او علی، جو مشکلات کو آسان بناتے ہیں۔
ہماری زندگی غفلت اور ذلت میں گزر گئی، ہم جاہل میں گم ہوگئے، ہماری زندگی غفلت اور ذلت میں گزر گئی، ہم جاہل میں گم ہوگئے۔

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Gujarati:
ઓ અલ્લાહ, ઓ મુહંમદ, ઓ અલી, જેમણે મુશ્કેલીઓ સરળ બનાવી છે।
ઓ અલ્લાહ, ઓ મુહંમદ, ઓ અલી, જેમણે મુશ્કેલીઓ સરળ બનાવી છે।
અમારી જીંદગી અવધિ અને ઝુળમાં પસાર થઈ ગઈ, અમે અજ્ઞાનમાં ગુમ થઈ ગયા, અમારી જીંદગી અવધિ અને ઝુળમાં પસાર થઈ ગઈ, અમે અજ્ઞાનમાં ગુમ થઈ ગયા।



Although it is a natural process of sadness that each murid will go through after hearing this news of the sad demise of our 49th Hereditary Imam, if we consider it in light of the Farmans and Ginans, there is nothing to be sad about. Let us ask you a question: Do we feel sad when changing worn-out clothes for new ones? Of course not, as the person remains the same; it’s just the old clothes that have been replaced because they can no longer be used due to wear and tear.

It must be understood that when we, Ismailis, say the word "Imam," we are referring to the Noor-e-Imamat, not the physical body of the Imam. And Noor never dies (i.e., the Imam never dies); however, the Imam must change bodies, as everything made of matter is limited in time. This is a universal law. The physical body is only a "machine" that the Imam/Noor uses to fulfil the purpose of Imamat in this world, for example, communicating His Farmans to the murid, because we can't communicate directly with the Noor until we are spiritually uplifted through bandagi. When the physical body deteriorates to the point that it can no longer perform the necessary functions, the Noor-e-Imamat changes the physical form. So from now on, nothing will change; the Imam remains the same, and will always remain the same—only His voice will change because the physical body (the machine) has changed.

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Prophet(saw) said: "Whosoever dies without knowing the Imam of his time dies the death of Jahiliyah (ignorance)"
(Musnad Ahmed volume 4 page 96).

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Imam Ja'far Sadiq said: "If the Earth were to remain without an Imam for even a moment, it would collapse with all its inhabitants."
(Source: Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 23, H. 30)

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Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah (A.S) said, "You should be rest assured that the ‘Noor’ (Light) of Mawla Murtaza Ali is in Me and is present before you. We (Imams) change the physical bodies in the world but our ‘Noor’ (Light) is eternal and originates from the very beginning. You should therefore take it as one Noor. The Noor (Light of God) is ever present, only the Names are different. The Throne (of Imamat) of Mawla Murtaza Ali continues on and it will remain till the day of Judgment." (Mumbai, 08 September 1885)

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Imam Mawlana Shah Karim(A.S) said,

"My dear spiritual children,

I also want you, in Bait-ul-Khayal, to understand exactly what the fighting issues mean. It could be that today, or that tomorrow, I am no longer with you — it could happen. But My jamat knows that the Noor of the Imamat is still in this world, and this bond you have is with the Noor of the Imamat. He'll be here, whether I'm physically here or not. It doesn't matter who physically holds the Imamat.

You have to understand this: that this is what made My jamats strong. They held on to the bond, to the Noor of the Imamat, and you know that the Noor of the Imamat is still in this world. Keep this clear in your mind. You must become close, and closer, and closer, and even closer to the Noor of the Imamat. Whoever holds the Imamat — it is from this Noor that you must get closer.

And that's why I want you to understand how important these struggled issues are, not only to your own spiritual happiness, but also to have the strength, the confidence, and the courage to deal with the problems of everyday life.

I lastly give you My most affectionate special blessings.

Khanavadan, Khanavadan" - Farman of Imam Mawlana Shah Karim Al-Husseini (A.S) (Dec 25, 1964, Karachi, Pakistan")